{"id":658,"date":"2025-10-01T14:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/?p=658"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:51:58","slug":"shaping-the-skills-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/shaping-the-skills-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping the skills-based movement and skills ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"658\" class=\"elementor elementor-658\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dfb8f14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dfb8f14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-210bad8d\" data-id=\"210bad8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d98c94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47d98c94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mozilla et al<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e760913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e760913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shaping the skills-based movement and skills ecosystem<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69311c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69311c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c5ecdb\" data-id=\"78c5ecdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1299ffb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1299ffb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color\">\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Ardcairn\u2019s founder, Grainne Hamilton, has shaped pioneering skills initiatives that have created a paradigm shift in how we cultivate and discover talent. Her work includes: <\/span><\/p><ul><li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Shaping development of the <a href=\"https:\/\/openbadges.org\/\">Open Badge<\/a> standard that is credited with seeding the skills credentials movement<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Creating the concept and blueprints of <a href=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/Staging\/digital-credential-pathways\/\">Digital Badge Pathways<\/a>\u00a0with Mozilla<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Creating the blueprints for <a href=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/Staging\/cities-of-learning\/\">Cities of Learning UK<\/a> with the RSA and DigitalMe<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Overseeing the transition of the Open Badge standard from incubation by <a href=\"https:\/\/foundation.mozilla.org\/en\/\">Mozilla<\/a> to stewardship by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1edtech.org\/\">IMS Global<\/a> (now 1EdTech) as a steering group member of the Digital Credentialing Initiative<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Steering group membership of the Open Badge Network, which provided the first policy recommendations for digital credentials across the European Union<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Founding the world\u2019s first nationwide digital badges network in 2013 (Open Badges in Scottish Education Group)<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Defining functionality for one of the first skills credential platforms in the world (the OBA)<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Leading the design and implementation of City &amp; Guilds&#8217; first digital badges (the Ampersand Awards)<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Partnering with Coventry University and East Sussex College to design and implement their first skills credential programmes<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Grainne continues to<span class=\"JsGRdQ\"> inform policy, adoption and interoperability of skills credentials through her writing and contribution to global and national task groups, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.badgingcommission.org\/\">Digital Badging Commission<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/credentialengine.org\/\">Credential Engine<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2cd7a8\" data-id=\"6f2cd7a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e72d27b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e72d27b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Services<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534289c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"534289c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-family bb-elementor-custom-size bb-elementor-custom-line-height\">\t\t\t\t<p>Skills-based hiring consultancy<br \/>Policy <span class=\"JsGRdQ\">recommendations<br \/>Invited expert<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><br \/>Conceptualisation<br \/>Blueprinting<br \/>Skills credentials design<br \/><\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Facilitating collaborative design<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><br \/><\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Advocacy &amp; awareness raising<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5122126e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5122126e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c7afeed\" data-id=\"5c7afeed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae4ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4ae4ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1st\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInternational initiatives, standards and technology for skills credentials\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68d4ae6d\" data-id=\"68d4ae6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087a634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"087a634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1st\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPolicy recommendations for digital credentials in the European Union\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d05075b\" data-id=\"d05075b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12afeed elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"12afeed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/content.1edtech.org\/badge-count-2022\/findings\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t74m+\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOpen Badges issued (as of 2022; findings from 1EdTech &amp; Credential Engine)\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53ca2147\" data-id=\"53ca2147\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ebff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"43ebff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1st\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNationwide, cross-sectoral group to explore the use of digital badges\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4291825 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4291825\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c214c1c\" data-id=\"c214c1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4def46a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4def46a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15b2944\" data-id=\"15b2944\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f93cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30f93cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I have engaged with Grainne in her work on open badges over a number of years. This has included&#8230; on the concept work she defined with Mozilla on open badge-based pathways that has informed innovative developments for capturing learning that happens anywhere, and enabling pathways towards enrichment opportunities. Grainne has extensive knowledge of digital badges, how badge pathways can be formed to best serve learners who need them most, and remains a trusted expert in this area.<br \/><strong>Dr Patrina Law<\/strong><br \/><strong>Lifelong Learning Lead, RSA. Former Head of OpenLearn, Open University<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d336e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d336e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d1a9d0\" data-id=\"7d1a9d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1268e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1268e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ardcairn.world\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ardcairn-testimonial.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-110a28f\" data-id=\"110a28f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d686c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d686c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Grainne Hamilton [and team] really pushed the boundaries and planned for emphasis on knowledge, skills, and attitudes with the &#8216;Cities of Learning framework&#8217; which later became the &#8216;RSA badge standard&#8217;.<br \/><strong>Katharine Courtney<\/strong><br \/><strong>Customer Success, Navigatr<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9925738 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9925738\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92c25b3\" data-id=\"92c25b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba53d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dba53d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"500\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"bcbbb30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.substack.com\/p\/making-degree-gained-skills-visible?r=3sb1ls\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Making Degree-Gained Skills Visible for Skills-Based Hiring\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-reader\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ardcairn.substack.com\/p\/making-degree-gained-skills-visible?r=3sb1ls\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaking Degree-Gained Skills Visible for Skills-Based 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