Digital Badges available to Irish Higher Education sector

Digital Badges available to Irish Higher Education sector

by | Feb 4, 2021 | Blog Post

Digital Badges available to Irish Higher Education sector

EduCampus and Digitary have partnered to provide institutions in the Irish Higher Education sector, the ability to issue Digital Badges through the Digitary ‘Student Credentials System’ solution

EduCampus and Digitary are excited to announce an additional feature under the collaborative framework agreement, enabling all EduCampus clients from Irish higher education institutions to be able to adopt Digital Badges. Sitting alongside the existing Digitary CORE solution for the issuance of academic credentials, such as degree certificates, academic transcripts, European Diploma Supplements (EDS) and other official academic documents; Digital Badges enables institutions to recognise all kinds of learners skills, competencies and learning experiences. When combined, it helps institutions provide learners with a comprehensive digital record of achievements and qualifications.

Digital Badges are associated with micro-credentials, short courses, formal and non-formal learning; and are increasingly being used worldwide to fully articulate and recognise skills and achievements, complementing official academic awards. In current times, this has become more prevalent than ever, with the increased demands on shorter courses and flexible requirements to recognise learner competencies, that ultimately assist to service enterprise and learners with validated digital credentials.

EduCampus and Digitary have partnered to provide institutions in the Irish Higher Education sector, the ability to issue Digital Badges through the Digitary ‘Student Credentials System’ solution

EduCampus and Digitary are excited to announce an additional feature under the collaborative framework agreement, enabling all EduCampus clients from Irish higher education institutions to be able to adopt Digital Badges. Sitting alongside the existing Digitary CORE solution for the issuance of academic credentials, such as degree certificates, academic transcripts, European Diploma Supplements (EDS) and other official academic documents; Digital Badges enables institutions to recognise all kinds of learners skills, competencies and learning experiences. When combined, it helps institutions provide learners with a comprehensive digital record of achievements and qualifications.

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Digitary launch learner-centric verification solution

Digitary launch learner-centric verification solution

by | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog Post

Digitary launch learner-centric verification solution

DIGITARY LAUNCH LEARNER-CENTRIC VERIFICATION SOLUTION

DIGITARY have launched a new verification solution aimed at enabling international applicants in their quest for entry to study at institutions across the globe.

DIGITARY LAUNCH LEARNER-CENTRIC VERIFICATION SOLUTION

DIGITARY have launched a new verification solution aimed at enabling international applicants in their quest for entry to study at institutions across the globe.

Traditionally Digitary have earned their reputation as a world leader in digital certification of academic achievements and as a trusted provider of secure verified documents and data to learners, educational organisations, and employers globally. To date the focus has been on outbound digital certification, however, now in an exciting new development Digitary have diversified into digital verification of inbound academic documents and are offering a new streamlined approach to international applicants through their Digitary VIA (Verified International Applicants) solution.

Digitary VIA is now live and available to University of Melbourne international applicants to verify their academic history. Digitary VIA has the ability to eliminate credential fraud and empower faster and more informed assessments by admissions teams.

What is Digitary VIA?
Digitary VIA (Verified International Applicants) enables international applicants to obtain an independently verified digital record of their academic history. Academic records are verified and evaluated by an internationally trusted, expert credential evaluation team. Verified records are stored in their Digitary wallet, where applicants control the sharing of their records and can retain and re-use as they wish.

Digitary VIA can assist with elimination of credential fraud through back-to-source verification for international applicants; offering a dramatic reduction in cost, effort and stress for admissions and evaluation processes. Applicants provide their explicit consent for processing their personal data in accordance with data privacy and security standards, with the additional benefits for applicants including: evaluations for interim and completed qualifications, translated academic records into English-language versions and applicants receive their own digital wallet to store, retain and re-use their records anywhere, at any time. 

About Digitary
Digitary was launched in Dublin, Ireland in 2005, and has grown to become the leading online platform for certifying, sharing, and verifying academic credentials. Learner-centric since the very start, Digitary enables millions of learners to access their verified achievements 24/7 and to share them with others securely, quickly, and easily. To date Digitary have issued over 4 million credentials and empowered more than 1.5 million learners worldwide. Digitary is now used by organisations in over 135 countries.

Quotes attributable to Andy Dowling, CEO Digitary
“We’re delighted to launch this new streamlined solution with the aim of easing the journey of international applicants seeking entry to study. Beyond the pilot we look forward to working collaboratively with our education institutions on the rollout of this ground-breaking project, informed by trusted data and verifiable digital credentials.”

“Digitary is dedicated to our learner-focused approach, in particular when building and providing trusted solutions which empower learners and support their global mobility.”

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AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT:
Digitary CEO – Andy Dowling

MEDIA ENQUIRIES:
Catherine Stanley, Head of Marketing, Digitary
catherine.stanley@digitary.net  (+61 3) 9909 7017

 

Contact us if you would like to know more about Digitary VIA, or if you have questions about the applicant process, degree evaluation or foreign education evaluation.

 

Digitary VIA (Verified International Applicants)

Digitary VIA (Verified International Applicants)

by | Nov 28, 2019 | Blog Post

Digitary VIA (Verified International Applicants)

Digitary VIA (Verified International Applicants) enables international applicants to obtain an independently verified digital record of their academic history.

Academic records are verified and evaluated by an internationally trusted, expert credential evaluation team. Verified records are stored in your Digitary wallet, where you control the sharing of your records and can re-use them when applying for further study and/or employment. Accelerate your application!

What are the benefits for Applicants?

  • Enable your application to fast-track with verified digital academic records
  • Access your verified academic documents in your Digitary wallet anywhere, any time
  • Re-use for applications to other institutions and enhance employment opportunities
  • Evaluations for interim qualifications, updated with qualifications upon completion

How does this help your application? 
The journey through application and assessment for admission into university can be a complex and timely process. Streamlining your application with the provision of verified documents through a trusted provider may help accelerate the process. Digitary VIA offers a range of benefits and can assist with the admissions assessment and evaluation process.

What are the benefits for Admissions?

  • Trusted and accepted means of verified academic records
  • A streamlined approach to enhance evaluation process
  • Digitally verified academic documents improves application assessment
  • Faster and more informed decision-making

Contact Us
If you have any questions about Digitary VIA, you can contact us here.

Digitary and DreamApply partner to streamline international admissions

Digitary and DreamApply partner to streamline international admissions

by | Sep 26, 2019 | Blog Post

Digitary and DreamApply partner to streamline international admissions

By Simone Ravaioli, Director Strategic Partnerships.

Digitary, the leading online platform for certifying, sharing, and verifying academic credentials, and DreamApply, Europe’s leading student application management system, are joining forces to offer a more extensive solution for the admission process to Higher Education Institutes (HEI), worldwide.

By Simone Ravaioli, Director Strategic Partnerships.

Digitary, the leading online platform for certifying, sharing, and verifying academic credentials, and DreamApply, Europe’s leading student application management system, are joining forces to offer a more extensive solution for the admission process to Higher Education Institutes (HEI), worldwide.

In over 125 countries, some of the world’s most respected HEIs use Digitary to enable instant verification of records, eliminating manual verification. Digitary also empowers millions of learners, providing access to their validated achievements and credentials, 24/7, providing a conduit for secure, quick, and easy sharing.

DreamApply has been delivering specialized, SaaS solutions for HEIs for almost 10 years. Its success is attributable to a close cooperation with partner institutions in designing systems which boost efficiency in the admission process and increases application numbers. DreamApply is serving more than 250 education institutes in 25 countries, worldwide.

“The main goal of our cooperation with Digitary is to create a more integrated application environment for a more flawless process which makes universities staff and students’ lives easier. Thanks to the integration with Digitary, our clients do not have to wait months, weeks, or even days for verification of application documents” says Sten Rinne, DreamApply CEO.

“The collaboration with DreamApply provides an opportunity for Digitary to better serve applicants by allowing them to effectively utilize their digital credentials, while improving trust and security in the complex task of verifying applications for an international admission officer. DreamApply joins Digitary’s global network of trusted partners through which certification and evaluation of credentials can be streamlined and become a painless step in the whole application experience. We see a great fit with DreamApply’s solution to turn a current challenge into a future opportunity – both for students and universities.” says Andy Dowling, Digitary CEO.

Applicants will be able to send HEIs their verified documents online instantly through the integration between Digitary and DreamApply. The immediacy of the process will boost the institution’s efficiency with the overall application process (and document compliance) as well as offering applicants a more accommodating admissions experience.

Both Digitary and DreamApply representatives will be attending EAIE 2019 (24-27 September 2019) in Helsinki to present this project along with offering interested universities an opportunity to join the first-year pilot. Digitary – Stand D16, DreamApply – Stand K15

Digitary and DreamApply are ready to offer their services to all educational institutes from all around the world to make education more accessible, fair and equal.

 

For more information, please contact:

Simone Ravaioli
Director Strategic Partnerships
simone.ravaioli@digitary.net

Martina Di Pasquale
International Development Manager
martina.dipasquale@dreamapply.com