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Features and concepts unique to the Ewance platform and challenge-based learning ecosystem.

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Certificate verification(Credential verification)

The process of confirming that a certificate or credential is genuine, was issued by the named issuer, and has not been altered. With verifiable credentials, anyone can verify in one click without contacting the issuer.

Challenge brief(Brief)

The structured document a student receives when they pick up a challenge — context, problem statement, deliverable, timeline, and rubric. The brief is the contract.

Digital portfolio(e-Portfolio)

A web-accessible collection of a learner's work — deliverables, credentials, reflections — that prospective employers can review before any interview. The digital part means the artefacts are linkable, not stored in a folder somewhere.

Micro-credentials(Microcredentials)

Small, focused credentials that attest to a specific skill or competency — typically a few hours to a few weeks of work — issued in formats designed to be portable and verifiable.

Skill verification(Skills verification)

The process of confirming that a candidate has a claimed skill — typically by reviewing evidence of work that exercised the skill, often with a rubric assessment, often producing a verifiable credential.

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