6 October, 2022
Through the MyCreds™ platform, students and alumni at USask will now be able to view and share their educational transcripts digitally.
Confirmation of enrolment and graduation letters, digital parchments and other official documents will be implemented at a later date. The university will also become a registered receiving organization on the MyCreds™ network, allowing for easy access to inbound documents from learners around the world.
“In this day and age, issuing official documents electronically instead of mailing or couriering paper versions just makes sense,” said Russell Isinger, USask registrar. “USask students and alumni will benefit from the quick turnaround time and we will benefit from administrative efficiencies. It truly is a win-win.”
With USask typically issuing approximately 15,000 paper transcripts each year, MyCreds™ offers the university’s 26,155 students and 186,000 alumni a state-of-the-art replacement for paper transcripts, giving them full control of how and when they share their credentials with post-secondary institutions, employers, governments and other domestic and international third parties.
“ARUCC MyCreds™ is thrilled to be partnering with the University of Saskatchewan, allowing learners and alumni access to secure digital copies of their documents with full autonomy,” says Charmaine Hack, ARUCC MyCreds™ project board director. “With now over 80% of student enrollments represented by institutions in Saskatchewan on MyCreds™, the network reaps benefits across the province in enabling learning mobility.”
The ARUCC MyCreds™ | MesCertif™ National Network is a 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.
USask is one of the top research-intensive, medical doctoral universities in Canada, and is home to world-leading research in areas of global importance, such as water and food security and infectious diseases. USask graduates, recognized for their strong work ethic, resourceful nature and determination, are leading change in Saskatchewan and around the world.
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 – 6 October 2022
Meghan Sired, communications coordinator, USask. E: meghan.sired@usask.ca
Joanne Duklas, executive lead, ARUCC. E: info@aruccnationalnetwork.ca
