Implementing European Digital Credentials in Non-Formal Education: A Prototype for the Digital Learning Campus

Tina John, Pascal Hürten

2025

Abstract

The Digital Learning Campus (DLC) provides an innovative educational environment that combines digital and physical learning opportunities. This paper presents a prototype for issuing European Digital Credentials (EDC) within the DLC framework, aligning with the Europass system to enhance the recognition of non-formal learning. The study explores the integration of Moodle Badges with EDCI standards, focusing on overcoming technical and organizational challenges. The implementation leverages Moodle's native badge functionalities and extends them with additional metadata to meet the European Learning Model (ELM) requirements. Findings indicate that the developed solution can securely issue digital credentials, ensuring their interoperability and recognition across Europe. Future work aims to refine the integration, improve user experience, and expand the scope of recognized competencies. This research contributes to the ongoing efforts of creating a robust digital credentialing ecosystem that supports lifelong learning and professional development.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

John T. and Hürten P. (2025). Implementing European Digital Credentials in Non-Formal Education: A Prototype for the Digital Learning Campus. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-746-7, SciTePress, pages 612-619. DOI: 10.5220/0013482200003932

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu25,
author={Tina John and Pascal Hürten},
title={Implementing European Digital Credentials in Non-Formal Education: A Prototype for the Digital Learning Campus},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU},
year={2025},
pages={612-619},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013482200003932},
isbn={978-989-758-746-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU
TI - Implementing European Digital Credentials in Non-Formal Education: A Prototype for the Digital Learning Campus
SN - 978-989-758-746-7
AU - John T.
AU - Hürten P.
PY - 2025
SP - 612
EP - 619
DO - 10.5220/0013482200003932
PB - SciTePress