Edalex celebrates 10 years of innovation, connecting learning, skills and evidence in the global EdTech ecosystem
Edalex celebrates 10 years of innovation and impact, marking a decade of advancing learner-centric, skills-first solutions. From stewarding openEQUELLA to launching Credentialate, openRSD and SkillsAware, the award-winning EdTech company has helped connect learning, skills and evidence while empowering educators, employers and learners worldwide.
Edalex Celebrates Double Recognition at 2026 EdTech Cool Tool Awards: Credentialate Named Winner and SkillsAware a Finalist
Edalex has earned two honours at the 2026 EdTech Cool Tool Awards. Credentialate won in the Badging/Credentialing category, while SkillsAware was named a finalist in Professional Skills solutions, highlighting Edalex’s role in advancing a skills-first, data-driven ecosystem.
Bridging the Gap: Industry Partnerships and Real-World Relevance in the Skills Economy
The most powerful workforce programs are now in Community Colleges, built through deep industry co-creation that embeds hands-on labs and apprenticeships. This collaboration directly aligns learning with employment and high wages. The challenge is proving skill mastery. Edalex’s Credentialate and SkillsAware create a skills transparency ecosystem, turning co-designed programs into verified, shareable Personal Evidence Records that employers trust, accelerating real-world results and local economic growth.
Community Colleges: America’s Indispensable Engine of the Skills-First Economy
Community Colleges are America’s indispensable workforce engine, rapidly filling the massive demand for middle-skill workers. In a skills-first economy, the challenge is making acquired competencies visible to employers. Edalex solves this by combining SkillsAware (AI-powered recognition and standards alignment) with Credentialate (verified, personalized digital credentials). This technological solution empowers Community Colleges to provide employers with trusted skills data, accelerating economic mobility and cementing the Community College advantage.
HSPA Deputy Principal Darren Ponman named one of ‘The Best Educators in Australia Influencing Culture and Reform’ by The Educator
Edalex congratulates Darren Ponman, Deputy Principal of Hunter School of the Performing Arts (HSPA), on being named one of The Educator’s Best Educators in Australia Influencing Culture and Reform 2025. Recognised for his visionary leadership, Ponman has pioneered a school-wide mastery learning system, the co-designed Learner Dashboard, and innovative AI tools—transforming education with transparency, technology, and a future-focused approach.
Edalex partners with Learning Agents to enhance digital credentialing with Credentialate CanCred integration
Edalex and Learning Agents partner to integrate Credentialate with CanCred Factory, enhancing digital credentialing with secure, customisable Open Badges.
Education Design Lab’s XCredit, powered by Credentialate, named finalist in prestigious 2025 Learning Impact Awards from 1EdTech
Education Design Lab’s XCredit has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2025 Learning Impact Awards by 1EdTech. Developed through a collaborative effort between Education Design Lab, Edalex, SmartResume, Unicon, and Muzzy Lane, XCredit represents an innovative, scalable solution for validating real-world skills and empowering learners through interoperable credentialing.
Edalex announces Canadian partnership with Learning Agents, expanding global reach
Edalex’s new partnership with Learning Agents, a Canadian company led by Don Presant marks a significant step in Edalex’s expansion into the Canadian market and further strengthens the global reach of its Credentialate, openRSD platforms and their SkillsAware service.
Edalex webinar addresses the skills emergency with expert panel exploring how Community Colleges can respond using tech
Edalex, a software development company that connects learning, skills, and evidence, recently hosted an engaging cross-sector webinar, “Skills Emergency: How Community Colleges Can Respond Leveraging Tech.” Moderated by Dan McFadyen, Managing Director of Edalex, the session explored the crucial role of community colleges in addressing the growing skills gap and how technology can empower them in this mission.
Edalex recognised as finalist in two categories at the 2025 EdTech Awards
Edalex has, for the second year in a row – won the Badging/Credentialing Solution Award for Credentialate, and placed as a finalist in the Skills Solution (a.k.a. 21st-Century Skills) category for openRSD in the 2024 EdTech Cool Tool Awards.