Turn recognition into trust people can verify.

A credential becomes more useful when the certificate, evidence, issuer, recipient and verification record stay connected.

Start with the work, not the certificate.

Recognition becomes more meaningful when people can trace it back to the project, achievement or contribution behind it.

EvidenceShow why the recognition exists.

IssuerMake the organization behind it visible.

RecipientKeep the person or partner who earned it clear.

The record behind the credential explains why it was issued instead of treating the certificate as a decorative badge.

AchievementWhat was completed or recognized.

ContextWhere the work happened.

OutcomeWhat the recognition says about capability or contribution.

The public certificate can stay minimal while the verification record carries the status, dates and identity behind it.

Credential IDA stable reference for verification.

Issue and expiryMake timing clear.

VerificationGive anyone a direct way to check the record.

Issued credentials remain part of the record. If validity changes, the status should become visible rather than silently removing what happened.

Issued onceThe historical record remains.

Revoked visiblyValidity changes are explicit.

Long-term proofThe record keeps its context over time.

A claimed credential strengthens the recipient’s Work Identity and adds another verified signal around real work.

ClaimedThe recipient connects the credential to their identity.

PortableRecognition continues beyond the issuer page.

DiscoverableThe credential can support future trust and opportunity.

Forwork Credential connects the visible certificate to a durable verification record, the issuer and the Work Identity that carries it forward.