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.

August 2024 CTDL Release (20240830) (Current Release)

This is the August 2024 CTDL Release.

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audience:Displaced View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Displaced
  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:Audience
  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US Person who has been displaced from their home or community.
  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable

Reason:

en-US New Concept
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

audience:Homemaker View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Homemaker
  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US Person who provides unpaid services to family members in the home.
  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:Audience
  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable

Reason:

en-US New Concept
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

audience:Unemployed View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • skos:definition: Added
    en-US Person who is not employed.
  • skos:prefLabel: Added
    en-US Unemployed
  • skos:inScheme: Added ceterms:Audience
  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable

Reason:

en-US New Concept
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:administrationProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Data Set Profile
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:administrationProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Revised definition and added to several classes
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/943

ceterms:alternateName View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to new classes.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:appealProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Description of a formal process for objecting to decisions of an organization.
  • schema:domainIncludes: Added ceterms:TransferValueProfile
  • schema:domainIncludes: Added ceterms:TransferIntermediary
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US Formal process for objecting to decisions of the organization regarding credentials, assessments or processes.

Reason:

en-US Revised definition and added to transfer-related classes
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/943

ceterms:assertedBy View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:availabilityListing View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Listing of online and/or physical locations where a resource can be found or pursued.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US Listing of online and/or physical locations where a credential can be pursued.

Reason:

en-US Updated definition.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/923

ceterms:classification View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:codedNotation View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:complaintProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Revised definition and added to several classes
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/943

ceterms:ctid View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Industry and Metric
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:dateEffective View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New property
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:description View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to new classes.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:developmentProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Revised definition and added to several classes.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/943

ceterms:estimatedDuration View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Estimated time it will take to complete an activity, event, or resource.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US Estimated time it will take to complete a credential, learning opportunity or assessment.

Reason:

en-US Updated definition.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/932

ceterms:exactDuration View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • dct:description: Added
    en-US This is intended to indicate overall time span, regardless of what portion of that time is spent actively pursuing the completion of the activity, event, or resource.
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Overall span of time it will take to complete the activity, event, or resource.
  • vann:usageNote: Added
    en-US If a resource takes 50 hours over a span of 6 months to complete, use this to record 6 months as P6M.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US Exact period of time of an activity or event.

Reason:

en-US Clarified term meaning and usage.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/932

ceterms:hasCatalog View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US New property.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/929

ceterms:hasJob View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:hasOccupation View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:identifier View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to new classes.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:image View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Collection
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/942

ceterms:inCatalog View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:Industry View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Broad category of economic activities encompassing various sectors.
  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable
  • rdfs:label: Added
    en-US Industry

Reason:

en-US New class.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:industryType View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:isMemberOf View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:keyword View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:latestVersion View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Collection, Competency Framework, and Competency
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/933

ceterms:lifeCycleStatusType View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:maintenanceProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Revised definition and added to several classes.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/943

ceterms:maximumDuration View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • dct:description: Added
    en-US This is intended to indicate overall time span, regardless of what portion of that time is spent actively pursuing the completion of the activity, event, or resource.
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Maximum overall span of time it will take to complete the activity, event, or resource.
  • vann:usageNote: Added
    en-US If a resource takes 50 hours over a span of 3-9 months to complete, use this to record 9 months as P9M. Do not use ceterms:maximumDuration to identify the renewal frequency of a credential; use ceterms:renewalFrequency instead.
  • vann:usageNote: Removed
    en-US Do not use ceterms:maximumDuration to identify the renewal frequency of a credential; use ceterms:renewalFrequency instead.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US Maximum amount of time it will take to complete the activity.
  • dct:description: Removed
    en-US The value of ceterms:maximumDuration denotes an approximation of duration.

Reason:

en-US Clarified term meaning and usage
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/932

ceterms:minimumDuration View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • dct:description: Added
    en-US This is intended to indicate overall time span, regardless of what portion of that time is spent actively pursuing the completion of the activity, event, or resource.
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Minimum overall span of time it will take to complete the activity, event, or resource.
  • vann:usageNote: Added
    en-US If a resource takes 50 hours over a span of 3-9 months to complete, use this to record 3 months as P3M.
  • dct:description: Removed
    en-US The value of ceterms:minimumDuration denotes an approximation of duration.
  • rdfs:comment: Removed
    en-US Minimum amount of time it will take to complete the activity.

Reason:

en-US Clarified term meaning and usage.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/932

ceterms:name View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to new classes.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:nextVersion View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Collection, Competency Framework, and Competency
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/933

ceterms:previousVersion View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Collection, Competency Framework, and Competency
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/933

ceterms:reviewProcess View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Revised definition and added to several classes.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/943

ceterms:sameAs View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:source View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to QData classes
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:subjectWebpage View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to new classes.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:subjectWebpage View Term History: JSON Turtle

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Reason:

en-US Added to Place
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/930

ceterms:subjectWebpage View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Work Role and Task
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/934

ceterms:targetCompetency View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

ceterms:targetCompetencyOf View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US New property.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/940

ceterms:timeRequired View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

  • vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable
  • dct:description: Added
    en-US This is intended to indicate only the sum of the individual amounts of time which are spent actively engaged in pursuing the completion of the activity, event, or resource, regardless of the overall time span required to complete it.
  • vann:usageNote: Added
    en-US If a resource takes 50 hours over a span of 6 months to complete, use this to record 50 hours as PT50H.
  • rdfs:comment: Added
    en-US Total engaged or participating time it will take to complete the activity, event, or resource.
  • rdfs:label: Added
    en-US Time Required
  • schema:rangeIncludes: Added schema:Duration
  • schema:domainIncludes: Added ceterms:DurationProfile

Reason:

en-US New property.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/932

ceterms:versionIdentifier View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Collection, Competency Framework, and Competency
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/933

ceterms:versionIdentifier View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

Reason:

en-US Added to Industry
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/941

Mapping Changes Implemented in this Release

ceterms:AcademicCertificate

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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:BasicTechnicalCertificate

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ceterms:Certificate

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ceterms:CertificateOfCompletion

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ceterms:CertificateOfParticipation

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ceterms:Certification

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ceterms:Collection

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ceterms:ConditionManifest

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ceterms:CostManifest

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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:DurationProfile

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ceterms:GeneralEducationDevelopment

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ceterms:GeneralEducationLevel1Certificate

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ceterms:GeneralEducationLevel2Certificate

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ceterms:HigherEducationLevel1Certificate

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ceterms:HigherEducationLevel2Certificate

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ceterms:Industry

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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: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:PathwaySet

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ceterms:Place

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ceterms:PostBaccalaureateCertificate

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ceterms:PostMasterCertificate

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ceterms:PreApprenticeshipCertificate

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ceterms:ProfessionalCertificate

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ceterms:ProfessionalDoctorate

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ceterms:ProficiencyCertificate

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ceterms:QACredentialOrganization

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ceterms:QualityAssuranceCredential

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ceterms:RecognizeAction

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ceterms:RegistrationAction

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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:SecondaryEducationCertificate

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ceterms:SecondarySchoolDiploma

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ceterms:SpecialistDegree

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ceterms:SupportService

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ceterms:Task

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ceterms:TechnicalLevel1Certificate

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ceterms:TechnicalLevel2Certificate

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ceterms:TechnicalLevel3Certificate

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ceterms:TransferIntermediary

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ceterms:TransferValueProfile

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ceterms:VerificationServiceProfile

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ceterms:WorkBasedLearningCertificate

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ceterms:WorkforceDemandAction

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ceterms:WorkRole

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