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August 2017 CTDL Release (20170825)

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ceterms:AccreditService View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

rdfs:comment: Added
en-US The agent being described provides accreditation service.
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:

rdfs:comment: Added
en-US The agent being described provides approval service.
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:

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:

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.
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:

rdfs:comment: Added
en-US The agent being described offers other resources.
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:

rdfs:comment: Added
en-US The agent being described provides recognition service.
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:

rdfs:comment: Added
en-US The agent being described provides regulation service.
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:

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:

rdfs:label: Added
en-US Renew Service
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:

rdfs:comment: Added
en-US The agent being described provides renewal service.
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:

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:

rdfs:label: Added
en-US Revoke Service
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:

rdfs:comment: Added
en-US The agent being described provides revocation service.
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:

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

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.