Credential

Sample Uses for Credential

Students can earn achievements, beyond just completing a set of courses, that help give a fuller picture of their education. You can use the Credential object to define the various achievements that learners earn.

• University–Define badges and certifications that your institution offers or would like to track for your students such as professional certifications related to a student's program.

• K-12–Define awards and certifications from extracurricular activities for letters of recommendation or for scholarship applications.

Credential Record Types

Credential represents an industry or organizational achievement. These record types come preconfigured.

• Badge—A symbol of achievement.

• Certification—A non-credit certification that indicates that the learner has met specified requirements.

• License—A credential indicating a person is licensed for certain activities.

Keep Up with Credential Updates

Consider these updates, depending on which version of Education Data Architecture you originally installed.

If Installed Before Version	Configuration Task
1.118	Add the Credential related list to the appropriate Account page layouts. Learn about updating page layouts in Display a New Custom Object After a Product Release.

Create a Credential Record

Capture students’ achievements by creating Credential records.

1. If the Contact record has a Credential related list, click New. If not, from the App Launcher, find and select Credential, and click New.

2. Select a record type and click Next.

3. Enter all relevant details.

4. Click Save. Or click Save & New to create another Credential record.