16 August, 2023
MyCreds™ is an innovative digital credential platform from the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC). Documents issued through the platform are tamper-evident and cryptographically signed, making them authentic and official.
Beginning on August 16, all Niagara College students and alumni will be able to conveniently obtain their transcripts through the MyCreds™ virtual credential wallet, giving them secure and seamless access to acquire and share their documents as needed with other colleges and universities, government, employers, and third parties.
“Niagara College is pleased to join the MyCreds™ National Network, and to partner with ARUCC on this important initiative,” says Adam Dusome, Registrar and Senior Director Enrolment Services, Niagara College. “This secure digital solution aligns with Niagara College’s priorities in areas of sustainability, security, and proactive customer service for our students and graduates, who can now access their academic documents at their convenience when pursuing further education or employment.”
“Seeing Niagara College expand their use of the MyCreds™ virtual wallet for their learners is an important next step in creating seamless digital options for learners” says Don Duclos, ARUCC Board representative for the Ontario College sector through CRALO. “Ontario colleges are embracing MyCreds™ as a way to provide official digital documents, badges, microcredentials and more. As an early participant in the MyCreds™ Ontario Virtual Skills Passport project for microcredentials, Niagara continues to deliver transformative innovations to support their learners and community.”
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.
Established in 1967, Niagara College has grown to become a leading global college and one of Canada’s most enterprising postsecondary institutions.
NC has a full-time enrolment of more than 10,000 students from over 95 countries, who study in 130 diploma, certificate and bachelor degree programs at specialized campuses in Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake. The College is also involved in educational projects and partnerships around the world and is consistently ranked among Canada’s top 10 colleges for research funding. Learn more at niagaracollege.ca.
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 by Parchment 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 Contacts
Elyse Howarth, Communications Consultant, Niagara College. E: ehowarth@niagaracollege.ca
Joanne Duklas, Executive Lead, ARUCC. E: info@aruccnationalnetwork.ca
