Credential Transparency Description Language

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About This Schema

This is the primary schema of the Credential Engine.

3/26/2021 Release

This is the March 2021 CTDL Release

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How to Read These Tables

This page displays the Credential Transparency Description Language schema in an RDF-centric format. Below you will find every class, property, concept scheme, and concept for this schema, each with a thorough description and connections to other terms. For an object-oriented view of this schema, use the Mapping Guidance page.

The following tables use a common set of attributes to describe each Term. Not all terms will have all attributes.

AttributeDescription
URIUnique Resource Identifier used to identify the term. It consists of a full namespace (such as https://purl.org/ceterms/terms) followed by the term itself. This URI can uniquely identify the term in various contexts, including those where multiple namespaces are used.
Shorthand URIEquivalent to the URI, but using a shorter namespace prefix (such as ceterms) followed by : and then by the term itself. Use the References table to determine which prefix is associated with which full URI namespace.
LabelA human-readable label assigned to the term. In applications, this may be substituted for any label that is suitable for that application. May be represented in multiple languages.
DefinitionThe normative definition for the term. The definition field controls the true meaning of the term regardless of its URI or its Label. May be represented in multiple languages.
CommentAdditional non-normative descriptive text to aid in understanding the intended meaning and/or purpose of the term. May be represented in multiple languages.
Usage NoteAdditional non-normative descriptive text to aid in understanding the intended usage of the term. May be represented in multiple languages.
Type of TermIndicates the type of term: Class, Property, Concept Scheme, or Concept.
StatusIndicates the current status of the term: Stable, Unstable, Pending, or Deprecated.
Subclass OfIndicates that this class is a more narrowly-focused variant of the referenced class.
Subproperty OfIndicates that this property is a more narrowly-focused variant of the referenced property.
Subconcept OfIndicates that this concept is a more narrowly-focused variant of the referenced concept.
Equivalent ToLists the terms, often from other namespaces, that have the same (or nearly the same) semantic meaning as this term.
PropertiesLists the properties that belong to this class (as defined by the properties' "Domain Includes" data).
In Range OfLists the properties whose value may be an instance of this class (as defined by the properties' "Range Includes" data).
Domain IncludesLists the classes to which this property belongs.
Range IncludesLists the classes or value types that may be used as a value for this property.
CER Target SchemeLists the concept schemes that are intended to ultimately be used as values for this term, either directly or indirectly.
ConceptsLists the terms that may be considered concepts for this concept scheme.
CER Scheme ForLists the terms that are intended to reference terms from this scheme, either directly or indirectly.
In SchemeLists the concept schemes in which this concept appears.
SerializationProvides links to serializations (in JSON-LD and Turtle) for this term.
HistoryProvides links to the schema update history for this term.

References

In the tables below, the following prefixes refer to the following schema sources:

General References
PrefixVocabulary NameVocabulary Title
asnhttp://purl.org/ASN/schema/core/Achievement Standards Network
casehttps://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/case/IMS Global CASE
ceasnhttps://purl.org/ctdlasn/terms/CTDL Profile of Achievement Standards Network Description Language
cedshttps://ceds.ed.gov/element/Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) Schema Elements
cetermshttps://purl.org/ctdl/terms/Credential Transparency Description Language
cshttp://vocab.org/changeset/schema#Change Set
dchttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1
dcthttp://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMI Metadata Terms
foafhttp://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Friend of a Friend
gemqhttp://purl.org/gem/qualifiers/GEM Qualified Terms
lrmihttp://purl.org/dcx/lrmi-terms/Learning Resource Metadata Initiative
metahttp://credreg.net/meta/terms/Credential Engine Meta Terms
obihttps://w3id.org/openbadges#Open Badges Technical Specification (Schema)
owlhttp://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Ontology Web Language
qdatahttps://credreg.net/qdata/terms/Quantitative Data Schema
rdfhttp://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Resource Description Framework
rdfshttp://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#RDF Schema 1.1
schemahttps://schema.org/Schema.org
skoshttp://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Simple Knowledge Organization System
vannhttp://purl.org/vocab/vann/Web Annotation Vocabulary
vshttps://www.w3.org/2003/06/sw-vocab-status/ns#Term-centric Semantic Web Vocabulary Annotations
xsdhttp://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#XML Schema Definition
Controlled Vocabulary Concepts References (SKOS)
PrefixVocabulary NameVocabulary Title
actionStathttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/actionStat/Action Status Type Concept Scheme
agentSectorhttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/agentSector/Agent Sector Type Concept Scheme
assessMethodhttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/assessMethod/Assessment Method Type Concept Vocabulary
assessUsehttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/assessUse/Assessment Use Type Concept Scheme
audiencehttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/audience/Audience Type Concept Scheme
audLevelhttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/audLevel/Audience Level Type Concept Scheme
claimTypehttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/claimType/Claim Type Concept Scheme
costTypehttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/costType/Cost Type Concept Scheme
credentialStathttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/credentialStat/Credential Status Type Concept Scheme
creditUnithttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/creditUnit/Credit Unit Type Concept Scheme
deliveryTypehttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/deliveryType/Delivery Type Concept Scheme
Financial Aid Concept Schemehttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/financialAid/Financial Aid Concept Scheme
inputTypehttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/inputType/External Input Type Concept Scheme
learnMethodhttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/learnMethod/Learning Method Type Concept Scheme
orgTypehttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/orgType/Organization Type Concept Scheme
Intended Purpose Concept Schemehttps://purl.org/ctld/vocabs/purpose/Intended Purpose Concept Scheme
residencyhttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/residency/Residency Type Concept Scheme
scorehttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/score/Scoring Method Type Concept Scheme
serviceTypehttps://purl.org/ctdl/vocabs/serviceType/Agent Service Type Concept Scheme

Classes

AccreditAction AdvancedStandingAction Agent AggregateDataProfile AlignmentMap ApprenticeshipCertificate ApproveAction Assessment AssessmentComponent AssessmentProfile AssociateDegree BachelorDegree Badge BasicComponent Certificate CertificateOfCompletion Certification CocurricularComponent Competency CompetencyComponent CompetencyFramework ComponentCondition ConditionManifest ConditionProfile ContactPoint CostManifest CostProfile Course CourseComponent Credential CredentialAlignmentObject CredentialAssertion CredentialComponent CredentialFramework CredentialingAction CredentialOrganization CredentialPerson Degree DigitalBadge Diploma DoctoralDegree DurationProfile EarningsProfile EmploymentOutcomeProfile ExtracurricularComponent FinancialAssistanceProfile GeneralEducationDevelopment GeoCoordinates HoldersProfile IdentifierValue IndustryClassification InstructionalProgramClassification Job JobComponent JourneymanCertificate JurisdictionProfile LearningOpportunity LearningOpportunityProfile LearningResource License MasterCertificate MasterDegree MicroCredential Occupation OccupationClassification OfferAction OpenBadge Pathway PathwayComponent PathwaySet Place PostalAddress ProcessProfile ProfessionalDoctorate QACredentialOrganization QualityAssuranceCredential QuantitativeValue RecognizeAction RegulateAction RenewAction ResearchDoctorate RevocationProfile RevokeAction RightsAction RuleSet RuleSetProfile SecondarySchoolDiploma SelectionComponent Task TransferValueProfile ValueProfile VerificationServiceProfile WorkExperienceComponent WorkRole FinancialAlignmentObject IdentifierValueSet

Properties

abilityEmbodied accreditedBy accreditedIn accredits actingAgent actionStatusType address addressCountry addressLocality addressRegion administrationProcess advancedStandingFrom affiliatedAgent affiliation agentPurpose agentPurposeDescription agentSectorType agentType aggregateData alignmentDate alignmentType alternateName alternativeCondition alternativeRuleSet appealProcess approvedBy approvedIn approves assertedBy assesses assessmentDeliveryType assessmentExample assessmentExampleDescription assessmentMethodDescription assessmentMethodType assessmentOutput assessmentUseType audienceLevelType audienceType availabilityListing availableAt availableOnlineAt broadAlignment classification codedNotation comment commonConditions commonCosts complaintProcess componentCategory componentDesignation condition conditionManifestOf contactType copyrightHolder corequisite costDetails costManifestOf credentialId credentialingAction credentialStatusType credentialType creditLevelType creditUnitType creditUnitTypeDescription creditValue ctid currency dataCollectionMethodType dataProvider dateEffective degreeConcentration degreeMajor degreeMinor deliveryType deliveryTypeDescription demographicInformation department description description developmentProcess directCostType duns earnings email employee employmentOutcome endDate endTime entryCondition estimatedCost estimatedDuration evidenceOfAction exactAlignment exactDuration experience expirationDate externalInputType externalResearch familyName faxNumber fein financialAssistance financialAssistanceType financialAssistanceValue foundingDate framework frameworkName geoURI givenName globalJurisdiction hasAlignmentMap hasChild hasCondition hasConditionManifest hasCostManifest hasDestinationComponent hasGroupEvaluation hasGroupParticipation hasJob hasOccupation hasPart hasPathway hasSpecialization hasStatement hasTask hasVerificationService hasWorkRole highEarnings holderMustAuthorize holders honorificSuffix identifier identifierType identifierTypeName identifierValueCode image inAlignmentMap industryType inLanguage instructionalProgramType instrument ipedsID isAdvancedStandingFor isChildOf isDestinationComponentOf isicV4 isPartOf isPreparationFor isProctored isRecommendedFor isRequiredFor isSimilarTo isSpecializationOf jobsObtained jurisdiction jurisdictionException keyword knowledgeEmbodied latestVersion latitude learningDeliveryType learningMethodDescription learningMethodType leiCode listID longitude lowEarnings mainJurisdiction maintenanceProcess majorAlignment maximumDuration maxValue medianEarnings minimumAge minimumDuration minorAlignment minValue missionAndGoalsStatement missionAndGoalsStatementDescription naics name narrowAlignment ncesID nextVersion numberAwarded object occupationType offeredBy offeredIn offers opeID ownedBy owns parentOrganization participant paymentPattern percentage pointValue postalCode postOfficeBoxNumber postReceiptMonths precedes preparationFrom prerequisite previousVersion price processFrequency processingAgent processMethod processMethodDescription processStandards processStandardsDescription programTerm qualityAssuranceTargetType recognizedBy recognizedIn recognizes recommends region regulatedBy regulatedIn regulates relatedAction relevantDataSet renewal renewalFrequency renewedBy renewedIn renews requiredNumber requires residencyType residentOf resultingAward reviewProcess revocation revocationCriteria revocationCriteriaDescription revocationProcess revokedBy revokedIn revokes ruleSetUsed sameAs scoringMethodDescription scoringMethodExample scoringMethodExampleDescription scoringMethodType serviceType skillEmbodied socialMedia source sourceData spatialCoverage startDate startTime streetAddress subject subjectWebpage submissionOf submissionOfDescription subOrganization supersededBy supersedes targetAssessment targetCompetency targetCompetencyFramework targetComponent targetContactPoint targetCredential targetLearningOpportunity targetLearningResource targetNode targetNodeDescription targetNodeName targetPathway teaches telephone temporalCoverage transferValue transferValueFor transferValueFrom transferValueStatement transferValueStatementDescription unitText value verificationDirectory verificationMethodDescription verificationService verifiedClaimType versionIdentifier weight worksFor yearsOfExperience additionalCondition agent alternativeIdentifier assessmentProfiled conditionProfiled contactOption contactPoint credentialAlignment credentialProfiled creditHourType creditHourValue creditUnitValue learningOpportunityOffered learningOpportunityProfiled learningResource partOfIdentifierValueSet processMethodType trainingOffered url

Concept Schemes

ActionStatus AgentSector AgentServiceType AssessmentMethod AssessmentUse Audience AudienceLevel ClaimType CostType CredentialStatus CreditUnit Delivery ExternalInput FinancialAssistance LearningMethod OrganizationType Residency ScoringMethod PersonType

Concepts

AcademicAssistantship AcademicYear AccreditService Active ActiveActionStatus AdvancedLevel AggregateCost Application Applied Apprenticeship ApproveService Artifact AssessmentBody AssociatesDegreeLevel Associations BachelorsDegreeLevel BackgroundCheck BadgeClaim BeginnerLevel BlendedDelivery Business Business BusinessAssociation BusinessAssociation CarnegieUnit CertificateCredit CertificationBody Citizen ClockHour Collaborative CompetencyCredit CompletedActionStatus Consumers ContactHour ContinuingEducationUnit CoOperative CoordinatingBody CriterionReferenced CurrentMilitary CurrentMilitaryDependent CurrentMilitarySpouse CurrentStudent DegreeCredit Deprecated DoctoralDegreeLevel DoDTuitionAssistance DualCredit EducationAdministrators Educators EnrollmentFee Exam Experts FailedActionStatus FederalGrant FederalScholarship FederalSubsidizedLoan FederalUnsubsidizedLoan FederalWorkStudy Formative FormerMilitary FormerMilitaryDependent FormerMilitarySpouse FormerStudent FourYear FullTime Gaming General Government Governments GraduateLevel GraduationFee Grant Guardians HighSchool InPerson InState InstitutionalGrant InstitutionalLoan InstitutionalScholarship IntermediateLevel International InternationalBodies Internship Laboratory LaborUnion LearningResource Lecture Loan LoanForgivenessProgram Local LowerDivisionLevel Magnet MastersDegreeLevel Meals Member Military Military MixedFees NonCitizen NonMember NonResident NonTraditional NormReferenced OfferService OnlineOnly OptionalCharges OtherGrant OtherLoan OtherOnCampusWork OtherScholarship OutOfState ParentPLUSLoan PartTime PellGrant Performance Post911GIBill Postsecondary PostSecondaryLevel PotentialActionStatus Practitioners Prerecorded PrimarilyOnline PrivateEmployee PrivateForProfit PrivateGrant PrivateLoan PrivateNonProfit PrivateScholarship Probationary ProcessingFee ProfessionalAssociation ProfessionalLevel ProgramSpecificFee PromiseProgram Public Public PublicEmployee QualityAssurance QualityAssuranceClaim QuarterHour RecognizeService ReexaminationFee Regional RegulateService RenewalFee RenewService RequirementCredit ReschedulingFee Resident RevokeService RoomOrResidency Scholarship ScoringFee SecondaryDiplomaCredit SecondaryLevel SecondarySchool SelfPaced SemesterHour Seminar StandaloneAssessment StateLocalGrant StateLocalLoan StateLocalMilitaryAssistance StateLocalScholarship StateLocalWork Students StudentServicesFee Summative Suspended Technical TechnologyFee TimeBasedCredit TrainingProvider TranscriptClaim Tuition TwoYear TypeBasedCredit UndergraduateLevel UpperDivisionLevel VEAP Vendor VerifiedClaim VocationalRehabilitation WIOA WorkBased WorkBased Assistantship ElectronicMediaBased OtherFederalGrant StateLoan StateWork Superseded Verifiedclaim Veteran

Groups

These groups are not truly part of the schema; however, they are useful for discussion and conceptualization of how different elements of the schema relate to each other in ways that may not be obvious from the documentation above.
Agent Connection Credential CredentialingAction JurisdictionsReceived PathwayClasses PathwayComponent RolesPlayed RolesReceived SuperClass TopLevel

Info and Statistics

Below is key information for the 3/26/2021 Release of Credential Transparency Description Language:

Credential Transparency Description Language

Schema ID: ctdl
Schema Prefix: ceterms
Release ID: 20240830
Release Date: 3/26/2021
Release Status: vs:stable

Totals

Use the options below to determine the totals to include for the selected schemas. For each schema, you can also opt to include counts for terms that that schema borrows:

  • From other Credential Engine schemas (e.g., CTDL-ASN borrows ceterms:industryType from CTDL for its ceasn:CompetencyFramework class)
  • From non-Credential Engine schemas (e.g., CTDL borrows schema:QuantitativeData from schema.org for its ceterms:financialAssistanceValue property)

Terms will not be counted twice regardless of which combination of options you select.

Term TypeStableUnstablePendingDeprecatedTotal by Type
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