Credential Transparency Description Language Release History

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  en-US Examples include: while watching the movie, or driving to a location
• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Action that is ongoing.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US An in-progress action.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Examples include: while watching the movie, or driving to a location

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Action that has already taken place.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US An action that has already taken place.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Action that failed to complete.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The action's error property and the HTTP return code contain more information about the failure.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US An action that failed to complete.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The action's error property and the HTTP return code contain more information about the failure.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Description of an action that is supported.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A description of an action that is supported.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Sector that contains privately-owned organizations that operate for profit.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The sector that contains privately-owned organizations that operate for profit.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Sector that contains privately-owned organizations that operate on a non-profit basis.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US These include both independent not-for-profit schools and those affiliated with a religious organization.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US These include both independent not-for-profit schools and those affiliated with a religious organization.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The sector that contains privately-owned organizations that operate on a non-profit basis.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Sector that contains government and quasi-government organizations.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The sector that contains government and quasi-government organizations.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Artifact includes, but is not limited to, an academic paper, video documentary, computer software, music composition, choreography, novel, short story, journal article, news article, report, lesson plan, product design, portfolio, manufactured product, etc. Methods of evaluation may include multiple evaluators either individually or as an expert panel using general criteria or more structured rubrics whose scores are combined, etc. Criteria and methods of evaluation are often very similar to those for assessing a performance, without the facets specific to a live performance
• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Work or product created or produced by the person being assessed.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Artifact includes, but is not limited to, an academic paper, video documentary, computer software, music composition, choreography, novel, short story, journal article, news article, report, lesson plan, product design, manufactured product, etc. Methods of evaluation may include multiple evaluators either individually or as an expert panel using general criteria or more structured rubrics whose scores are combined, etc. Criteria and methods of evaluation are often very similar to those for assessing a performance, without the facets specific to a live performance
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A work or product created to be persistent in some medium.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Exam includes, but is not limited to, multiple choice, true-false, written essay, short-answer, fill-in or oral response formats that could include measurements of reasoning, problem-solving, critical thinking.
• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Mix of scored items presented in fixed or open response formats including qualifying and comprehensive exams.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A mix of scored items presented in fixed or open response formats.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Exams may be human- or machine-scored and include, but are not limited to, multiple choice, true-false, written essay, short-answer, fill-in or oral response formats that could include measurements of reasoning, problem-solving, critical thinking.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Performance includes, but is not limited to, dance, music, teaching, acting, medical procedures, truck driving, manufacturing production, etc. Criteria include the categories and benchmarks on which the performance is assessed. Methods of evaluation can include multiple evaluators either individually or as an expert panel using general criteria or more structured rubrics whose scores are combined (e.g., assessing a dance performance, evaluating the performance of a medical procedure, truck driving procedure, manufacturing process such as machining).
• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Set of behaviors or actions assessed as demonstration of competencies where the assessment occurs either as the actions take place (i.e., live) or through review of recordings of those actions in a persistent media (e.g., video, audio, keystroke records, etc.)
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A demonstration or performance that is usually assessed while the performance is taking place or as recorded for assessment purposes after the performance.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Performance includes, but is not limited to, dance, music, teaching, acting, medical procedures, truck driving, manufacturing production, etc. Criteria include the categories and benchmarks on which the performance is assessed. Methods of evaluation can include multiple evaluators either individually or as an expert panel using general criteria or more structured rubrics whose scores are combined (e.g., assessing a dance performance, evaluating the performance of a medical procedure, truck driving procedure, manufacturing process such as machining).

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Person who is a legally recognized subject of a particular nation, state, province, or commonwealth.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A person who is a legally recognized subject of a particular nation, state, province, or commonwealth.

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  en-US Current member of a nation's military.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A current member of a nation's military.

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  en-US Dependent (usually a child) of a current member of a nation's military.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A Dependent (usually a child) of a current member of a nation's military.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Spouse of a current member of a nation's military.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A Spouse of a current member of a nation's military.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Student currently participating in a learning opportunity.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A student currently participating in a learning opportunity.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Veteran of military service.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A veteran of military service.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Former dependent (usually a child) of a veteran of a nation's military.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A Dependent (usually a child) of a veteran of a nation's military.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Spouse of a veteran of a nation's military.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A Spouse of a veteran of a nation's military.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Student who previously participated in a learning opportunity.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A student who previously participated in a learning opportunity.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Participation in a learning opportunity to an extent that meets the opportunity's requirements for full-time status.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Participation in or with a learning opportunity to an extent that meets the opportunity's requirements for full-time status.

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  en-US Member of an organization, society, or recognized group.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A member of an organization, society, or recognized group.

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  en-US Person who is not a legally recognized subject of a particular nation, state, province, or commonwealth.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A person who is not a legally recognized subject of a particular nation, state, province, or commonwealth.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Individual without membership status or privileges conferred by an organization, society, or recognized group.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A non-member of an organization, society, or recognized group.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Person whose primary residence is not in nation, state, province, or commonwealth of concern.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A person whose primary residence is not in a particular nation, state, province, or commonwealth.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Participation in a learning opportunity to an extent that meets the opportunity's requirements for part-time status.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Participation in or with a learning opportunity to an extent that meets the opportunity's requirements for part-time status.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Person employed in the private sector.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A person employed in the private sector.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Person employed in the public sector.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A person employed in the public sector.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Person whose permanent and principal home is in a particular nation, state, province, or commonwealth.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US A person whose primary residence is in a particular nation, state, province, or commonwealth.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Intended for those with significant experience or expertise where developmental expectations are staged for assessing knowledge, skills, or competencies beyond the novice and intermediate levels.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The resource is intended for advanced level individuals.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US An Individual at this level has the competencies to function independently at a high level of proficiency.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Intended for those completing college/university-level programs within their first one to two years (lower-division) of post-secondary education.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The resource is intended for the associate degree level or lower-division individuals.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Intended for those completing college/university-level programs within approximately three to four years where course work and activities advance skills from a lower-division or generalist level to an upper-division level.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The resource is intended for baccalaureate or upper-division level individuals.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Intended for novices or those with limited experience.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The resource is intended for entry level individuals.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US An individual at this level has or should develop basic competencies to function with supervision.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Intended for those who have completed Bachelors and Masters degrees or their equivalent and who will be required to complete either independent research or a significant project or paper.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The resource is intended for doctoral level individuals.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Intended for those with some experience, where knowledge, skills, and competency expectations are staged for development beyond novice-level and in preparation for a more advanced-level.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The resource is intended for intermediate level individuals.

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  en-US Intended for those who have completed a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The resource is intended for the master degree level individuals.

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  en-US Intended for those who have completed secondary level school programs or equivalent.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The resource is intended for post-secondary level individuals.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Intended for those attending secondary (high-school) level programs.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The resource is intended for secondary (high school) level individuals.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Since an instance of ceterms:CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a ceterms:CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent that certifies an entity as meeting a prescribed set of standards.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Since an instance of ceterms:CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a ceterms:CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent that certifies an entity as meeting a prescribed set of standards.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Quality assurance organization that provides official authorization to, or approval of, a credential, organization, assessment, or learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An agent that accredits the described resource.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Region or political jurisdiction such as a state, province or locale in which the credential, learning opportunity or assessment is accredited.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described is accredited in the jurisdiction being referenced.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential, assessment, organization, or learning opportunity for which this organization provides official authorization or approval based on prescribed standards or criteria.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The agent being described gives a formal status to the resource being referenced based on the resource's conformance to prescribed standards or criteria.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization or person performing an action.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The organization or person performing an action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The direct performer or driver (animate or inanimate) of an action.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of current status of an action.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The status of an action.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the current disposition or standing of an action; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Concepts included: ActiveActionStatus, CompletedActionStatus, FailedActionStatus, and PotentialActionStatus.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Indicates the current disposition of the action.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Additional state of affairs that must exist or be brought about before something else is permitted.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An additional set of conditions.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Particulars describing the location of the place.
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  en-US Physical address of the resource.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Nation with its own government and occupying a particular territory identified by the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The country. For example, USA. You can also provide the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Town, city, or village in which a particular location is situtated.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The locality. For example, Mountain View.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US State or province in which a particular location is situtated.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The region. For example, CA.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Processes described include the execution of events and the development of resources in the lifecycle of a credential or organization, such as the process for the proctoring of assessments.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the process by which a credential, assessment, organization, or aspects of it, are administered.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Examples of processes administered include the execution of events and processes in the lifecycle of a credential, and the proctoring of assessments.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A profile of the process by which the resource being described, or aspects of it, are administered.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Since an instance of ceterms:CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a ceterms:CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Claim by an agent asserting that the object credential of the action provides advanced standing for a credential under the asserting agent's authority.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An claim by an agent asserting that the object credential of the action provides advanced standing for a credential under the asserting agent's authority.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Since an instance of CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.

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  en-US Credential that has its time or cost reduced by another credential, assessment or learning opportunity.
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  en-US The resource being described has time or cost reduced by the resource being referenced.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization or person that plays some role in assigning, performing, assisting with, facilitating, approving of, or otherwise being involved with the task being described.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An agent that plays some role in assigning, performing, assisting with, facilitating, approving of, or otherwise being involved in or with the resource being described.

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  en-US Organization to which a person is formally related through work, sudy, or social engagement.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An organization that this person is affiliated with. For example, a school/university, a club, or a team.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Direct agent or driver of the action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The direct performer or driver of the action (animate or inanimate).

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Broad type that includes both organizations and people who play roles in the lifecycle of a credential.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization or person that acts or has the power to act.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that acts or has the power to act.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Organizations and people who play significant roles in the lifecycle of a credential.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization's primary purpose as found on an "about" page of a website.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Examples include the "about" page of a website.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that describes the agent's primary purpose.

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  en-US Short, key phrases describing the primary purpose of an organization as might be derived from the "about" page of it's website.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Short phrases denoting purpose such as those found on the "about" page of a website.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A description of the primary purpose of the agent being referenced.

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  en-US Types of sociological, economic, or political subdivision of society.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Enumeration of types of sociological, economic, or political subdivision of society.

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• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Recommended best practice for credentials in the Credential Engine Registry is to use concepts from the ceterms:AgentSector vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of sociological, economic, or political subdivision served by an organization; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The types of sociological, economic, or political subdivision of society served by an agent.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Recommended best practice for credentials in the Credential Engine Registry is to use concepts from the CTDL AgentSector vocabulary.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of services offered by an agent.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US An enumeration of types of services offered by an agent.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Recommended best practice for credentials in the Credential Engine Registry is to use concepts from the CTDL AgentServiceType vocabulary.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of organization such as educational institution, credentialing organization or quality assurance body; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the ceterms:OrganizationType vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The type of the described agent.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the CTDL OrganizationType vocabulary.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US In CTDL, the alignment type value is definitively identified by the property for which the AlignmentObject is the rdfs:range; therefore, use of this property is generally redundant.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of relationship between two entities.
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  en-US A category of alignment between the learning resource and the framework node.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US In CTDL, the alignment type is definitively identified by the property for which the AlignmentObject is the rdfs:range.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Alias for a credential including acronyms, alpha-numeric notations, and other forms of name abbreviations in common use such as PhD, MA, and BA.
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  en-US Aliases may include acronyms, alpha-numeric notations, and other forms of name abbreviations in common use such as PhD, MA, and BA.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An alias for the item.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Constraints, prerequisites, entry conditions, or requirementst in a context where more than one alternative condition or path has been defined and from which any one path fulfills the parent condition.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US A set of alternative conditions are not necessarily mutually exclusive paths; for example, a set of alternative concentrations for a degree may allow a person to optionally complete more than one concentration even though only one is required to earn the degree.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A set of conditions in the context of requirements where more than one alternative set or path have been defined and from which any one path fulfills the parent conditions.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Two or more sets of alternative conditions are not necessarily mutually exclusive paths; for example, a set of alternative concentrations for a degree may allow a person to optionally complete more than one concentration even though only one is required to earn the degree.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The alternative identifier should be used where no identifier is available for the DUNS, FEIN, NAICS or IPEDS ID properties.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Alternative, publicly available and globally unique identifier for an organization issued by an authoritative entity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An alternative, publicly available and globally unique agent identifier issued by an authoritative entity.
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  en-US An alternative, publicly available and globally unique organization identifier issued by an authoritative entity. The alternativeIdentifier should be used where no identifier is available for the DUNS, FEIN, NAICS or IPEDS ID properties.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Formal process for objecting to decisions of the organization regarding credentials, assessments or processes.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A profile of the process by which the resource being described, or aspects of it, are appealed.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential earned through work-based learning and earn-and-learn models that meet standards and are applicable to industry trades and professions.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A credential earned through work-based learning and postsecondary earn-and-learn models that meet national standards and are applicable to industry trades and professions.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Since an instance of ceterms:CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a ceterms:CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent that pronounces a favorable judgment of a credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent that pronounces a favorable judgment of a resource.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Since an instance of CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization that pronounces favorable judgment for this credential, assessment, learning opportunity, or organization.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Pronouncement of a favorable judgment by the agent being referenced.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Region or political jurisdiction such as a state, province or locale in which an organization pronounces favorable judgment for this credential, assessment, learning opportunity, or organization.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described is approved in the jurisdiction being referenced.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential, assessment, learning opportunity, or organization for which this organization pronounces favorable judgment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The agent being described officially accepts or authorizes the resource being referenced.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Generally, the value of the property should be one of the subclasses of ceterms:Credential.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Approves includes the authorization to act or to operate.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Agent making a statement based on fact or belief.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The agent providing the information contained in the entity being described.

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  en-US Competency evaluated through the assessment.
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  en-US The resource being described is intended to assess the resource being referenced.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Direct, indirect, formative, and summative evaluation or estimation of the nature, ability, or quality of an entity, performance, or outcome of an action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Direct, indirect, formative and summative evaluation or estimation of the nature, ability, or quality of a resource, performance, or outcome of an action.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Example assessment or assessment item.
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  en-US A resource that provides an example assessment or assessment item.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Text of an example assessment or assessment item.
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  en-US Text of an example assessment item.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of assessment method.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US An enumeration of assessment methods.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of method used to conduct an assessment; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
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  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the ceterms:AssessmentMethod vocabulary.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the CTDL Assessment Method vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The method used to conduct the assessment being referenced

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Description of the assessment artifact, performance or examination.
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  en-US A more precise refinement of the assessment type.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes the key characteristics of an assessment for a credential.
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  en-US The ceterms:AssessmentProfile is intended for use in describing stand-alone assessments. Assessments that are a part of a learning opportunity associated with a credential should be described as part the ceterms:LearningOpportunityProfile for that learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that describes the key characteristics of an assessment for a credential.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The AssessmentProfile is intended for use in describing stand-alone assessments. Assessments that are a part of a learning opportunity associated with a credential should be described as part the LearningOpportunityProfile for that learning opportunity.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of Intended uses of an assessment.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US An enumeration of intended uses of an assessment.

Reason:

Change:

• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the ceterms:AssessmentUse vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of intended use of the assessment; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The intended use of the assessment being referenced.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the CTDL Assessment Use vocabulary.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US College/university award for students typically completing the first one to two years of post secondary school education.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Equivalent to an award at UNESCO ISCED 2011, Level 5.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An award level that normally requires at least 2 but less than 4 years of full-time equivalent college-level work.

Reason:

Change:

• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of audiences for which the resource being described is applicable or available.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The types of audiences for which the resource being described is applicable or available.

Reason:

Change:

• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of levels in an academic or training progression expected of, or to be developed by, the typical person for the resource being described.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Available levels include: Beginner Level, Intermediate Level, Advanced Level, Secondary School or Equivalent Level, Postsecondary Level, Associate's Degree Level, Bachelor's Degree Level, Master's Degree Level, and Doctoral Degree Level.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Levels in an academic or training progression expected of or to be developed by the typical person for the resource being described.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Postsecondary Level is broader than the following: Associate's Degree Level, Bachelor's Degree Level, Master's Degree Level, and Doctoral Degree Level. Associate's Degree Level, Bachelor's Degree Level, Master's Degree Level, and Doctoral Degree Level are Narrower than Postsecondary Level.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of level indicating a point in a progression through an educational or training context, for which the credential is intended; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A point in a progression through an educational or training context, for which the described resource is intended.

Reason:

Change:

• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the ceterms:Audience vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of credential seeker for whom the particular condition or cost is applicable; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the CTDL Audience vocabulary.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US The audience for whom the particular condition or cost is applicable.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The applicable audience.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Listing of online and/or physical locations where a credential can be pursued.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that lists online and/or physical locations for the described resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Physical location where the credential, assessment, or learning opportunity can be pursued.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The location where the described resource is available.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Online location where the credential, assessment, or learning opportunity can be pursued.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The online location where the described resource is available.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US College/university award for students typically completing three to five years of education where course work and activities advance skills beyond those of the first one to two years of college/university study.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Use for 5-year cooperative (work-study) programs. A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their college studies. Also includes bachelor's degrees in which the normal 4 years of work are completed in 3 years.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Equivalent to an award at UNESCO ISCED 2011, Level 6.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An award level that normally requires at least 4 but not more than 5 years of full-time equivalent college-level work.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Recognition designed to be displayed as a marker of accomplishment, activity, achievement, skill, interest, association, or identity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A recognition designed to be displayed as a marker of accomplishment, activity, achievement, skill, interest, association, or identity.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Item that covers all of the relevant concepts in the item being described as well as additional relevant concepts.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being referenced covers all of the relevant concepts in the resource being described as well as relevant concepts not found in the resource being described.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Integrated, sequentially ordered collection of credentials, programs, experiences, and services intended to develop technical, academic, and employability skills in a cluster of occupations that share common skills, knowledge, and interests.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An integrated collection of credentials, programs, experiences, and services intended to develop technical, academic, and employability skills in a cluster of occupations that share common skills, knowledge, and interests.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential that designates requisite knowledge and skills of an occupation, profession, or academic program.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A credential that designates requisite mastery of the knowledge and skills of an occupation, profession, or academic program.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Time-limited, renewable credential awarded by an authoritative body to an individual or organization for demonstrating the designated knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform a specific occupation.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A time-limited, renewable non-degree credential awarded by an authoritative body to an individual or organization for demonstrating the designated knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform a specific job.

Reason:

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of the claims supported by a verification service.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Enumeration of the claim type(s) supported by a verification service.

Reason:

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Examples include the alpha-numeric code "CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSA.CED.A.2" identifying a node in the U.S. Common Core State Standards on creating equations in algebra, or, the code "8021" in the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) for identifying the occupational context for "Offices and Clinics of Dentists".
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Set of alpha-numeric symbols that uniquely identifies an item and supports its discovery and use.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A short set of alpha-numeric symbols that uniquely identifies a resource and supports its discovery.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Examples include the alpha-numeric code "CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSA.CED.A.2" identifying a node in the U.S. Common Core State Standards on creating equations in algebra, or, the code "8021" in the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) for identifying the occupational context for "Offices and Clinics of Dentists".

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Set constraints, prerequisites, entry conditions, or requirements that are shared across an organization, organizational subdivision, set of credentials, or category of entities and activities.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being referenced describes a set of common conditions applicable to the resource being described.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Set of costs maintained at an organizational or sub-organizational level, which apply to this credential, assessment, or learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being referenced describes a set of common costs applicable to the resource being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Description of measurable or observable knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successful performance of a person in a given context.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An assertion of measurable or observable knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successful performance of a person in a given context.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity comprised of a logically related set of competencies.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US A competency framework serves a container object for a set of competencies.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An entity comprised of a logically related set of competencies.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Process for handling complaints about a credential, or aspects of it including related learning opportunities and assessments.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A profile of the process by which complaints about the resource being described, or aspects of it, are handled.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Single constraint, prerequisite, entry condition, requirement, or cost.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Typically, this is one item in a list of items, such as an unordered or bulleted list.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A single condition or aspect of experience that refines the conditions under which the resource being described is applicable.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Set of constraints, prerequisites, entry conditions, or requirements maintained at the organizational and/or sub-organizational level.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US These conditions are intended to be referenced by external entities such as individual credentials in order to facilitate the process of their description and to reduce unnecessary duplication of data applicable across an array of entities.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US These conditions are intended to be referenced by external entities to augment the process of describing the conditions for those entities.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A set of conditions maintained at the organizational and/or sub-organizational level.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization maintaining the condition manifest.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The Condition Manifest being described is maintained by the resource being refrenced.

Reason:

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Constraints exist with credentials, learning opportunities, assessments and other entites to which they are subject during their lifecycles.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing a constraint, prerequisite, entry condition, or requirement.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Related resources include competencies, assessments, courses, and credentials whether required or recommended to attain the described credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource describing a condition between a credential and other resources to which the credential is subject during its lifecycle including the requirements to attain the credential.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Option for a toll-free number or support for hearing-impaired callers.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An option available on this contact point.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US For example, a toll-free number or support for hearing-impaired callers.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Contact point for a person or organization.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A contact point for a person or organization.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Means of contacting an organization or its representative.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A means of contacting a resource or its representative(s).

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Text identifying the type of service provided by an organizational contact.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US A person or organization may have different contact points for different services. The contact type property provides for adding text to identity the service; e.g., "toll-free number" or "support for hearing-impaired callers".
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Specification of the type of contact.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Person or organization holding the rights in copyright to entities such as credentials, learning opportunities, assessments, competencies or concept schemes.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The party holding the legal copyright to the CreativeWork.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credentials that must be pursued concurrently.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being referenced must be pursued concurrently with the resource being described.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Webpage or online document containing human-readable, in-depth information about costs.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource containing human-readable, in-depth information about the cost(s) being described.

Reason:

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Instances of these ceterms:CostManifest entities are intended to be referenced by other entities to augment the process of describing their costs.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes a set of costs maintained at, and applicable across the organizational and/or sub-organizational level.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A set of costs maintained at the organizational and/or sub-organizational level.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US These costs are intended to be referenced by other resources to augment the process of describing the costs for those entities.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization maintaining the cost manifest.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The Cost Manifest being described is maintained by the resource being referenced.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes direct costs one would incur if one were to pursue a credential, assessment, learning opportunity, or aspects thereof.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The type and nature of direct costs one would incur if one were to pursue attaining a credential.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Potential direct credential costs include background checks, standalone assessments, tuition fees, application fees, and learning resource fees.

Reason:

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Entity that describes the types of costs related to earning or completing a credential, assessment, or learning opportunity.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Enumerations of the types of direct cost to attaining the credential.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Structured sequence of one or more educational activities that aims to develop a prescribed set of knowledge, competence or ability of learners.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A description of an educational course which may be offered as distinct instances at different times and places, or through different media or modes of study. An educational course is a sequence of one or more educational events and/or creative works which aims to build knowledge, competence or ability of learners.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Qualification, achievement, personal or organizational quality, or aspect of an identity typically used to indicate suitability.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The ceterms:Credential class is broadly defined to encompass credentials used across domains and communities of practice. The class should be used only when speaking of credentials in general. Subclasses of ceterms:Credential as defined by Credential Engine (or other communities) should be used when referencing specific types of credentials.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The ceterms:Credential class is broadly defined to encompass credentials used across domains and communities of practice. The class should be used only when speaking of credentials in general. Subclasses of ceterms:Credential as defined by CTI (or other communities) should be used when referencing specific types of credentials.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A qualification, achievement, personal or organizational quality, or aspect of an identity typically used to indicate suitability.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Relationship between an entity and an established framework such as competency frameworks and concept schemes representing industries, occupations, and instructional environments.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Example frameworks include, but are not limited to, competency frameworks and controlled vocabularies of concepts representing industries, occupations, instructional environments, and rubrics.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An alignment to an established framework serving the credentialing environment.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing an affiliation or association between an entity such as a credential, learning opportunity or assessment and another entity in a structured framework such as a concept scheme, enumerated list, or competency framework.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An alignment to a credentialing framework.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Used to describe the alignment of a resource in the credentialing environment to frameworks such as concept schemes, specialized controlled lists, and competencies.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Representation of a credential awarded to a person.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The class of representations of an awarded credential, used to share information about a credential belonging to one holder.

Reason:

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The class includes, but is not limited to, subclasses of specialized concept schemes describing industries, occupations, professions, learning contexts and jobs, as well as specialized subject concept schemes, assessment rubrics, proficiency scales, and competency frameworks.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Class of all structured sets of conceptual entities intentionally designed for use as value vocabulary terms for description and classification in the credentialing context.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US The Credential Framework class includes, but is not limited to, subclasses of specialized concept schemes describing industries, occupations, professions, learning contexts and jobs, as well as specialized subject concept schemes, assessment rubrics, proficiency scales, and competency frameworks.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The class of all structured sets of conceptual resources intentionally designed for use as value vocabulary terms for description and classification in the credentialing context.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The CredentialFramework class is intended to serve as the means of relating a family of particularized subclasses. The CredentialFramework class should not be used where one of its sublcasses better fits the framework being described.; e.g., CredentialFramework should not be used where narrower subclass such as ceterms:CompetencyFramework or asn:ProficiencyScale is applicable.

Reason:

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• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for descriptions intended for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the ceterms:ctid property for this purpose; ceterms:ctid is declared as a subproperty of ceterms:credentialId.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The identifier may take the form of a URN, UUID, ARK, DOI, INFO or any other publicly recognized, globally unique identifier scheme.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Globally unique identifier by which the creator, owner or provider of a credential recognizes that credential in transactions with the external environment (e.g., in verifiable claims involving the credential).
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A globally unique identifier by which the creator/owner/provider of a credential recognizes the credential in transactions with the external environment (e.g., in verifiable claims involving the credential).
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The globally unique identifier may take the form of a URN, UUID, ARK, DOI, INFO or any other publicly recognized, globally unique identifier scheme. The value of the credentialId property is the equivalent of a version identifier for the credential. Different versions of a credential are considered distinct expressions. Where the credentialId property is used, no two versions of a credential may share the same credentialId value. However, a single version of a credential may have distinct identifier values for both the credentialId property and the ctid property. In such a case both identifiers will be recognized by the credential creator/owner/provider in transactions with the external environment.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Action taken by an agent affecting the status of an object entity.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Since an instance of ceterms:CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a ceterms:CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An action taken by an agent affecting the status of an object resource.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Since an instance of CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US In CTDL, the CredentialingAction is a superclass used to aggregate a family of subclasses used in CTDL descriptions such as "AccreditAction", "RecognizeAction", "RegulateAction", "RenewAction", and "RevokeAction".

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization that plays one or more key roles in the lifecycle of a credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An organization that plays one or more key roles in the lifecycle of a credential.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Person who plays a role as primary agent in a credentialing action.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The ceterms:CredentialPerson class should be used to describe persons directly engaged as primary agent in credentialing actions such as approving, offering, recognizing, renewing and revoking credentials and should not include persons merely affiliated with, or employed by organizations that perform such actions.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A person who plays a role as primary agent in a credentialing action.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US The CredentialPerson class should be used to describe persons directly engaged as primary agent in credentialing actions such as approving, offering, recognizing, renewing and revoking credentials and should not include persons merely affiliated with, or employed by organizations that perform such actions.

Reason:

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of applicability statuses of a credential.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Enumeration of the applicability statuses of a credential.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of official status of the credential; select from an enumeration of such types.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the ceterms:CredentialStatus vocabulary.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the CTDL CredentialStatus vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The status of the credential.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of credential such as badge, certification, bachelor degree.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US A general property for use where a resource needs to identify a specific sub-class of the ceterms:Credential type.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being referenced is a specific sub-class of the ceterms:Credential class.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US A general property for use where a resource needs to identify a specific sub-class of the cdtl:Credential class such as a ceterms:Certificate, ceterms:OpenBadge or ceterms:AssociateDegree.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of unit of time corresponding to type of credit such as semester hours, quarter hours, clock hours, or hours of participation.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Units of time corresponding to types of credits.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Examples include but are not limited to semester hours, quarter hours, clock hours, or hours of participation.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Number of credit hours awarded for successful completion of a learning opportunity or assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The number of credit hours awarded for completing or attaining the resource being described.

Reason:

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of credit associated with degree and non-degree learning opportunities.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Enumeration of the types of credit associated with degree and non-degree learning opportunities.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of credit associated with both degree and non-degree learning opportunities; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The type of credit associated with degree and non-degree learning opportunities.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Detailed description of credit unit type.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A more refined, detailed description of credit unit type.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Number of either credit units awarded for college credit or continuing education units for successful completion of the learning opportunity or assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The number of either credit units awarded for college credit or continuing education units for completing or attaining the resource being described.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The CTID is the equivalent of a version identifier for the resource. Different versions of a resource are considered distinct expressions and each must be assigned its own CTID. Each version of a resource can have only one CTID assigned. However, a single version of a resource may have distinct identifier values for both the ctid property and the credentialId property. In such a case both identifiers will be recognized by the resource creator/owner/provider in transactions with the external environment.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Globally unique Credential Transparency Identifier (CTID) by which the creator, owner or provider of a credential, learning opportunity competency, or assessment recognizes the entity in transactions with the external environment (e.g., in verifiable claims involving a credential).
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A globally unique Credential Transparency Identifier (CTID) by which the creator/owner/provider recognizes the resource in transactions with the external environment (e.g., in verifiable claims involving a credential).
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The CTID is the equivalent of a version identifier for the resource. Different versions of a resource are considered distinct expressions and each must be assigned its own CTID. Each version of a resource can have only one CTID assigned. However, a single version of a resource may have distinct identifier values for both the ctid property and the credentialId property. In such a case both identifiers will be recognized by the resource creator/owner/provider in transactions with the external environment.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Currency in which the monetary amount is expressed in 3-letter ISO 4217 format such as "USD".
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The ISO 4217 code used to identify the currency for stated costs. E.g., "USD" for U.S. dollars.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The currency in which the monetary amount is expressed (in 3-letter ISO 4217 format).

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Effective date of the content of a credential, assessment or learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The effective date of the described resource content.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Academic credential conferred upon completion of a program or course of study, typically over multiple years at a college or university.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An academic credential conferred upon completion of a program or course of study, typically over multiple years at postsecondary education institutions.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Focused plan of study within a college or university degree such as a concentration in Aerospace Engineering within an Engineering degree.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A structured plan of study within a degree major.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Primary field of study of a degree-seeking student.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The primary field of study of a degree-seeking student.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Optional, secondary field of study of a degree-seeking student.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An optional, secondary field of study of a degree-seeking student.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of technical form for providing instances of the entity.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Examples include, but are not limited to, "in-person", "online", "blended delivery".
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The technical form of providing instances of the resource being described.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of means by which a learning opportunity or assessment is delivered to credential seekers and by which they interact; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice is to use concepts from a controlled vocabulary such as the ceterms:DeliveryType vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The means by which the resource being described is delivered to people or interacted with by people.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice is to use concepts from a controlled vocabulary such as the CTDL Delivery Type vocabulary.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Detailed description of the delivery type of an assessment or learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A more detailed, refined description of delivery type.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Aggregate data or summaries of statistical data relating to the population of credential holders including data about gender, geopolitical regions, age, education levels, and other categories of interest.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Relevant categories of data may include, but are not limited to, gender, age, education levels, etc.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Statistical data or summaries of statistical data relating to the population of credential holders.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Department of the organization.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The organization being referenced is a department of the organization being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Statememnt, characterization or account of the entity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A short description of the resource being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the process by which a credential, or aspects of it, were created.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A profile of the process by which the resource being described, or aspects of it, were created.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Badge offered in digital form.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A badge offered in digital form.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential awarded by educational institutions for successful completion of a course of study or its equivalent.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A credential awarded by educational institutions for successfully completion of a course of study or its equivalent.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:label: Added
  en-US Direct Cost Type
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the ceterms:CostType vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Types of direct costs associated with earning or completing a credential, assessment or learning opportunity; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the CTDL Cost vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US One or more types of direct costs associated with attaining the credential.
• rdfs:label: Removed
  en-US Cost Type

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Equivalent to UNESCO ISCED, Level 8.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Highest credential award for students who have completed both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree or their equivalent as well as independent research and/or a significant project or paper.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The highest award level to be earned for postsecondary study.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number for identifying an organization or business person.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number for identifying an organization or business person.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the temporal aspects of a resource.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource describing the temporal aspects of a resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the temporal aspects of a resource.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource describing the temporal aspects of a resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing aggregate credential holder earnings data.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Delete
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being referenced is a profile of credential holder earnings data
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Include statistical data on employment and earnings for the credential being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes earning and related statistical information for a given credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that describes earning and related statistical information for a given credential.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Email address of the organization or person.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Email address of the agent being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Person employed for wages or salary by the organization.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The referenced person is an employee of the organization being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing aggregate data on jobs obtained with the credential by occupation and industry for a given period of time in a specific region.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A profile of jobs obtained with this credential by occupation and industry for a given period and area.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes employment outcomes and related statistical information for a given credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The employment outcomes and related statistical information for a given credential.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Date some event or activity ends.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The end date of something.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Time some event or activity ends.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The endTime of something.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Prerequisites for entry into a credentialing program, a learning opportunity or an assessment including transcripts, records of previous experience, and lower-level learning opportunities.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Such requirements might include transcripts, previous experience, lower-level learning opportunities, etc.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The prerequisites for entry into the resource being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Estimated cost of a credential, learning opportunity or assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The estimated cost of the described resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Estimated time it will take to complete a credential, learning opportunity or assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The estimated time it will take to complete the described activity.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that proves that the action occurred or that the action continues to be valid.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The evidence verifies the information in the action and is particular to it. It is not a directory of such evidentiary entities or a description of how such verifications might generically be characterized.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US This is a resource that verifies the information in this action and is particular to this specific action. It is not a directory of such resources or a description of how such verification might generically be characterized.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that provides evidence of the continuing validity of the action being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Relevant concepts in two entities being compared are coextensive.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The relevant concepts in the resources being compared are coextensive.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Exact period of time of an activity or event.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The exact amount of time it will take to complete the described activity.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Amount and nature of required work, experiential learning or other relevant experience.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The amount and nature of required work, experiential learning, or other relevant experience.

Reason:

Change:

• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of external stakeholders that provide input to the process.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Enumerations of types of external stakeholders that provide input to the validation process.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Examples include, but are not limited to, industry employers, education faculty, industry subject matter experts, and local, state and national governments.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Types of external stakeholders that provide input to an entity's processes or resources; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the ceterms:ExternalInput vocabulary.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the CTDL ExternalInput vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The types of external stakeholders that provide input to the processes related to the resource being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Research that supports or validates one or more aspects of the entity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that provides information about research that supports one or more aspects of the resource being described.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The ceterms:familyName property can be used along with givenName instead of the ceterms:name property.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Family name such as the last name of a person in the U.S..
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Family name. In the U.S., the last name of an Person.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Family name can be used along with givenName instead of the name property.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Fax number.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The fax number.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) identifying organizations, persons, states, government agencies, corporations, and companies.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) for identifying organizations, persons, states, government agencies, corporations, and companies.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes financial assistance for which this credential, assessment, or learning opportunity qualifies.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The types of financial assistance for which the resource being described qualifies.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Date the organization was founded.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The date that this organization was founded.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential framework to which the entity is aligned.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Frameworks may include, but are not limited to, competency frameworks and concept schemes such as industry, occupation, and instructional program codes.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The framework to which the resource being described is aligned.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Name of the framework.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Frameworks may include, but are not limited to, competency frameworks and concept schemes such as industry, occupation, and instructional program codes.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The name of the framework to which the resource being described is aligned.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential awarded by examination that demonstrates that an individual has acquired secondary school-level academic skills.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A credential awarded by examination that demonstrates that an individual has acquired secondary school-level academic skills.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Geographic coordinates of a place or event including latitude and longitude as well as other locational information.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The geographic coordinates of a place or event.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US The geo-political region or jurisdiction of applicability.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes the longitude, latitude and other location details of a place.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that defines the geographic coordinates (such as longitude and latitude) of a place.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US First name of a person.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The first name of a Person.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Whether or not the credential is useful, applicable or recognized everywhere.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Exceptions indicated by the ceterms:jurisdictionException property apply.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Indicates that the jurisdiction is global and applies to all places and nations.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Exceptions indicated by the jurisdictionException property still apply.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes a set of constraints, prerequisites, entry conditions, or requirements applicable across the organization, sub-organization or sets of credentials or acitivites.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being referenced describes a set of conditions maintained by the agent being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes a set of cost data applicable across the organization, sub-organization or sets of credentials or acitivites.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being referenced describes a set of cost data maintained by the agent being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Whether or not the assessment activity is scored as a group.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Participants in the assessment activity being referenced are scored as a group.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Whether or not two or more participants are required to complete the assessment activity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Completing the assessment activity being referenced requires two or more participants.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Indicates a separately identifiable and independently useful component of the entity.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Such partitive components can frequently be used in more than one context.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Indicates a resource that is (in some sense) a part of the resource being described.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Covers partitive notions such as "embedded".

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Systems in place to verify credential holders and communicate the current credentialing status of all credential holders to employers and other labor market participants, as well as to education and workforce development funders and regulators.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing available systems provided by the agent to verify credential holders.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Systems in place to verify credential holders and communicate the current credentialing status of all credential holders to employers and other labor market participants, as well as to education and workforce development funders and regulators.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A profile of available systems provided by the described agent to verify credential holders.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Upper interquartile earnings.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The upper interquartile earnings.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Whether or not the credential holder must authorize the organization to provide the verification service.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Whether or not the holder of a credential must authorize the organization to provide the verification service.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the number and characteristics of credentialed individuals and their geographic location.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A profile of the number and characteristics of credentialed individuals and their geographic locations.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the count and related statistical information of holders of a given credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The count and related statistical information of holders of a given credential.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Honorific suffix preceding a person's name such as M.D. , PhD, or MSCSW.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An honorific suffix preceding a Person's name such as M.D. /PhD/MSCSW.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Formal name or acronym of the identifier type such as ISBN and ISSN.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Formal name or acronym of the identifier type.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Examples include ISBN and SSN.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Alphanumeric Identifier value.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An identifier value.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US An alphanumeric identifier value.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Alphanumeric string identifier of the entity.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Where a formal identification system exists for the identifier, recommended best practice is to use a string conforming to that system.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Where a formal identification system exists for the identifier, recommended best practice is to use a string conforming to that system.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An alphanumeric string identifier of a resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Related set of identifier values.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A set of identifier values.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Image, icon or logo that represents the entity including registered trade or service marks.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The image or icon that represents the resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Class of of concept schemes defining industries such as NAICS in the U.S. and ESCO in the European Union.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The class of enumerations identifying industries.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US For example, NAICS in the U.S.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of industry; select from an existing enumeration of such types such as the SIC, NAICS, and ISIC classifications.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice in identifying industries for U.S. credentials is to provide the NAICS code using the ceterms:naics property. Other credentials may use the ceterms:industrytype property and any framework of the class ceterms:IndustryClassification.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The class identifier for the industry context from an established framework.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice in identifying industries for U.S. credentials is to provide the NAICS code using the ceterms:naics property. Other credentials may use the ceterms:industrytype property and any framework of the class ceterms:IndustryClassification such as the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) or the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC).

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US This is the primary language the entity, even if the it makes use of other languages. For example, a course that teaches Spanish to English-speaking students may primarily be in English, because that is the language used to convey the material.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Primary language of the credential, learning opportunity or assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The primary language used in or by the resource being described.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US This is the language the resource is delivered in, even if the resource makes use of other languages. For example, a course that teaches spanish to english-speaking students would primarily be in english, because that is the language used to convey the material.

Reason:

Change:

• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Class of concept schemes defining types
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Class of concept schemes defining instructional program types such as the CIP codes in the U.S.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US For example, CIP in the U.S.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The class of enumerations identifying instructional programs.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of instructional program; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The class identifier for instructional program context.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Object that helped the agent perform the action. e.g. John wrote a book with a pen.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US A credential or other instrument whose criteria was applied in executing the action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The object that helped the agent perform the action. e.g. John wrote a book with a pen.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US A credential or other instrument whose criteria was applied in executing the action.

Reason:

Change:

• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of intended purpose of the credential holder in earning the credential.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US The class of concept schemes identifying the credential holder's intended purpose in earning the credential.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Unique six digit identifier assigned to all U.S. institutions that have submitted data to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The unique six (6) digit identifier assigned to all institutions that have submitted data to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US This credential, assessment, or learning opportunity reduces the time or cost required to earn or complete the referenced credential, assessment, or learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described reduces time or cost for the resource being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Covers partitive notions such as "embedded".
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Indicates another entity of which this entity is a component.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Indicates a resource that the resource being described is (in some sense) part of.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Covers partitive notions such as "embedded".

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US This credential, assessment, or learning opportunity provides preparation for the credential, assessment, or learning opportunity being referenced.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described provides preparation for the resource being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Whether or not the assessment is supervised or monitored by an agent.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Such supervision or proctoring includes: (1) guaranteeing of the identities of the examinees; (2) the conditions of the examination including instructions, time, materials, equipment and completion, and (3) completed without unauthorized assistance.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An administrative process that ensures the assessment is being delivered to the right person(s) under the right conditions (e.g., instructions, time, materials, equipment) and without access to unauthorized assistance (e.g., other people, references).

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US It is recommended to earn or complete this credential, assessment, or learning opportunity before attempting to earn or complete the referenced credential, assessment, or learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described is recommended for the resource being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US This credential, assessment, or learning opportunity must be earned or completed prior to attempting to earn or complete the referenced credential, assessment, or learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described is required for the resource being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Another functionally similar entity.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The property is generally applicable in describing the similarity between any two entities.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A reference to another, functionally similar resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Number of jobs obtained in the region during a given timeframe.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The number of jobs obtained in the region during a given timeframe.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential awarded to skilled workers on successful completion of an apprenticeship in industry trades and professions.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A credential awarded to skilled workers on successful completion of an apprenticeship in industry trades and professions.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Geographic or political region in which the credential is formally applicable or an organization has authority to act.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The geo-political region in which the described resource is applicable.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The ceterms:jurisdictionalException property is used in conjunction with the ceterms:jurisdiction property and expresses any exceptions to a more general statement; e.g., the United states except for Colorado.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Geographic or political region in which the credential is not formally recognized or an organization has no authority to act .
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A region for which the information in this profile does not apply.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Negates or excludes the indicated region from the region defined by the jurisdiction property. There may be multiple exceptions.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Keyword or key phrase describing relevant aspects of an entity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Keywords or key phrases describing aspects of a resource considered useful for its discovery.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Latest version of the credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The latest version of the credential being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Latitude of a location.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The latitude of a location.

Reason:

Change:

• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of methods used to conduct the learning opportunity.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Enumeration of methods used to conduct the learning opportunity.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Types of methods used to conduct the learning opportunity; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The methods used to conduct the learning opportunity being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Classes of learning opportunities defined in other namespaces such as schema.org/Course may be declared as equivaleny or subclasses of ceterms:LearningOpportunity to support their discovery through applications processing CTDL data.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Classes of learning opportunities defined in other namespaces such as schema.org/Course may be declared as subclasses of ceterms:LearningOpportunity to support their discovery through applications processing CTDL data.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Learning opportunity offered by the agent.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A learning opportunity offered by the agent.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing a learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource describing a learning opportunity.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Examples include a textbook, workbook, lesson plan that describes or records the learning activity and its objectives (e.g. an audio- or video-recording of a lesson).
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Learning resource used to support an activity in a learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that is used as part of an Educational Activity.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Examples include a textbook or lesson plan that describes or records the Educational Activity (e.g. an audio- or video-recording of a lesson).

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that is used as part of an learning activity (e.g. a textbook) or that describes (e.g. a lesson plan) or records the educational activity (e.g. an audio- or video-recording of a lesson).
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An entity that is used as part of an Educational Activity (e.g. a textbook) or that describes (e.g. a lesson plan) or records the Educational Activity (e.g. an audio- or video-recording of a lesson).

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential awarded by a government agency that constitutes legal authority to do a specific job and/or utilize a specific item, system or infrastructure and are typically earned through some combination of degree or certificate attainment, certifications, assessments, work experience, and/or fees, and are time-limited and must be renewed periodically.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A credential awarded by a government agency that constitutes legal authority to do a specific job and/or utilize a specific item, system or infrastructure and are typically earned through some combination of degree or certificate attainment, certifications, assessments, work experience, and/or fees, and are time-limited and must be renewed periodically.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Lower interquartile earnings.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The lower interquartile earnings.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Primary geographic or political region in which the credential is recognized as applicable or in which an organization has recognized authority to act.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The region to which the information in this profile is applicable.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Such maintenance does not include renewal of a credential by an individual holder.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the process by which the credential is maintained including review and updating.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The process by which the resource being described is maintained including review and updating.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Major overlap of relevant concepts between the two resources being compared.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US There is major overlap of relevant concepts between the two resources being compared.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential awarded upon demonstration through apprenticeship of the highest level of skills and performance in industry trades and professions.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A credential awarded upon demonstration through apprenticeship of the highest level of skills and performance in industry trades and professions.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential awarded for a graduate level course of study where course work and activities advance skills beyond those of the bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Equivalent to an award at UNESCO ISCED 2011, Level 7.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An award level that requires the successful completion of a program of study of at least the full-time equivalent of 1 but not more than 2 academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The value of ceterms:maximumDuration denotes an approximation of duration.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Maximum amount of time it will take to complete the activity.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Do not use ceterms:maximumDuration to identify the renewal frequency of a credential; use ceterms:renewalFrequency instead.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The maximum amount of time it will take to complete the described resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Median earnings.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The median earnings.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential that addresses a subset of field-specific knowledge, skills, or competencies; often developmental with relationships to other micro-credentials and field credentials.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A credential that attests to achievement of a specific knowledge, skill, or competency.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Minimum allowed age at which a person is eligible for the credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The minimum allowed age (in years) at which a person is eligible for the credential.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The value of ceterms:minimumDuration denotes an approximation of duration.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Minimum amount of time it will take to complete the activity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The minimum amount of time it will take to complete the described activity.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Minor overlap of relevant concepts between the two credentials being compared.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US There is minor overlap of relevant concepts between the two resources being compared.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Webpage or online document that defines or explains the mission and goals of the organization.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that defines or explains the mission and goals statement of the resource being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Textual statement of the mission and goals of the organization.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The mission and goals statement of the described agent.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of an organization or business person.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for a particular organization or business person.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Name or title of the entity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The name of the resource being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential covers all of the relevant concepts in another credential as well as relevant concepts not found in the other credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described covers all of the relevant concepts in the referenced resource as well as relevant concepts not found in the referenced resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Object upon which the action is carried out, whose state is kept intact or changed.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The object upon [which] the action is carried out, whose state is kept intact or changed.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Class of concept schemes identifying occupations such as the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system in the U.S. and the European Skills/Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO).
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The class of enumerations identifying occupations.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US For example, the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system in the U.S. and the European Skills/Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO).

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of occupation; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US For U.S. credentials, best practice is to identify an occupation using a framework such as the O*Net. Other credentials may use any framework of the class ceterms:OccupationClassification such s the EU's ESCO.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US For U.S. credentials, best practice is to identify an occupation using a framework such as the O*Net. Other credentials may use any framework of the class CTDL OccupationClassification.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The relevant occupation.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Action by an authoritative agent offering access to a entity such as a credential, learning opportunity or assessment.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Since an instance of ceterms:CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a ceterms:CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Since an instance of CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An action by an authoritative agent offering access to a resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Agent that offers the credential, learning opportunity or assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Access to the described resource is offered by the referenced agent.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Region or political jurisdiction such as a state, province or locale where the credential, learning resource or assessment is offered.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described is offered in the jurisdiction being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential, learning opportunity or assessment offered or conferred by the organization or person.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Generally, the value of the property should be one of the subclasses of ceterms:Credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The agent being described offers or confers the resource being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US OPE ID number (U.S. Office of Postsecondary Education Identification), sometimes referred to as the Federal School Code.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US OPE ID number (Office of Postsecondary Education Identification) sometimes referred to as the Federal School Code.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Visual symbol containing verifiable claims in accordance with the Open Badges specification and delivered digitally.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An Open Badge is a visual symbol containing verifiable claims in accordance with the Open Badges specification and delivered digitally.

Reason:

Change:

• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of organization.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Examples include, but are not limited to, terms representing educational institutions, governmental bodies, credentialing and assurance bodies, and labor unions.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Enumerations of organization types.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Agent includes credentialing organizations, quality assurance organizations and persons. It does not not include credential holders.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization or person with an enforceable claim or legal title to the credential, assessment or learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An agent that has an enforceable claim or title to a resource.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Generally, the value of the property should be one of the subclasses of ceterms:Credential.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential, learning opportunity or assesment over which the organization or person claims legal title.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Generally, the value of the property should be one of the subclasses of ceterms:Credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The described agent has legal title to the referenced resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Larger organization exercising authority over the organization being described.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The larger, parent organization of the organization being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Co-agents that participated in the action indirectly.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US An organization that participated in the action indirectly.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Other co-agents that participated in the action indirectly.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Set of logically related identifiers to which this identifer belongs.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The set of logically related identifiers to which the identifier being described belongs.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Applicable pattern for payments such as "per sementer" and "every three months".
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US For example: "Per semester" or "Every 3 months" or "One-time payment".
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The pattern with which payments are due.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing a mailing address.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The mailing address.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Post office box number for post office addresses.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The post office box number for PO box addresses.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Number of months after earning a credential when employment and earnings data is collected.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Number of months usually range between 3 months (one quarter) to ten years.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Most organizations will gather this data six months after a person has received a credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The number of months following the receipt of the credential when the employment and earnings data was collected.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Another credential, learning opportunity or assessment that provides preparation for this credential, learning opportunity or assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Preparation for the resource being described is provided by the resource being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Version of the credential that immediately precedes this credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The version of the credential that immediately precedes the credential being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Offer price of a credential, learning resource, assessment, related activity or resource.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The offer price of a product.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Interval of process occurence.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US How often the process recurs.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization or person performing the process.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The agent performing the process.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Webpage or online document that describes the process methods.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that describes the process methods.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Textual description of the process methods.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A more detailed refinement of the process methods.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Includes methods such as "advisory group", "major change report", "validation survey".

Reason:

Change:

• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for U.S. credentials and for submission to the Credential Engine Registry, is to use concepts from the cetermsProcessMethod vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of method used to confirm or validate the need for, and relative importance of, competencies and learning outcomes; select from an existing enumeration of such types..
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice for U.S. credentials and for submission to the Credential Engine Registry, is to use concepts from the CTDL ProcessMethod vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The methods used to confirm or validate the need for and relative importance of competencies and learning outcomes.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the type, nature, and other relevant information about a process related to a credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The type, nature, and related information about a process related to a credential.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Webpage or online document that describes the criteria, standards, and/or requirements used with a process.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource describing the criteria, standards, and/or requirements used.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Textual description of the criteria, standards, and/or requirements used with a process.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A description of the criteria, standards, and/or requirements used.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Doctoral degree conferred upon completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, or license required for professional practice.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Equivalent to an award at UNESCO ISCED 2011, Level 8.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A doctoral degree conferred upon completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, or license required for professional practice.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of intended application of the credential by the holder; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for U.S. credentials and for submission to the Credential Engine Registry, is to use concepts from the ceterms:IntendedPurpose vocabulary.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice for U.S. credentials and for submission to the Credential Engine Registry, is to use concepts from the ceterms:IntendedPurpose vocabulary with the ceterms:AlignmentObject.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The intended type of application of the credential by the holder.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Types include, but are not limited to, general education, and job/career preparation.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Quality assurance organization that plays one or more key roles in the lifecycle of a credential, learning program, or assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A quality assurance organization that plays one or more key roles in the lifecycle of a resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential assuring that an organization, program, or awarded credential meets prescribed requirements and may include development and administration of qualifying examinations.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A credential assuring that an organization, program, or awarded credential meets prescribed requirements and may include development and administration of qualifying examinations.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Types of entities that the agent accredits, endorses, approves, or recognizes; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The class of resource that the agent accredits, endorses, approves, or recognizes.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent acknowledging the validity of a resource.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Since an instance of ceterms:CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a ceterms:CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent acknowledging the validity of a resource.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Since an instance of CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Agent that acknowledges the validity of the credential, learning opportunity of assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The agent being referenced acknowledges the validity of the described resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Region or political jurisdiction such as a state, province or locale in which the credential, learning resource, or assessment has been publicly recommended, acknowledged or endorsed.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described is publicly recommended, acknowledged, or endorsed in the jurisdiction being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential, learning opportunity or assessment that the agent recommends, endorses, indicates preference for, or otherwise provides a positive judgment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The agent being described recommends, endorses, indicates preference for, or otherwise provides positive judgment of a resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Recommended credential, learning opportunity or assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described recommends the resource being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes the longitude, latitude and other location details of an area.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A geo-political area of the described resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent enforcing the legal requirements of a resource.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Since an instance of ceterms:CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a ceterms:CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Since an instance of CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent enforcing the legal requirements of a resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Quality assurance organization that enforces the legal requirements of the credential, learning resource or assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The agent being referenced enforces the legal requirements of the referenced resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Region or political jurisdiction such as a state, province or locale in which the credential, learning opportunity or resource is regulated.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described is regulated in the jurisdiction being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Regulation of organizations includes authorization to act or operate.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential, learning opportunity, assessment or organization that this quality assurance organization monitors, including enforcement of applicable legal requirements or standards.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The value of cdtl:regulates should be one or more of the applicable subclasses of ceterms:Credential.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US The agent being described monitors and enforces legal requirements or standards related to the resource being referenced.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The agent being described monitors and enforces legal requirements or standards related to the resource being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Action related to the credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An action related to the described resource.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Action by an agent renewing an existing credential assertion.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Since an instance of ceterms:CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a ceterms:CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Since an instance of CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An action by an authoritative agent renewing an existing credential assertion.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Generally, renewal applies to certifications and licenses; however, it may occasionally apply to other types of credentials.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the constraints, prerequisites, entry conditions, or requirements necessary to maintenance and renewal of an awarded credential.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Generally, renewal applies to certifications and licenses; however, it may occasionally apply to other types of credentials.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Conditions necessary to maintenance and renewal of an awarded credential.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization or person that handles the renewal of the credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The agent being referenced handles the renewal of awards of the credential being described.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Region or political jurisdiction such as a state, province or locale in which the credential is renewable.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described is renewed in the jurisdiction being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential type that has its validity extended by the organization or person.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The value of ceterms:renews should be one of the specific subclasses of ceterms:Credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The described agent handles the renewal of an award of the referenced credential.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The value of ceterms:renews should be one of the specific subclasses of ceterms:Credential.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Requirement or set of requirements for this credential, learning opportunity, or assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described requires the resource being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Equivalent to an award at UNESCO ISCED 2011, Level 8.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Doctoral degree conferred for advanced work beyond the master level, including the preparation and defense of a thesis or dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A doctoral degree conferred for advanced work beyond the master level, including the preparation and defense of a thesis or dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement.

Reason:

Change:

• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of residency.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Residency includes classes such as "in state", "out of state", and "international".
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US An enumeration of types of residency.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of legal residency status of a person; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Residency defines the duration of stay required by national, state, provincial or local laws that entitles a person to the legal protection and benefits provided to the applicable type.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for U.S. credentials and for submission to the Credential Engine Registry, is to use concepts from the ceterms:Residency vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The type of a person's legal residency status.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice for U.S. credentials and for submission to the Credential Engine Registry, is to use concepts from the CTDL Residency vocabulary.

Reason:

Change:

• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Residency defines the duration of stay required by national, state, provincial or local laws that entitles a person to the legal protection and benefits provided to the applicable type.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Geographic or political region of which a person must be a legal resident or citizen in order to be eligible for the credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The geo-political region of which a person must be a legal resident or citizen in order to be eligible for the credential.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Awarded credential resulting from an action.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US An awarded credential is of the type ceterms:CredentialAssertion.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The result produced in the action.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US An awarded credential (CredentialAssertion).

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes the process by which the credential, or aspects of it, are reviewed.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A profile of the process by which the resource being described, or aspects of it, are reviewed.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity that describes the processes and criteria for ending (revoking) the validity or operation of an awarded credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Processes and criteria for ending (revoking) the validity or operation of an awarded credential.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Webpage or online document that provides information about the removal criteria for an awarded credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that provides information about the removal criteria for an awarded credential.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Textual description providing information about the removal criteria for an awarded credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Information about the removal criteria for an awarded credential.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the process by which the credential is revoked.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A profile of the process by which the resource being described, or aspects of it, are revoked.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing conditions and methods by which a credential can be removed from a holder.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The conditions and methods by which a credential can be removed from a holder.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Action by an agent removing an awarded credential (credential assertion) from the credential holder based on violations or failure of the holder to renew.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Since an instance of ceterms:CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a ceterms:CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An action by an authoritative agent removing a credential assertion from the credential holder based on violations.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Since an instance of CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization or person that handles revocation of an awarded credential due to violations or failure to renew.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The referenced agent handles the revocation of an awarded credential from the credential holder due to violations.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Region or political jurisdiction such as a state, province or locale in which the credential can be revoked.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described is revoked in the jurisdiction being referenced.

Reason:

Change:

• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential type that can be invalidated or retracted by the awarding agent.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The value of ceterms:revokes should be one of the specific subclasses of ceterms:Credential.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The value of ceterms:revokes should be one of the specific subclasses of ceterms:Credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The described agent ends the validity or operation of the resource being referenced based on cause.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Since an instance of ceterms:CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a ceterms:CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Action asserting legal rights by an agent to possess, defend, transfer, license, and grant conditional access to a credential, learning opportunity, or assessment.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Since an instance of CredentialingAction is a claim that a certain agent has taken the action being described, creation of such a CredentialingAction should be reserved to the agent of that action.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An action asserting rights by an authoritative agent to possess, defend, transfer, license, and grant conditional access to a resource.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Entities that may indicate identity include, but are not limited to, descriptions of entities in open databases such as DBpedia and Wikidata or social media accounts such as FaceBook and LinkedIn.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Another entity that unambiguously indicates the identity of the entity being described.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US This may be used for items such as social media.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that unambiguously indicates the identity of the resource being described.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Resources that may indicate identity include, but are not limited to, descriptions of entities in open databases such as DBpedia and Wikidata or social media accounts such as FaceBook and LinkedIn.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Types of applicable scoring.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US An enumeration of types of applicable scoring.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Textual description of the method used to score the assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The method used to score the assessment.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Webpage or online document providing an example of the method or tool used to score the assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that is an example of the method or tool used to score the assessment.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Textual example of the method or tool used to score the assessment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The text of an example of the method or tool used to score the assessment.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of method used to score the assessment; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for U.S. credentials and for submission to the Credential Engine Registry, is to use concepts from the ceterms:ScoringMethod vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The type of method used to score the assessment.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Equivalent to an award at UNESCO ISCED 2011 Levels 2 or 3.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Diploma awarded by secondary education institutions for successful completion of a secondary school program of study.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A diploma awarded by secondary education institutions for successful completion of a secondary school program typically lasting four years.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of service offered by the agent being described; select from an existing enumeration of such terms.
• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Recommended best practice for credentials in the Credential Engine Registry is to use concepts from the ceterms:AgentServiceType vocabulary.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Recommended best practice for credentials in the Credential Engine Registry is to use concepts from the CTDL AgentServiceType vocabulary.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US This is a general statement rather than a relationship to a specific service or a specific credential. For example: "approves", "assesses", "regulates"
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The type of service offered by the agent being described.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Social media access point for an agent or an agent's contact point.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A social media resource for the resource being described.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Citation or description of an authoritative source from which information or description has been derived.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Authoritative source of an entity's information.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The source of this resource's information.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US In the CTDL, the ceterms:spatialCoverage property serves as a super-property for an array of sub-properties defining location-dependent or area-dependent aspects of a resource.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Spatial coverage of an entity indicates the place(s) to which its content applies or in which it occurres.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The place(s) which are the focus of the resource being described.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US In the CTDL, the ceterms:spatialCoverage property serves as a super-property for an array of sub-properties defining location-dependent or area-dependent aspects of a resource.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Date the validity or usefulness of the information in this resource begins.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The start date of something.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Start time of an event or activity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The startTime of something.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Street address. e.g. "1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy".
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The street address. For example, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Words or brief phrases describing the topicality of the entity; select subject terms from an existing enumeration of such terms.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Words or brief phrases describing topicality of a resource.

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The web page being referenced describes the entity. The value of subjectWebpage is an authoritative location for information about the subject but should not assumed to be a persistent identifier of the subject.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US The webpage that describes this entity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The web page where the subject of the resource being described is located.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US The web page being referenced is the subject of the resource being described such as a learning opportunity being identified in a profile of that opportunity. The value of subjectWebpage is an authoritative location for information about the subject and should not assumed to be a persistent identifier of the subject.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Artifact to be submitted such as a transcript, portfolio, or an affidavit.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Example artifacts may include transcripts, portfolios, or an affidavit.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An artifact to be submitted.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Organization in a subordinate or lower position than a parent organization.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The organization being described is the parent of the organization being referenced.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Assessment that provides direct, indirect, formative or summative evaluation or estimation of the nature, ability, or quality for an entity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that provides direct, indirect, formative or summative evaluation or estimation of the nature, ability, or quality for the resource being described.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US A competency relevant to the condition being described.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A competency relevant to the resource being described.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Competency framework relevant to the process being described.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The competency framework whose process is being described by this profile.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Options for contacting the organization or person.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Options for contacting the resource being described.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Credential that is a focus or target of the condition, process or verification service.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A credential that is a focus or target of the resource being described.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Learning opportunity that is the focus of a condition, process or another learning opportunity.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A learning opportunity that is the focus of the resource being described.

Reason:

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US Examples include a textbook or lesson plan that describes or records the educational activity (e.g. an audio- or video-recording of a lesson).
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Learning object or resource that is used as part of a learning activity.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Examples include a textbook or lesson plan that describes or records the educational activity (e.g. an audio- or video-recording of a lesson).
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that is used as part of an educational activity.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Individual entry in a formally defined framework such as a competency or an industry, instructional program, or occupation code.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The node of a framework targeted by the alignment.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Textual description of an individual concept or competency in a formally defined framework.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US Text describing the competency or concept targeted by the alignment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The description of a node in an established educational framework.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Name of an individual concept or competency in a formally defined framework.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The name of a node in an established educational framework.
• dcterms:description: Removed
  en-US The name of the competency or concept targeted by the alignment.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Career pathway in which the credential is a potential component.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A career pathway in which the credential being described is a potential component.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Task to be completed.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A task to be completed.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Webpage or online document that provides additional information about the task.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that provides additional information about this task.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the required or recommended tasks to be performed by a holder of, or applicant for, a credential.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A profile describing the required or recommended tasks to be performed by a holder of, or applicant for, a credential assertion.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Competency that the learning opportunity is intended to teach.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The resource being described is intended to teach the resource being referenced.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Telephone number.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The telephone number.

Reason:

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• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US In the CTDL, the ceterms:temporalCoverage property serves as a super-property for an array of sub-properties defining time-dependent aspects of a resource.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Indicates the time period to which the entity's content applies or during which it occurres.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The temporalCoverage of a CreativeWork indicates the period that the content applies to, i.e. that it describes.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US In the CTDL, the ceterms:temporalCoverage property serves as a super-property for an array of sub-properties defining time-dependent aspects of a resource.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Directory of credential holders and their current statuses.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Directories of credential holders and their current statuses.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Textual description of the methods used to evaluate an assessment, learning opportunity, process or verificaiton service for validity or reliability.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Description of the methods used to evaluate the resource validity and reliability.

Reason:

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• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US For general webpages describing the service, use the subjectWebpage property.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US This property identifies machine-accessible services, such as API endpoints, that provide direct access to the verification service being described.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Direct access to the verification service.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource that provides a means of accessing the verification service.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Use this property to refer to the machine-accessible services, such as API endpoints, that provide direct access to the verification service being described. For general webpages describing the service, use the subjectWebpage property.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Entity describing the means by which someone can verify whether a credential has been attained.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US A resource describing the means by which someone can verify whether a credential has been attained.

Reason:

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• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the ceterms:ClaimType vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Type of claim provided through a verification service; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Best practice for developing credential descriptions for the Credential Engine Registry is to use the CTDL ClaimType vocabulary.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The type of claim type provided through a verification service.

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• vann:usageNote: Added
  en-US Locally unique identifiers are acceptable; however, globally unique URI or GUID/UUID are preferred.
• dcterms:description: Added
  en-US The credential version captured here is any local identifier used by the credential owner to identify the version of the credential in the its local system.
• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Alphanumeric identifier of the version of the credential that is unique within the organizational context of its owner.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An alphanumeric identifier of a version of the resource being described that is unique within the organizational context.
• vann:usageNote: Removed
  en-US Locally unique identifiers are minimally acceptable; however, globally unique URI or GUID/UUID are preferred.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Measurement of the weight, degree, percent, or strength of a recommendation, requirement, or comparison.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US An asserted measurement of the weight, degree, percent, or strength of a recommendation, requirement, or comparison.

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Person's place of employment.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US Organizations that the person works for.

Reason:

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• rdfs:comment: Added
  en-US Years of relevant experience.
• rdfs:comment: Removed
  en-US The number of years of relevant experience.

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• skos:definition: Added
  en-US Verifiable visual representation that can be shared, embedded, linked, or otherwise used to publicly indicate that an individual has the represented credential.
• skos:definition: Removed
  en-US Verifiable representation of a credential holder’s badge that is controlled by the credentialing organization.