Credential Transparency Description Language Releases
April 2018 CTDL Release (20180427)
January 2018 CTDL Release (20180129) - Current Release
October 2017 CTDL Release (20171027)
October 2017 CTDL Interim Definition Update (20171018)
August 2017 CTDL Release (20170825)
June 2017 CTDL Release (20170630)
April 2017 CTDL Release (20170428)
February 2017 CTDL Release (20170224)
Initial Release of CTDL (20161117)
August 2017 CTDL Release (20170825)
ceterms:AccreditService View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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rdfs:comment:
Added
en-US The agent being described provides accreditation service.
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rdfs:comment:
Removed
en-US The resource being described provides accreditation service.
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/426
ceterms:alternateName View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:CredentialOrganization
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:QACredentialOrganization
Reason:
en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/428
ceterms:ApproveService View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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rdfs:comment:
Added
en-US The agent being described provides approval service.
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rdfs:comment:
Removed
en-US The resource being described provides approval service.
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/426
ceterms:assesses View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- rdfs:range: Added ceterms:Competency
Reason:
en-US Improve handling of targetCompetency
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/429
ceterms:assessmentProfiled View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- vs:term_status: Added vs:deprecated
- vs:term_status: Removed vs:stable
Reason:
en-US This property was added reflexively early in development. We wish to hold the number of inverse properties to a minimum, and have determined that this property is unnecessary.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/445
ceterms:availableAt View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- rdfs:range: Added ceterms:PostalAddress
Reason:
en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/437
ceterms:Competency View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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dcterms:description:
Added
en-US Competency is broadly defined to include assertions of academic, professional, occupational, vocational and life goals, outcomes, and standards however labeled.
Reason:
en-US Enhancement.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/427
ceterms:conditionProfiled View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- vs:term_status: Added vs:deprecated
- vs:term_status: Removed vs:stable
Reason:
en-US This property was added reflexively early in development. We wish to hold the number of inverse properties to a minimum, and have determined that this property is unnecessary.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/445
ceterms:credentialProfiled View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- vs:term_status: Added vs:deprecated
- vs:term_status: Removed vs:stable
Reason:
en-US This property was added reflexively early in development. We wish to hold the number of inverse properties to a minimum, and have determined that this property is unnecessary.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/445
ceterms:LearningOpportunity View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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vann:usageNote:
Added
en-US Classes of learning opportunities defined in other namespaces such as schema.org/Course may be declared as subclasses of ceterms:LearningOpportunity to support their discovery through applications processing CTDL data.
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vann:usageNote:
Removed
en-US Types of learning opportunities such as a Courses class in other namespaces (e.g., schema.org/Course) may be declared as subclasses of ceterms:LearningOpportunity to support their discovery through applications processing CTDL data.
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/439
ceterms:learningOpportunityProfiled View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- vs:term_status: Added vs:deprecated
- vs:term_status: Removed vs:stable
Reason:
en-US This property was added reflexively early in development. We wish to hold the number of inverse properties to a minimum, and have determined that this property is unnecessary.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/445
ceterms:naics View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:Credential
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:License
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:Degree
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:DoctoralDegree
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:Badge
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:MasterDegree
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:ProfessionalDoctorate
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:Diploma
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:MicroCredential
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:Certificate
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:JourneymanCertificate
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:OpenBadge
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:BachelorDegree
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:MasterCertificate
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:QualityAssuranceCredential
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:DigitalBadge
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:AssociateDegree
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:GeneralEducationDevelopment
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:ApprenticeshipCertificate
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:Certification
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:ResearchDoctorate
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:SecondarySchoolDiploma
Reason:
en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/430
ceterms:OfferService View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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rdfs:comment:
Added
en-US The agent being described offers other resources.
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rdfs:comment:
Removed
en-US The resource being described offers other resources.
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/426
ceterms:RecognizeService View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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rdfs:comment:
Added
en-US The agent being described provides recognition service.
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rdfs:comment:
Removed
en-US The resource being described provides recognition service.
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/426
ceterms:recommends View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- rdfs:range: Added ceterms:Competency
Reason:
en-US Improve handling of targetCompetency
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/429
ceterms:RegulateService View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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rdfs:comment:
Added
en-US The agent being described provides regulation service.
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rdfs:comment:
Removed
en-US The resource being described provides regulation service.
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/426
ceterms:renewal View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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dcterms:description:
Added
en-US Generally, renewal applies to certifications and licenses; however, it may occasionally apply to other types of credentials.
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/444
ceterms:RenewService View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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rdfs:label:
Added
en-US Renew Service
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rdfs:label:
Removed
en-US Renew Credential Service
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/424
ceterms:RenewService View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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rdfs:comment:
Added
en-US The agent being described provides renewal service.
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rdfs:comment:
Removed
en-US The resource being described provides renewal service.
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/426
ceterms:requires View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- rdfs:range: Added ceterms:Competency
Reason:
en-US Improve handling of targetCompetency
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/429
ceterms:revocation View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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dcterms:description:
Added
en-US Generally, revocation applies to certifications and licenses; however, it may also apply to other types of credential under extraordinary circumstances.
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/444
ceterms:RevokeService View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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rdfs:label:
Added
en-US Revoke Service
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rdfs:label:
Removed
en-US Revoke Credential Service
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/424
ceterms:RevokeService View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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rdfs:comment:
Added
en-US The agent being described provides revocation service.
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rdfs:comment:
Removed
en-US The resource being described provides revocation service.
Reason:
en-US Clarification
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/426
ceterms:subjectWebpage View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- rdfs:domain: Added ceterms:VerificationServiceProfile
Reason:
en-US Enhancement
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/425
ceterms:targetCompetency View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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rdfs:comment:
Added
en-US A competency relevant to the resource being described.
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rdfs:comment:
Removed
en-US An alignment to a competency assertion in an established framework.
- rdfs:domain: Removed ceterms:LearningOpportunityProfile
- rdfs:domain: Removed ceterms:AssessmentProfile
Reason:
en-US Improve handling of targetCompetency
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/429
ceterms:taskProfiled View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- vs:term_status: Added vs:deprecated
- vs:term_status: Removed vs:stable
Reason:
en-US This property was added reflexively early in development. We wish to hold the number of inverse properties to a minimum, and have determined that this property is unnecessary.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/445
ceterms:teaches View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
- rdfs:range: Added ceterms:Competency
Reason:
en-US Improve handling of targetCompetency
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/429
ceterms:verificationService View Term History: JSON Turtle
Change:
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vann:usageNote:
Added
en-US Use this property to refer to the machine-accessible services, such as API endpoints, that provide direct access to the verification service being described. For general webpages describing the service, use the subjectWebpage property.
Reason:
en-US Clarification.
https://github.com/CredentialEngine/vocabularies/issues/425
Mapping Changes Implemented in this Release
ceterms:ApprenticeshipCertificate
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:AssessmentProfile
Changes to properties for this class:
- removal: ceterms:targetCompetency
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:Badge
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:Certificate
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:Certification
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:Competency
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:assesses
- addition: ceterms:recommends
- addition: ceterms:requires
- addition: ceterms:teaches
ceterms:Credential
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:CredentialOrganization
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:alternateName
ceterms:Degree
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:DigitalBadge
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:Diploma
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:GeneralEducationDevelopment
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:JourneymanCertificate
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:LearningOpportunityProfile
Changes to properties for this class:
- removal: ceterms:targetCompetency
ceterms:License
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:MasterCertificate
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:MasterDegree
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:MicroCredential
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:OpenBadge
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:PostalAddress
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:availableAt
ceterms:ProfessionalDoctorate
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:QACredentialOrganization
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:alternateName
ceterms:QualityAssuranceCredential
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:ResearchDoctorate
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:SecondarySchoolDiploma
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:naics
ceterms:VerificationServiceProfile
Changes to properties for this class:
- addition: ceterms:subjectWebpage