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<p class="reference">The challenge</p>
<h2 class="heading-deco terciary">The standardisation of vocational education qualification recognition in Europe is
    still limited.</h2>
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    Vocational education and training (VET) systems in Europe are not centrally governed but rather rely on a
    well-developed network of VET stakeholders. The social partners that govern these networks are employers and trade
    unions, structured as chambers, committees, and councils. <br>
    
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    However, the way these social partners communicate and exchange information in Europe still faces challenges at
    administrative and regulatory levels, especially with the issuance, acceptance, and verification of paper or digital
    vocational education credentials. This is because vocational education qualifications in Europe lack administrative
    processes and regulatory implementation - including the use of standardised data models. This gap affects all levels
    of the process, resulting in a high number of steps, prolonged timeframes, shared and ambiguous responsibilities, or
    a reliance on intermediary third parties.
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<p class="reference">The opportunity</p>
<h2 class="heading-deco terciary">Web3 has the potential to revolutionise vocational education and training.</h2>
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    Web3 allows a streamlined digital verification process for learners' affiliations and credentials without a reliance
    on intermediaries, helping the Europe wide VET system strengthen the acceptance and popularity of vocational
    verifiable credentials while upholding user information privacy. This is specifically relevant when employers
    (verifiers) require professional and specific skills from the applicants: a reliable authentication process for
    vocational skillsets opens up novel career paths for the European vocational workforce.
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    A Web3 presentation and verification infrastructure for vocational credentials brings together three main technologies:
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    <li>Digital Wallets: used by vocational learners and institutions to receive, store and send credentials on the move.</li>
    <li>Verifiable Credentials: for formatting, presenting, and exchanging credential data in a machine-friendly way.
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    <li>Blockchain: for delivering a highly secure, resilient, and decentralised way of verifying credential information.
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<p class="reference">The project</p>
<h2 class="heading-deco terciary">Building the foundations of a new digital vocational education infrastructure using
    EBSI.</h2>
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    The project is leveraging the power of the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI), to develop a seamless
    cross-border vocational education experience.
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    EBSI allows them to design, build, and operate the next generation of decentralised services. The objective is to
    promote intra-European migration, ideally gaining a better handle on the over- or under-supply of skilled workers at
    both individual and societal levels by:
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    <li>Improving the processing of vocational education qualifications by public and private administrators.</li>
    <li>Empowering vocational learners with full ownership of trusted digital qualifications through Web3 security and
        user-side selective disclosure.</li>
    <li>Facilitating the recognition of vocational education certificates across European institutions.</li>
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<p class="reference">The scenario</p>
<h2 class="heading-deco terciary">Discover​ the scenarios.</h2>

<h3 class="modal-title">1. Cross-border vocational education credentials.</h3>
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        <p>Meet Maria, a global vocational learner.</p>
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            <li>Maria graduates as a mechanical engineer at the University of Strasbourg (FR). The university
                <span>1</span> <strong>issues</strong>
                her a Bachelor Degree and Transcript of Records credentials that she seamlessly <span>2</span>
                <strong>stores</strong> in her
                personal digital wallet.
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            <li>Her journey brings her to apply to the Chamber of Handicrafts Dresden (DE) for a specialised training
                programme to become an International Welding Specialist. She <span>3</span> <strong>presents</strong>
                her previously acquired
                educational credentials to apply for the programme. The chamber is able to <span>4</span>
                <strong>verify</strong> her educational
                qualification against the EBSI ledger, <span>5</span> <strong>issuing</strong> Maria a student ID to be
                <span>6</span> <strong>stored</strong> in her wallet
                alongside her degree qualification.
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            <li>During her training programme, Maria moves to Sweden to complete an internship at RISE (Research
                Institute of Sweden). She <span>7</span> <strong>presents</strong> her student ID to apply for the
                programme, which RISE can
                <span>8</span> <strong>verify</strong> against the same ledger. Upon completion, RISE <span>9</span>
                <strong>issues</strong> Maria credentials attesting to the
                completion of the internship, which she <span>10</span> <strong>stores</strong> in her wallet.
            </li>
            <li>Upon return to Dresden to graduate from her specialised training program, she is <span>11</span> <strong>issued</strong> by the
                chamber her International Welding Specialist credential, which she <span>12</span> <strong>stores</strong> directly in her private
                digital wallet.</li>
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<h3 class="modal-title">2. Job application with pre-requisite qualifications.</h3>
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        <p>With her new welding credentials, Maria realises that doesn't know enough about working with brittle
            materials (including plastics). This makes her want to accompany her welding skills with composite materials
            skills.</p>
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            <li>So, she heads to Bremen to apply for a Composite Materials Engineering Program from Fraunhoferresearch IFAMinstitute (DE)
                by <span>13</span> <strong>presenting</strong> all previously acquired credentials, which the
                educational institution can <span>14</span> <strong>verify</strong>
                against the EBSI ledger and authenticate the credentials independently of the issuers. Upon completion,
                the institute uses their IT provider Fraunhofer FIT to <span>15</span> <strong>issue</strong> Maria a
                Composite Engineer Credential
                which she gains from passing a final exam. The qualifications now <span>16</span>
                <strong>stored</strong> on her digital wallet open
                her up to composite engineering career pathways as well as welding.</li>
            <li>With this, Maria can now confidently apply for a role as a composite engineer at GovPart in Krefeld (DE)
                by once again <span>17</span> <strong>presenting</strong> her newly acquired credentials. The employer can then <span>18</span> <strong>verify</strong> the
                credentials against the EBSI ledger, verifying her profile for further application processing.</li>
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