22 February, 2022
Effective today, MacEwan students and graduates will be able to access their transcripts digitally in their own virtual credential wallet on a 24/7 basis.
“MacEwan University is excited to be partnering with ARUCC to provide our students and alumni a new innovative solution with MyCreds™,” says David McLaughlin, Associate Vice-President, Planning & Analysis and Registrar. “MacEwan aims to provide a transformative education in a collaborative and supportive learning environment; MyCreds™ will support our learners at every step of the way as they pursue their education journey and beyond.”
MacEwan will begin utilizing the platform by issuing transcripts for undergraduate and continuing education students. More documents will be phased in over time including parchments and badges. Learners will continue to have the option to order paper documents if they desire. MacEwan will also be leveraging MyCreds™ as a means to receive inbound documents from learners to support and streamline the admissions process.
Through MyCreds™, students will be able to access and share their academic documents with other colleges and universities, government, employers and third parties securely and conveniently. Documents issued through MyCreds™ are tamper-evident and cryptographically signed, making them authentic and official.
“We are delighted to welcome MacEwan University to the MyCreds™ family,” says Charmaine Hack, Project Chair, ARUCC National Network. “The universities and colleges in Alberta have shown remarkable initiative in adopting MyCreds™ and leveraging innovative digital technologies. MyCreds™ provides a student-centred approach to document management and transmission, giving learners agency as to where and when their academic documents are shared.”
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. 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.
Located in Edmonton, Alberta, MacEwan University is dedicated to providing students with a transformative, academically rigorous personal learning experience in a creative, collaborative and supportive learning environment. The comprehensive range of credential and program offerings provides an academic foundation where creativity thrives through research and innovation that engage students, faculty and the community. At MacEwan University, faculty research seeks to answer local and global questions, enrich the social and cultural fabric of the city of Edmonton and provide students with hands-on experiences. Its 81,000 alumni are making a difference in communities across the province, the country and the globe.
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.
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Joanne Duklas, Executive Lead, ARUCC. E: info@aruccnationalnetwork.ca
