Course Outlines
and Recommended Participants

Digital Credentials 101*

Two (2) half day sessions

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Half Day 1: Units 1 – 3 Why We Need Digital Identity and Credentials

Participants gain an understanding of

• How we create trust in a transaction or interaction
• Why current digital trust practices are limited
• How digital identity and credentials make digital interactions and transactions safe, seamless, and secure.
• The three primary roles in the digital identity and credential ecosystem
• Which roles you are likely to assume
• Key actors in the digital credential space

Half Day 2: Unit 4 – Privacy, Unit 5 – Risk Management with Levels of Assurance, and Next Steps

Participants gain an understanding of:

• The connection between privacy laws and digital identity.
• Recognize the role of levels of assurance in risk mitigation for identity and credential management
• Next steps to get started on your digital credential journey

Digital Credentials 102

Four (4) half-day sessions

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Half Day 1: Unit 6 – Program Design and Implementation

Participants:

• Feel empowered to get started with implementing, using and/or accepting digital credentials
• Have a sense of what their organization will be issuing and/or verifying
• Understand how to develop a business case, vision, team and governance structure as well as user experience, inclusion and accessibility considerations

Half Day 2: Unit 7 – Identity Ecosystems and Frameworks

Participants gain an understanding of:

• How digital credentials support existing ecosystems
• The key characteristics of digital credential ecosystems
• The role of trust frameworks in facilitating strong and trusted ecosystem operations
• Where we are headed with interoperability and trust frameworks

Half Day 3: Unit 8 – Building Blocks for Digital Identity Solutions

Participants: 

• Understand the fundamental technical building blocks of the digital identity and credentials ecosystem.
• Have a sense of how particular features of digital identity and credentials ecosystems can be used.
• Can adopt a common language and terminology to discuss both technical and business implications

Half Day 4: Unit 9 – Technologies and Specifications

Participants gain an understanding of:

• The notion of standards and open standards
• The various standards organizations; international and national
• The technical standards relevant to digital identity and credentials provided by those organizations, and their field of application