2 September, 2021
Starting today, OCAD U officially joins MyCreds™, the National Network and virtual wallet owned by the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC). OCAD U is the oldest and largest comprehensive art, design and digital media university in Canada.
The MyCreds™ platform gives OCAD U learners private online access to their individual records and ensures they hold sovereignty as to where and when their information is shared. Documents issued through MyCreds™ are tamper-evident and can be easily and securely shared with other colleges and universities, employers, government and third parties.
This digital adoption strategy to provide learners with virtual credential wallets aligns with OCAD U’s commitment to support students in a modernized, digital learning environment. OCAD U will also be an official receiving organization on the network, allowing inbound documents to be received and managed efficiently directly in the MyCreds™ environment.
“OCAD U launching MyCreds™ is an exciting moment in our journey to support our students and graduates,” says Ben Peto, University Registrar and Director, Enrolment Services, OCAD University. “Our learners represent a diverse community who need flexible, digitized and portable access to their documents. With MyCreds™, we are pleased to be able to provide a one stop solution for credentials that curates everything in one place and provides full learner agency and control over their documents.”
MyCreds™ will provide many benefits for OCAD U students and staff, including:
“OCAD U joining MyCreds™️ represents another tremendous milestone for the MyCreds™️ National Network,” says Charmaine Hack, Project Chair, ARUCC National Network. “As the first school of art and design to lead the country in onboarding, we are delighted to see the various uses and benefits that the network can provide to learners.”
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.
OCAD University is Canada’s oldest and largest university dedicated to art, design and digital media education, practice and research and to knowledge and invention across a wide range of disciplines. OCAD U graduates work in all areas of the economy, including health care, environmental design, industrial design and animation.
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 – SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2021
Office of the Registrar, OCAD University. E: studentsystems@ocadu.ca
Joanne Duklas, Executive Lead, ARUCC. E: info@aruccnationalnetwork.ca
