In today’s digital era, the secure space available through GreenLight allows students to place their credentials in an electronic file that uses blockchain technology to share them with other educational institutions and prospective employers. No more waiting days for student records to arrive via mail inside a sealed envelope. This new process saves time, money and human resources. It helps employers fill jobs quickly and keeps the economy moving.

GreenLight Credentials is a startup company that has designed a digital ledger for academic credentials powered by blockchain technology. Individuals will own a consolidated record of all their academic and training achievements in a format that is secure and easily transferable. While this is clearly an advantage when applying to a new school or employer, the potential applications are far greater.

GreenLight Credentials is about to revolutionize the world of academic transcripts sharing by making it possible for students to “own” their academic and non-academic credentials. We’re not middlemen charging students and schools to just move transcripts around, using the fragile and antiquated systems of yesteryear. We give students complete control over who can access their academic and non-academic records, for how long and even what parts of it. In today’s world, over their lifetime, most students attend multiple academic institutions while complementing their learning journey with many certification courses, MOOC badges, work experience, etc.

GreenLight operates above industry standards for security and privacy. Using the IBM Hyperledger Fabric (Blockchain technology leveraged by GreenLight’s platform) we can guarantee security in multiple ways: Read more to find out.

DCCCD and GreenLight have established a system where the student can send validated records to gain credit, apply for positions, and get employed. Plus, recipient organizations receive validated records directly from the student reducing the time associated with verification.

With GreenLight’s technology there’s no more snail mail. No more faxes. Instead, we need to provide our students with a secure, digital space where they can place all of their credentials in an electronic file and share them with other educational institutions and prospective employers. That process saves time, money and human resources. It helps employers fill jobs quickly and keeps the economy moving forward.

GreenLight not only benefits students, but the academic community and employers as well. It solves a myriad of problems, like the time it takes for institutions to verify credentials; and assist with reverse transfers of credit to help complete degree and certification programs. It connects verified potential candidates to employers and helps colleges recruit college-ready students that are already verified.

It all begins with an idea. Manoj Kutty, GreenLight’s Founder and CEO says, “In 20 years, students won’t be applying to colleges; colleges will be recruiting students.”