16 August, 2021
Effective today, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning’s students and graduates will now have 24/7 access to official documents with their own virtual credential wallet.
Conestoga College is experiencing rapid growth that is driving a greater need for innovative services that benefit students and alumni. The College has many exciting developments ahead and the MyCreds™ ground-breaking platform will serve the College’s expanding student population.
Through MyCreds™, students will be able to securely and conveniently access and share their academic documents with other colleges and universities, government, employers and third parties. Documents issued through MyCreds™ are tamper-evident and cryptographically signed, making them authentic and official.
“We strive to make service make sense and the MyCreds™ platform aligns perfectly with our student-centred approach. More than ever, digital services are becoming the norm and through MyCreds™ we can offer our students and alumni a digital experience that is innovative, reputable, and convenient,” says Janeen Hoover, Director, Registrarial Services.
MyCreds™ will modernize many aspects of Conestoga’s Registrarial Services, streamlining customarily paper-based processes and day-to-day business practices. Most importantly, this platform will further student engagement by putting credential ownership in the hands of learners.
“MyCreds™ is a natural fit for Conestoga College,” says Joanne Duklas, Executive Lead, ARUCC. “As a comprehensive fast-growing polytechnic serving many learners across multiple campuses, we are pleased to help the College extend their digitized service delivery by using innovative technology. Conestoga plus MyCreds™ represents a winning combination for mobile learners and graduates.”
MyCreds™ is a national, shared service and platform that provides students and graduates access to a secure, online, password protected learner credential wallet. This virtual wallet allows them to view and share their verified and official transcripts, credentials, and academic documents in a digitized format on a 24/7 basis – anytime, anywhere. It also enables sharing between organizations with the learner’s permission. Secure, cryptographically signed documents can be sent conveniently and require no further verification. MyCreds™ is the first and only national bilingual system of its kind in Canada. Visit www.mycreds.ca for more details or contact ARUCC’s Executive Lead, Joanne Duklas at info@aruccnationalnetwork.ca.
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a leader in polytechnic education, delivering more than 300 career-focused programs across a growing network of campuses in southern Ontario. The college serves more than 55,000 full and part-time learners each year, including close to 10,000 international students from more than 80 countries. Areas of strength include Engineering, Trades and Technology, Health & Life Sciences, Applied Computer Science & Information Technology, Community Services, Creative Industries, Business and Hospitality. Recognized among Canada’s top research colleges, Conestoga works in close collaboration with industry and community partners to develop practical solutions to real-world challenges and prepare students for successful futures.
The Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC) owns MyCreds™. ARUCC provides leadership in the post-secondary education field and service to its member institutions nationally and internationally, helping foster the advancement of registrarial practices and learner focused service delivery in Canada.
Digitary provides the underlying engine powering MyCreds™. Digitary was launched in Dublin, Ireland in 2005, and has grown to become a leading online platform for certifying, sharing, and verifying academic credentials. Learner-centric since the very start, Digitary enables millions of learners to share their verified academic achievements online, securely, quickly and easily. Digitary is now used by organizations in over 135 countries. For further details visit www.digitary.net.
MEDIA RELEASE – 16 August 2021
Brenda Cassidy, Director, Corporate Communications & Government Relations, Conestoga College. E: bcassidy@conestogac.on.ca
Joanne Duklas, Executive Lead, ARUCC. E: info@aruccnationalnetwork.ca
