WEBINAR RECORDING: Skills Emergency – How Community Colleges Can Respond Leveraging Tech
Held on 23 April 2025, this webinar explores how a state government, industry, and learners are impacted by the rise of skills and ways in which Community Colleges can respond to the looming skills emergency leveraging technology.
Tackling Systemic Challenges in Education, Supporting the New Majority Learners and Lifelong Skilling
In this interview, Dan McFadyen, Managing Director of Edalex, and Bill Hughes, President and CEO of Education Design Lab explore the Lab’s work to create a more inclusive and adaptable learning ecosystem. EDL focuses on “New Majority Learners” (or STARs) who are underserved by traditional education pathways. Their XCredit project validates skills acquired through alternative routes, making them recognisable and transferable. The discussion also covers the complexities of standardising skill recognition and the transformative potential of educational technology. EDL envisions a future where community colleges become “talent partners” for industry, fostering lifelong skilling opportunities, and ensuring that edtech supports all learners, particularly the New Majority.
Edalex announces launch of new self-paced guide ‘How to Recognise Skills in Your Curriculum’
Edalex, the company powering organisations’ single source of truth for skills, credentials and learning data, is thrilled to announce the launch of a new free Credentialate guide, “How to Recognise Skills in Your Curriculum.” This self-paced, practical guide is designed to empower educators, instructional designers, and educational institutions with the tools and knowledge to effectively […]
Edalex selected for a fifth consecutive placement in the HolonIQ ANZ EdTech 50 in 2024
Edalex, a company that provides organisations with a single source of truth for skills and learning data, has been included in the HolonIQ 2024 ANZ EdTech 50 list for the fifth consecutive year. This recognition highlights Edalex’s ongoing contributions to the education technology sector in Australia and New Zealand. The company’s focus on skills-based solutions and integration of new technologies, such as gen AI, has solidified its position as a leader in the field.
HSPA recognised at Public Education Awards 2024 in Secretary’s Award for School Achievement for their Mastery Learning System
Edalex congratulates the Hunter School of Performing Arts (HSPA) for winning the Secretary’s Award for School Achievement for their Mastery Learning System. Co-designed with Edalex and Learning Vault, this innovative system has been recognised both nationally and internationally. The award, presented by NSW Department of Education Secretary Murat Dizdar PSM at Sydney Town Hall, highlights HSPA’s dedication to enhancing learning experiences and fostering student achievement.
Edalex release AI-generated Rich Skill Descriptor (RSD) collections of the Australian Skills Classification (ASC) 3.0 system, with an eye towards a National Skills Taxonomy
Edalex has released over 270 rich skill descriptor (RSD) skill clusters, totalling 1,686 RSDs, on their openRSD platform, created through a GenAI project translating the Australian Skills Classification (ASC) into digital format, enhancing global access and interoperability of skills data for next-generation credentials.
WEBINAR RECORDING: How Community Colleges Can Address Skills Gaps, Make Invisible Data Visible and Increase Learner Agency
Held on 31 July, this informative and practical webinar shares a roadmap to skills visibility and recognition, and provide an overview of the technology solutions that can enable community colleges to act swiftly and at scale to address skills gaps.
Inside the Quest to Tame Gen AI to Benefit Education and Society
In this interview, Dan McFadyen, Managing Director of Edalex, and Julian Ridden, Head of Growth for Australia at Quizizz delve into the role of AI in education. They discuss the potential benefits and risks of AI, emphasising the need for thoughtful integration in educational settings. They also highlight the importance of understanding the risks associated with AI, such as bias and data security. The conversation emphasises the need for caution in AI adoption and the importance of using AI to solve genuine problems in education. Overall, they express optimism about the future of AI, and its ability to enhance human experiences and education, while also acknowledging the need for proactive measures to adapt to technological advancements.
WEBINAR RECORDING – Skills Wallet Solution Providing Students With Employment and Skills Progression Pathways
Watch Nicholas Robert Alderice, the CEO of Learning Vault, Margo Griffith, Principal Skills Consultant of Alex, and Darren Ponman, Principal of Hunter School of the Performing Arts (HSPA), as they delve into the journey of the Learner Dashboard solution from ideation to implementation.
WEBCAST RECORDING – Powering Skills and Learning Data through Innovative and Meaningful Digital Badging Technologies
1 May 2023 Duration – 50 Minutes Digital Badge Academy 8th Webcast Last month Margo Griffith met with Digital Badge Academy‘s Jim Daniels and David Leaser to talk about improving interoperability and equivalence for digital credentials and open badges – and why you need to understand RSDs!