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Student: SchooLinks Credential Wallet Guide

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Written by Dana Bryson
Updated over 2 weeks ago

What is a Credential Wallet?

The Credential Wallet is a secure digital platform for storing, managing, and sharing student credentials in one place. A credential is a verifiable record that recognizes a student’s achievements, containing authenticated data on when, where, and how it was earned. This ensures employers and institutions can easily verify its authenticity.

With the Credential Wallet, students can showcase the tangible outcomes of their education, clearly highlighting their accomplishments in a compelling and impactful way.

How Does it Work?

The Credential Wallet operates on a system called the Triangle of Trust, ensuring that all credentials are authentic, secure, and verifiable. This system consists of three key participants:

  • Issuer: The organization that creates and issues a credential (e.g., a school district).

  • Holder: The individual who owns and stores credentials in their wallet (e.g., a student).

  • Verifier: The organization that confirms a credential’s authenticity through the Verifiable Data Registry (e.g., SchooLinks).

👉 Example

After completing a professional course, Maya Junior (holder) earns a credential from her school, East High (issuer). She uploads it to SchooLinks (verifier), where the system checks a trusted database to verify that the certificate is authentic. Later, when she applies for an internship, her potential employer can easily confirm the certificate through SchooLinks.

How are Credentials Added?

Credentials can be issued through SchooLinks or imported from other wallets.

Issued Through SchooLinks

Credentials issued through SchooLinks are issued by a trusted organization and automatically verified. There are two ways credentials can be issued through SchooLinks:

Experience Tracker Credentials

Follow the steps below if your district has set up an Experience Type to track Industry Credentials:

  1. Go to Experience Tracking and select the experience type that tracks Industry-recognized certifications.

  2. Click Add Entry and fill in the details.

  3. Click Save when finished.

  4. Upon supervisor verification or staff approval of your entry, the credential will be added to your Credential Wallet.

Learn More 👉 How to Log Experiences

Digital Badges

When your district issues you a badge, it will automatically be added to your Credential Wallet. To view a list of available badges in your district:

  1. Click on your name in the top navigation bar to open your Student Profile.

  2. Scroll to the Badges section.

  3. Click Se All next to badges.

Learn More 👉 Overview of Badges, and Overview Student Profile.

Imported From Other Wallets

Credentials stored in other wallets can be imported into SchooLinks. SchooLinks will check if the imported credential meets verification standards. If the credential is valid, it will marked as verified. Otherwise, it will be marked as unverified

Import Credential File (png, svg, or JSON)

  1. Download the image from your wallet.

    1. Credly Guide (png)

    2. Canvas Badges Guide

    3. Accredible Guide

  2. Click the wallet icon on the right side of the top navigation bar.

  3. Click the + Add button in the Already have credentials? tile.

  4. Upload the file and click Add Credential.

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