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A new partnership between 1EdTech® Consortium and HR Open Standards Consortium is poised to reduce barriers to skills-based hiring and accelerate learner mobility by making it easier to implement and verify trusted digital resumes.
The collaboration between the two leading nonprofit standards organizations will streamline adoption of the Learning and Employment Resume Standard (LER-RS), published by HR Open and built to carry 1EdTech’s widely used Open Badges 3.0 and Comprehensive Learner Record Standard™ 2.0 (CLR Standard®). The LER-RS enables individuals to share digitally verifiable records of their academic achievements, skills, and career milestones via resumes, digital wallets, or platforms, advancing equity, trust, and efficiency in hiring.
Through this partnership, 1EdTech will develop a new interoperability certification engine for LER-RS in the new 1EdTech Build Portal, enabling product developers to efficiently test and certify support for the standard. This will help resume providers and HR platforms build with confidence while saving time on certification and accelerating innovation across the talent and learning ecosystem, which fosters student mobility and skills-first hiring practices.
To ensure alignment, HR Open will provide technical expertise in the certification development process, and members of both organizations will be invited to participate in collaborative working groups focused on digital credentials and resumes.
“For digital credentials to truly benefit learners and educational institutions, they must be recognized and utilized by employers,” said Curtiss Barnes, CEO of 1EdTech Consortium. “This partnership with HR Open builds on our long-standing collaboration and strengthens the foundation for trusted, verifiable, and interoperable resumes that can move seamlessly across learning and employment systems. The launch of the Build Portal marks a powerful leap forward, not just for 1EdTech standards but for the entire digital credentials ecosystem by providing a scalable, shared infrastructure to support certification of third-party standards like HR Open’s LER-RS. It’s a key step in enabling a more connected and trusted education-to-employment pipeline.”
Jim Ireland, Executive Director of HR Open Standards, added, “Employers are eager to embrace skills- and competency-based hiring, but current systems can be hard to change. By providing a more accessible and interoperable way to incorporate digital credentials, we’re giving them tools to overcome those barriers.”
Educational institutions prioritizing learning mobility and interoperability will be able to verify certification of LER-RS-compliant products within 1EdTech’s TrustEd Apps™ Management Suite, enhancing trust and transparency across platforms.
Together, 1EdTech and HR Open Standards are creating a more straightforward pathway for learners, institutions, and employers to adopt open standards that support verifiable learning, streamline hiring, and enable meaningful career progress.
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We extend our profound gratitude to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and its T3 Innovation Network for their steadfast and invaluable support. By making it easier for different parts of the job market to share information and work together, the T3 Network directly addresses the fragmentation and siloed data that often prevent individuals from communicating their skills effectively to employers. Their dedication to creating equity and opportunity for all through improved data exchange in the talent marketplace is truly commendable.
The sustained backing from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the T3 Innovation Network is instrumental in overcoming barriers for employers eager to embrace skills- and competency-based hiring. By championing standards like the LER-RS, they provide the tools necessary to incorporate digital credentials in a more accessible and interoperable way, which current systems often struggle with. This collaborative spirit, evident in their work with organizations like HR Open Standards and 1EdTech, directly contributes to fostering a more connected, trusted, and efficient education-to-employment pipeline that benefits learners, educational institutions, and employers alike. We are deeply appreciative of their continued leadership in shaping the future of work and learning through open standards and digital transformation.
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