The Vendor is required to provide to gather information about badging/micro credential platforms that can support aims and college solutions in achieving strategic goals related to student engagement, persistence, job placement, and employee development.
- The core idea behind this is to use digital badges as a way to recognize and showcase specific skills, competencies, and achievements, much like how diplomas recognize degrees.
• Gamification: Enhance student and employee motivation and engagement through gamified learning experiences.
• Student Persistence: Increase student retention and completion rates by recognizing and rewarding progress.
• Increased Student Engagement: Foster active participation in learning activities and co-curricular programs.
• Job Placement: Improve student employability by providing verifiable credentials that demonstrate in-demand skills.
• Easy Access for Employers: Facilitate efficient access for employers to identify qualified candidates with relevant skills.
• Potential Pay Increases for Employees: Support employee professional development and potential career advancement.
• Enjoy ability: Create an engaging and user-friendly experience for both students and employees.
- Functional Requirements
• Multi-tenancy support
• MS Integration
• Custom integration support
• Data privacy and security
• Digital accessibility
• Ease of use and product navigation
• Cost and affordability
• Digital credential technical specifications
• User authentication and verification
• Exporting or owning credentials
• Sharing credentials with others
• Badge creation or logo management
• Badge stacking
• Support for CLR/LER
• Creation and management of formal certificates
• Internal marketing, recommendations of similar programs or badges
• Service tool branding
• Ability to expire/revoke credentials
- Support for all types of badges/micro credentials:
1. Skill-based, competency-based, co-curricular activity recognition, professional development.
2. Micro credentials may complement traditional degrees or certificate programs, be offered as stand-alone credentials, for-credit or non-credit, and offered on flexible timeframes.
3. Serve as a pathway to success by allowing the learner to meet academic or employer requirements.
• Seamless integration with existing systems:
1. Workday Student, D2L Bright space, Lumen Learning, Suitable, and Azure PowerBI Data Lake.
• Compliance with the Open Badges standard for interoperability.
• Scalability to accommodate 9000+ credit students, 1,000 non-credit students, and 1,200 employees.
- Contract Period/Term: 2 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: June 04, 2025