Identify that an object is a educational occupational credential

Educational and occupational credentials in schema.org
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Many of the use cases require that we be able to to identify that an object is an educational / occupational credential.

Discussion: EOCred: Addressing requirements from use cases thread from Jan 2018.

Proposal

Create a new schema.org type for educational / occupational credentials. The proposal is that this be a subtype of CreativeWork, though this may be subject to further discussion. There is also a possibility that a more general Credential supertype be created (the work of the W3C Credential Community Group is relevant here).

Name: EducationalOccupationalCredential

Subtype of: CreativeWork

Definition: An educational or occupational credential. A diploma, academic degree, certification, qualification, badge, etc., that may be awarded to a person or other entity that meets the requirements defined by the credentialer.

Note: For those familiar with the Open Badge specification, this type is broadly similar in scope to the Badge Class.

Draft code for schema.org

This copy on the wiki is for ease of reference only, the definitive version is the file on github

   
   <div typeof="rdfs:Class" resource="http://schema.org/EducationalOccupationalCredential">
      <span>Category: <span property="schema:category">issue-1779</span></span>
      <span class="h" property="rdfs:label">EducationalOccupationalCredential</span>
      <span property="rdfs:comment">An educational or occupational credential. A diploma, academic degree, certification, qualification, badge, etc., that may be awarded to a person or other entity that meets the requirements defined by the credentialer.</span>
      <span>Subclass of: <a property="rdfs:subClassOf" href="http://schema.org/CreativeWork">CreativeWork</a></span>
      <link property="http://schema.org/isPartOf" href="http://pending.schema.org" />
      <span>Source:  <a property="dc:source" href="https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/1779">#1779</a></span>
   </div> 

Test output on appspot (may be slow to load).

Example

Note: These examples should not be taken as being authoritative or accurate descriptions of the resources on which they are based.

1. Based on SQA HNC Facilities Management

This copy is for ease of reference only. The definitive version is in file issue-1779-examples.txt on github, which may be more extensive.

  
PRE-MARKUP:
<h1>HNC Facilities Management</h1>
<p>Higher National qualifications provide practical skills and theoretical 
  knowledge that meet the needs of employers. The HNC in Facilities Management 
  (SCQF level 7) develops knowledge and skills of the modern Facilities 
  Management industry including both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ services, and is aimed 
  at those in supervisory and management roles or aspiring managers within the 
  wider realm of Facilities Services.</p>
</div>

MICRODATA:
<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/EducationalOccupationalCredential">
<h1 itemprop="name">HNC Facilities Management</h1>
<p itemprop="description">Higher National qualifications provide practical 
  skills and theoretical knowledge that meet the needs of employers. The HNC 
  in Facilities Management (SCQF level 7) develops knowledge and skills of the 
  modern Facilities Management industry including both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ 
  services, and is aimed at those in supervisory and management roles or 
  aspiring managers within the wider realm of Facilities Services.</p>
</div>

RDFA:
<div  vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="EducationalOccupationalCredential">
<h1 property="name">HNC Facilities Management</h1>
<p property="description">Higher National qualifications provide practical 
  skills and theoretical knowledge that meet the needs of employers. The HNC 
  in Facilities Management (SCQF level 7) develops knowledge and skills of 
  the modern Facilities Management industry including both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ 
  services, and is aimed at those in supervisory and management roles or 
  aspiring managers within the wider realm of Facilities Services.</p>
</div>

JSON:
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "http://schema.org",
  "@type": "EducationalOccupationalCredential",
  "name" : "HNC Facilities Management",
  "description" : "Higher National qualifications provide practical 
  skills and theoretical knowledge that meet the needs of employers. The HNC 
  in Facilities Management (SCQF level 7) develops knowledge and skills of 
  the modern Facilities Management industry including both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ 
  services, and is aimed at those in supervisory and management roles or 
  aspiring managers within the wider realm of Facilities Services."
}
</script>