In today’s workforce-driven economy, traditional education alone isn’t enough. Institutions must bridge the gap between learning and employment with evidence-based skills, verified experience, and portable credentials.
Digital credentialing plays a critical role in this transformation, offering a reliable method to validate and share achievements in a secure and accessible way. That’s exactly what L-EAF.org, The L-EAF Lab, and the SOLO Network have achieved together. This real-world partnership demonstrates how educational agility, project-based learning, and standards-compliant digital credentialing can empower students with verified Learning and Employment Records (LERs)—creating future-ready professionals, not just graduates.
The Challenge: Theory Alone Isn’t Enough — Digital Credentialing Is Essential
Lack of recognized credentials: Students needed credentials that hold weight across industries.
Limited career readiness: Many students lacked hands-on experience in real-world scenarios.
Employer skepticism: Hiring managers needed proof of real contributions, not just course completions.
The Integrated Solution: L-EAF × SOLO
This initiative created a seamless learning-to-credentialing pipeline that mirrors modern distributed work environments and offers learner autonomy and privacy through a self-hosted credentialing system.
Step 1: Agile Learning via L-EAF Lab
Students work on real nonprofit, startup, or educational challenges. They apply adaptive leadership principles and agile project execution through structured coaching. Educators are trained in agile, CTDL, and FLOW-based learning methodologies.
Step 2: Project Management via Kanban Zone
Through Kanban Zone, students:
Track tasks via Kanban boards
Collaborate in real time
Deliver incremental value
Adapt via retrospectives and client feedback
This professional-grade environment simulates a real-world workflow and enforces discipline in planning and execution.
Step 3: Credentialing & Verification via SOLO
SOLO Network issues portable, verifiable digital credentials and employment records that students can showcase in:
LinkedIn profiles
Resumes and job portals
Talent marketplaces
University applications
SOLO ensures compliance with Open Badges, Verifiable Credentials, and LER standards for global interoperability.
Case Study Highlights: Real Projects, Real Outcomes
Students earned credentials and employment records by delivering high-value outcomes, such as:
AI for Teachers: Built a GPT-based lesson adaptation tool aligned to LearningFLOW.
UX for Online Schools: Led a user research and redesign sprint to improve high school digital learning.
Nonprofit Branding: Designed websites, logos, and social campaigns for real nonprofit clients.
Agile Strategy Labs: Co-created nested WorkFLOW plans and guided agile transformations for school leaders.
Each project culminated in SOLO-issued digital credentials with embedded metadata (skills, roles, levels, and occupation tags) and links to project evidence. Employers can verify supervisor sign-off, project descriptions, and client names through SOLO’s transparent verification system.
Credentials Issued via SOLO
Here are examples of credential titles awarded through the SOLO platform:
https://l-eaflab.thesolo.network/issuer-credentials/2
- Certified WorkFLOW Practitioner
https://l-eaflab.thesolo.network/badge_details/5_workflow?utm_source=others - Nested WorkFLOW (Adaptive Lean-Agile work management methodology)
https://l-eaflab.thesolo.network/badge_details/2_nested-workflow?utm_source=others - ImprovementKATA
https://l-eaflab.thesolo.network/badge_details/6_improvementkata?utm_source=others - LearningFLOW Certified Educator
https://l-eaflab.thesolo.network/badge_details/10_learningflow-certified-educator?utm_source=others - ProductFLOW Manager I
https://l-eaflab.thesolo.network/badge_details/12_productflow-manager-i?utm_source=others - Certified Reseller Program
https://l-eaflab.thesolo.network/badge_details/7_certified-reseller-program?utm_source=others
Results That Matter
Students gained digital portfolios with verifiable, standards-compliant credentials.
Educators were transformed into agile practitioners capable of guiding modern learners.
Employers saw a new kind of candidate—credentialed with skills, not just attendance.
“SOLO gives our students and educators the credibility they deserve. It’s not just a badge—it’s a record of real-world value.”
— Jeff Burstein, Chief Student Advocate @ L-EAF
Why This Partnership Is a Blueprint for the Future
What makes this initiative powerful—and scalable:
Combines competency-based learning with real work outputs
Ties every achievement to a credential or verifiable record
Produces talent aligned with real employer expectations
Uses globally accepted open standards for interoperability
Supports secure, self-hosted environments and learner privacy
This is not a one-off case—it’s a proven system ready to scale across education systems, workforce programs, and governments.
Let’s Collaborate!
Are you a school, training provider, nonprofit, or employer?
Let’s co-create an education-to-employment pipeline that works.
Visit SOLO to learn how your organisation can:
Issue verifiable credentials
Create scalable employment records
Support real-world learning pathways
Drive career mobility for students and workers
Together, we can close the skills gap—one verified skill at a time.
