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Records formal study, courses, grades and academic progression under institutional governance.
Institution-led learner records
Comprehensive Learner Record
Bring the Complete Learning Journey Into One Connected Record
Connect degrees, certificates, badges, skills, competencies, projects and experiences into a structured learner record while preserving the institution as the source of each achievement.
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Academic record
Courses, grades and formal academic progression.
CLR
Broader learning and achievement record
Related learning, credentials, skills and experiences in context.
A CLR complements the authoritative academic transcript. It does not replace it.
A connected institutional record
What Is a Comprehensive Learner Record?
A Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) brings a learner’s achievements together in a structured digital record. It connects the context around learning—from academic milestones to credentials and applied experience—while preserving the institution or organisation responsible for each achievement.
For institutions, the CLR provides a way to represent more of recognised learning without changing the authority of the underlying academic record.
Two records, distinct roles
Transcript vs CLR
The transcript remains the authoritative academic record. The CLR adds a broader view of learning and achievement around it.
Comprehensive Learner Record
Connects the transcript’s academic milestones with credentials, skills, projects and other achievements.
A CLR complements the authoritative academic transcript. It does not replace it.
A richer picture of achievement
What Goes Into a CLR?
Institutions can bring different kinds of achievement into one connected record. Each contribution retains its own source and context.
Academic achievement
Degrees, courses and formal learning milestones.
Credentials
Certificates, digital badges and micro-credentials.
Skills and competencies
Capabilities connected to learning outcomes or achievement evidence.
Projects and experiences
Applied learning, placements and other documented experiences.
Build the connected record
See how different achievements contribute
Select a component to explore its source, evidence and place in a Comprehensive Learner Record.
Source: awarding institution. Evidence context: academic award and associated transcript record.
Source: certificate issuer. Evidence context: credential criteria and achievement record.
Source: badge issuer. Evidence context: badge criteria and linked evidence.
Source: institution. Evidence context: reviewed outcome, assessment or credential; framework definitions retain their source.
Source: documenting institution or partner. Evidence context: project evidence and learning outcomes.
Source: institution, employer or placement partner. Evidence context: experience record and related learning.
Connected record
Comprehensive Learner Record
Degree
An institution-issued degree contributes a formal academic achievement, retaining the awarding institution and the qualification context.
Source: awarding institution · Evidence context: academic award and associated transcript recordCredentials as components
How Credentials Become Record Components
Credential infrastructure creates and verifies eligible achievements. A CLR can then connect those credentials with related learning and other achievements, keeping issuer and evidence context attached to each component.
Explore Digital Credential InfrastructureIssued achievementCertificate or badge
Retained contextIssuer · achievement · evidence
Connected inComprehensive Learner Record
Skills in context
Skills & Competencies
Skills are more meaningful when connected to the achievements and evidence that support them. An institution can map and review capabilities against its own learning outcomes, credentials and frameworks; the CLR preserves those relationships in context.
Explore Skills Taxonomy MappingLearning beyond the classroom
Projects & Experiences
Projects, placements and work-based learning can add useful context to academic and credential achievements. Where an institution or partner records these experiences, the CLR can connect them to the source, evidence and learning they represent.
Applied learningProject
Practice in contextPlacement or experience
Connected toLearning outcomes and achievements
Source and evidence stay visible
Provenance & Verification
Connecting achievements should not erase where they came from. Issuer, evidence and available status information provide context for understanding a component; verification depends on the source and the checks supported for that credential.
Who made the claim?
Retain the institution or organisation responsible for the achievement.
What supports it?
Keep relevant assessment, criteria or evidence context associated with the achievement.
What can be checked?
Use available credential status and issuer information when verification is needed.
Interoperable record formats
Standards
CLR 2.0 structures connected achievement records. Open Badges 3.0 represents individual badge achievements, and the W3C Verifiable Credentials model provides a foundation for verifiable claims. These formats support record exchange while each component retains its issuer and evidence context.
Institutional oversight
Institutional Governance
Institutions and professional bodies define which achievements belong in a record, who may issue them, and how evidence and access are governed. Academic authority stays with the institution; professional standards and credential status stay with their issuing body.
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Set the record scope around institutional priorities and recognised learning.
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Establish issuing authority for each achievement and credential.
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Govern evidence and access in line with institutional policy.
From achievement to connected record
How CLR Connects to Skill Passport
Three distinct roles connect infrastructure, the record and the learner experience.
- 01 / CertifyMe Credential InfrastructureCreates and verifies achievements
CertifyMe Credential Infrastructure supports achievement issuance and verification.
Digital Credential Infrastructure - 02 / CLRConnects those achievements
The Comprehensive Learner Record brings achievements together with their source and context.
- 03 / Skill PassportPresents the connected record to the learner
The Skill Passport gives learners a place to view and share their connected record.
Explore Skill Passport
Institutional insight
How CLR Connects to Workforce Intelligence
When achievement records are connected to institutional skills frameworks, Workforce Intelligence can help institutions examine learning and capability information in a broader workforce context. It is a distinct use of structured data, not a replacement for the CLR or the learner-facing Skill Passport.
Explore Workforce Intelligence
Connected achievement information
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Institutional workforce insight
Considered within the organisation’s governance and data context.
Common questions
Comprehensive Learner Record FAQs
What is a Comprehensive Learner Record?
A Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) is a structured digital record that can bring together learning achievements, credentials, skills, competencies and other milestones. The 1EdTech CLR Standard defines an interoperable format for these records.
What does CLR stand for?
CLR stands for Comprehensive Learner Record.
What is a CLR platform?
A CLR platform helps institutions bring achievement and credential information into structured digital learner records while retaining issuer and evidence context. Specific integrations, issue and exchange options depend on the implementation.
What is CLR 2.0?
CLR 2.0 is a version of the 1EdTech Comprehensive Learner Record Standard. It specifies an interoperable format for representing a learner's achievements and uses the W3C Verifiable Credentials model; use of the standard alone does not verify a particular product or record.
Does a CLR replace a transcript?
A CLR complements the authoritative academic transcript. It does not replace it.
What can be included in a Comprehensive Learner Record?
Depending on the implementation, it can represent degrees, courses, certificates, badges, skills, competencies, projects, experiences and employer-based achievements.
Can a CLR include digital badges?
Yes. Open Badges can form part of a broader learner record when represented according to the applicable standards.
How does a CLR work with digital credentials?
Credential Infrastructure creates and verifies achievements; a CLR connects those achievements into a broader record. Each credential's issuer, evidence and status should remain traceable.
Can a CLR include skills?
Yes. Skills and competencies can be connected to the achievements and credentials that provide their context. Reviewed relationships preserve the institution's definitions and supporting evidence.
Is a CLR the same as a Learning and Employment Record?
Not exactly. Learning and Employment Record (LER) is a broader category of records, while the 1EdTech CLR Standard is a particular technical specification for interoperable learner records.
Is CLR compatible with Verifiable Credentials?
The 1EdTech CLR 2.0 standard is based on the W3C Verifiable Credentials model. A specific product or record still needs to implement and validate the relevant standard.
Who uses Comprehensive Learner Records?
Universities, colleges, professional bodies, training providers and other achievement issuers can use learner records to represent learning across different contexts.
Can professional bodies use a CLR?
A professional or chartered body can use the CLR model to connect certifications, competencies, continuing professional development and renewal milestones. The issuing body remains authoritative for its standards, assessment and credential status.
Can a learner have achievements from multiple organisations?
The CLR Standard supports achievements from multiple issuers. Each issuer and component achievement should retain its own provenance and verification context.
A broader record, institutionally governed
Build a Comprehensive Learner Record
Bring credential, skills and experience sources into a conversation about your institution’s approach to connected learner records.