A trusted learning credential represents proof of the skills earned by an individual and verified by the issuer. The requestor, such as an employer, receives confirmation that a prospective employee has the desired background. It also provides employers and employees tools to match employees to jobs of the future, and points them to the education they will need to be prepared. A skills-based economy has driven the use of skills-based credentials. In the US alone, there are at least 738,000+ unique credentials being issued by a myriad of organizations. To put these credentials to use and increase their value for decision-making, the Learning Credential Network is designed to ease the management and exchange of credentials — providing a secure and trusted source for all skills-based credentials