Credential Transparency Description Language Release History

This page displays the release history for the Credential Transparency Description Language schema. Each release contains a set of changes, which are documented below. Each change describes what was changed, why, and links to one or more relevant Github issues.

September 2023 CTDL Release (20230929)

This is the September 2023 CTDL Release.

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ceterms:administrationProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:administrationProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • vann:usageNote: Added
    en-US For assessments and rubrics, this can be used to indicate the scoring algorithm.
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Entity describing the process by which a resource, or aspects of it, are administered.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US Entity describing the process by which a credential, assessment, organization, or aspects of it, are administered.

Reason:

en-US Updated definition
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:alternateName View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:assertedBy View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Enable use with Occupation
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/896

ceterms:audienceLevelType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Type of level indicating a point in a progression through an educational or training context, for which the resource is intended; select from an existing enumeration of such types.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US Type of level indicating a point in a progression through an educational or training context, for which the credential is intended; select from an existing enumeration of such types.

Reason:

en-US Updated definition
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:audienceLevelType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:audienceType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:classification View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:CollectionComponent View Term History: JSON Turtle

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  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Resource that is a proxy for the entities contained in or referenced by an external Collection, Framework, or other such list, or for the list itself.
  • vann:usageNote: Added
    en-US Completion or satisfaction of this Component entails completion or satisfaction of all members of the referenced list, unless otherwise indicated by Constraints, or other relevant information.
  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable
  • rdfs:label: Added
    en-US Collection Component

Reason:

en-US New term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:componentDesignation View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:ctid View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:ctid View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:ctid View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric Criterion
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:ctid View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:ctid View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added CTID to all Action classes
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/894

ceterms:deliveryType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:description View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:environmentalHazardType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Occupation
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/898

ceterms:hasCondition View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:hasDestinationComponent View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Enable use with new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:hasJob View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to WorkRole and Task
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/907 https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/908

ceterms:hasMember View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Enable use with Transfer Value Profile
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/895

ceterms:hasMember View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Enable use with ceterms:Occupation
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/897

ceterms:hasOccupation View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to WorkRole and Task
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/907 https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/908

ceterms:hasPart View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Enable use with new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:hasProxy View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Enable use with new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:hasRubric View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US New property
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:hasTask View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Occupation
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/899

ceterms:hasWorkRole View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Job
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/907

ceterms:identifier View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:identifier View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:industryType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:instructionalProgramType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:isDestinationComponentOf View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:isMemberOf View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Enable use with ceterms:Occupation
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/897

ceterms:isMemberOf View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Enable use with Transfer Value Profile
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/895

ceterms:isPartOf View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:latestVersion View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Pathway
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/890

ceterms:latestVersion View Term History: JSON Turtle

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  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Latest version of the resource.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US Latest version of the credential.

Reason:

en-US Updated definition
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:latestVersion View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:lifeCycleStatusType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:lifeCycleStatusType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Pathway
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/890

ceterms:MultiComponent View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Resource that is a proxy for multiple entities.
  • vann:usageNote: Added
    en-US Completion or satisfaction of this Component entails completion or satisfaction of all entities for which this Component is a proxy, unless otherwise indicated by Constraints, or other relevant information.
  • rdfs:label: Added
    en-US Multi Component

Reason:

en-US New term
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:name View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:nextVersion View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:nextVersion View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Pathway
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/890

ceterms:occupationType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:offeredIn View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:performanceLevelType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Enable use with Occupation
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/898

ceterms:physicalCapabilityType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Enable use with Occupation
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/898

ceterms:pointValue View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:precededBy View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:precedes View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:previousVersion View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:previousVersion View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Pathway
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/890

ceterms:proxyFor View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:sensoryCapabilityType View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Enable use with Occupation
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/898

ceterms:sourceData View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:subject View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:subjectWebpage View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:subjectWebpage View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:supportServiceStatement View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US New term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/902

ceterms:supportServiceStatementDescription View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US New term.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/902

ceterms:targetCompetency View Term History: JSON Turtle

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  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US A competency relevant to the resource being described.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US A competency relevant to the condition being described.

Reason:

en-US Updated definition.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:targetCompetency View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric Criterion
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:targetComponent View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Enable use with new components
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/871

ceterms:targetOccupation View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:targetTask View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric Criterion
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:versionIdentifier View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Rubric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

ceterms:versionIdentifier View Term History: JSON Turtle

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en-US Added to Pathway.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/890

ceterms:versionIdentifier View Term History: JSON Turtle

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  • dct:description: Added
    en-US The resource version captured here is any local identifier used by the resource owner to identify the version of the resource in the local system.
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Alphanumeric identifier of the version of the resource that is unique within the organizational context of its owner.
  • dct:description: Removed
    en-US The credential version captured here is any local identifier used by the credential owner to identify the version of the credential in the its local system.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US Alphanumeric identifier of the version of the credential that is unique within the organizational context of its owner.

Reason:

en-US Updated definition
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/892

credentialStat:Ceasing View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:CredentialStatus
  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable
  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US Resource is in the process of becoming no longer active, current, ongoing, offered, operational, or available.
  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Ceasing

Reason:

en-US New concept, possibly temporary. Since this makes the Credential Status vocabulary effectively 1:1 with the Life Cycle Status vocabulary, we will review whether or not it makes sense to combine them.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/870

learnMethod:Apprenticeship View Term History: JSON Turtle

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  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable
  • skos:broader: Added learnMethod:WorkBased
  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:LearningMethod
  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Apprenticeship
  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US Learning through work that leads to a credential that is recognized by a relevant authority and is deliberately structured and supported to provide a progression of learning experiences.

Reason:

en-US New concept
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/886

learnMethod:ClinicalRotation View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US Learning through real-world work experience in a medical context under the direct supervision of a qualified practitioner.
  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:LearningMethod
  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Clinical Rotation
  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable
  • skos:broader: Added learnMethod:WorkBased

Reason:

en-US New concept
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/886

learnMethod:Internship View Term History: JSON Turtle

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  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:LearningMethod
  • skos:broader: Added learnMethod:WorkBased
  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable
  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US Work position that is intended to provide a learner with an opportunity to gain experience but that is not structured around learning and does not itself lead to a credential recognized by a relevant authority.
  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Internship

Reason:

en-US New concept
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/886

learnMethod:MedicalResidency View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Medical Residency
  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable
  • skos:broader: Added learnMethod:WorkBased
  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:LearningMethod
  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US Learning through real-world work experience at the graduate level in a medical context where a qualified participant works under the direct supervision of a senior practicioner.

Reason:

en-US New concept
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/886

lifeCycle:Ceasing View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US Resource is in the process of becoming no longer active, current, ongoing, offered, operational, or available.
  • skos:definition: Removed
    en-US Resource is no longer active, current, ongoing, offered, operational, or available, except for participants who are already engaged with it.

Reason:

en-US Updated definition
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/870

Mapping Changes Implemented in this Release

ceterms:AccreditAction

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ceterms:AdvancedStandingAction

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ceterms:ApprenticeshipCertificate

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ceterms:ApproveAction

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ceterms:AssessmentProfile

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ceterms:AssociateDegree

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ceterms:AssociateOfAppliedArtsDegree

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ceterms:AssociateOfAppliedScienceDegree

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ceterms:AssociateOfArtsDegree

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ceterms:AssociateOfScienceDegree

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ceterms:BachelorDegree

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ceterms:BachelorOfArtsDegree

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ceterms:BachelorOfScienceDegree

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ceterms:Badge

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ceterms:Certificate

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ceterms:CertificateOfCompletion

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ceterms:Certification

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ceterms:CollectionComponent

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ceterms:Course

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ceterms:Credential

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ceterms:CredentialingAction

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ceterms:CredentialOrganization

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ceterms:Degree

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ceterms:DigitalBadge

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ceterms:Diploma

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ceterms:DoctoralDegree

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ceterms:GeneralEducationDevelopment

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ceterms:Job

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ceterms:JourneymanCertificate

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ceterms:LearningOpportunityProfile

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ceterms:LearningProgram

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ceterms:License

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ceterms:MasterCertificate

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ceterms:MasterDegree

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ceterms:MasterOfArtsDegree

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ceterms:MasterOfScienceDegree

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ceterms:MicroCredential

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ceterms:MultiComponent

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ceterms:Occupation

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ceterms:OfferAction

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ceterms:OpenBadge

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ceterms:Organization

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ceterms:Pathway

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ceterms:ProfessionalDoctorate

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ceterms:QACredentialOrganization

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ceterms:QualityAssuranceCredential

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ceterms:RecognizeAction

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ceterms:RegulateAction

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ceterms:RenewAction

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ceterms:ResearchDoctorate

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ceterms:RevokeAction

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ceterms:RightsAction

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ceterms:SecondarySchoolDiploma

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ceterms:SpecialistDegree

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ceterms:Task

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ceterms:TransferValueProfile

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ceterms:WorkRole

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