Education is changing. The way people acquire and prove their skills is no longer limited to degrees from universities. Microcredentials, online certifications, and alternative learning paths are growing in importance. But proving these achievements remains difficult.
Verifiable credentials (VCs) solve this. They give students, professionals, and institutions a secure way to issue, store, and share educational records without relying on centralized authorities. With VCs, you control your qualifications and can present them anywhere, anytime.
Diplomas and certificates are still mostly issued as PDFs or paper documents. Verifying them is slow, expensive, and prone to fraud. Employers and institutions spend time manually checking qualifications. Students must request transcripts and wait days or weeks for confirmation.
These outdated processes make it harder for people to use their qualifications across borders, switch careers, or access further education. Digital identity and verifiable credentials fix this by making credentials instantly verifiable, secure, and portable.
Governments, universities, and employers are already adopting verifiable credentials. The European Digital Identity Wallet and global initiatives in decentralized identity are pushing this forward. As adoption grows, paper and PDF certificates will become obsolete.
Education should be about learning, not bureaucracy. Verifiable credentials make that possible. They give learners control over their qualifications, institutions a better way to issue records, and employers a faster way to verify skills.
Vidos provides the infrastructure to make this transition seamless. If you're an educational institution, employer, or certification provider, it's time to start using verifiable credentials.