Viewing and Adding Credentials

Introduction

A credential, such as a high school diploma, consists of a set of requirements that must be met before the student can be awarded the credential.  For some credential requirements, an exemption is allowed.

PASI supports credentials data for students currently and recently associated to a school authority (recently associated means enrolled at a school authority’s school within one year of the school enrolment exit date). Credential information is not saved to the local copy; instead, the information comes directly from PASI, "on-demand" by the user.

See also Credential Reports.

Viewing a Student's Credentials

To view a student's credentials:

1. On the student's record, click State/Province - AB. The Alberta Information page appears.
2. Click the Credentials tab.
3. Under High School Credentials, for View Progress for Credentials, choose the credential the student is attempting to obtain, and then choose the credential requirement set.

4. Click View. The PASI Credential Requirement Set for the selected credentials appears.

   Field	Description
   Credential Requirement Set	The name of the set of requirements that must be met for the student to be awarded the credential. For valid values and their descriptions, see Credential Requirement Set.
   Achievement Status	The status of the student's credential achievement. For valid values and their descriptions, see Credential Achievement Status.
   Percentage Complete	The percentage of credential requirements that the student has met so far.
   Met?	Indicates whether the student has achieved the requirement for the credential.
   Requirement	Indicates the requirement, within the credential requirement set, that the student must achieve to be awarded the credential. For further details about a requirement, move the pointer over the requirement. For valid values and their descriptions, see Credential Requirement.
   Requirement Status	Indicates whether the student has achieved the credential requirement. For valid values and their descriptions, see Credential Requirement Status. Note: For some Credential Requirement Sets, you are able to update the requirement status of certain requirements. For this functionality to be available, Credential Exemption must be selected under PASI Direct Connect in System > Groups > Administrator. When this functionality is available, a pencil icon is displayed next to the requirement status. Click the pencil icon and update the status, then click Submit and the update request is sent to PASI.
   Exemption Status	If a credential requirement can be exempted, a plus sign is displayed in this column. If a credential requirement exemption request has been approved or rejected, the status is displayed in this column. For further information, see Requesting a Credential Requirement Exemption .
   Achievement Message	Provides details about the student's progress toward the requirement.

• To view audit information about the student's credential requirement set, click View Audit History.

Requesting a Credential Requirement Exemption

You can request an exemption for some, but not all, credential requirements. Requirements that can be exempted display a plus sign in the Exemption Status column

To request a requirement exemption:

1. On the student's record, click State/Province - AB. The Alberta Information page appears.
2. Click the Credentials tab.
3. Under High School Credentials, for View Progress for Credentials, choose the credential the student is attempting to obtain, and then choose the credential requirement set.

4. Click View. The student's Credential Requirement Set page appears.

5. Click the plus sign in the Exemption Status column for the applicable requirement.  The Add Credential Requirement Exemption page appears.

   Field	Description
   Exemption Reason	Select the reason for the credential exemption. For valid values, see Credential Requirement Exemption Reason.
   Exemption Details	If required, enter further details about the exemption.
   Exemption Status	Select the status of the exemption. For valid values and descriptions, see Credential Requirement Exemption Status.

6. Enter the information and click Submit. The Exemption Status is updated to Requested on the requirement set page.

Viewing a Student's CTS Credentialed Pathway

A Career and Technology Studies (CTS) credential pathway is a series of specific courses selected to provide opportunities for students to achieve a credential or credit awarded by a recognized community or industry organization or post-secondary institution.

You can view a student's CTS Credentialed Pathway on the student's State/Province - AB > Credentials tab.

Adding an External Credential

An external credential is a credential (diploma or certificate) that Is not awarded by Alberta Education. You view, and add, external credentials on the student's Credentials tab. External credential adds and updates appear in the Event Queue and rejections are displayed in PASI Core Alerts.

To add an external credential:

1. On the student's record, navigate to State/Province - AB > Credentials tab.
2. Under External Credentials, select a credential.
   •  If there is only one organization that awards the credential, that organization is displayed in the second field.
   •  If there is more than one organization that could award the credential, select the organization.
3. Enter the date the credential was awarded.
4. Click Add.
   • To delete an External Credential, click Delete, and then click Confirm Delete