Records & frameworks

Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR)

A Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) is a verifiable digital record that captures the full range of a learner’s achievements, courses, competencies, skills, and co-curricular activities, going beyond a traditional transcript. CLR is an open standard maintained by 1EdTech.

Key takeaways

  • Broader than a traditional transcript
  • Verifiable and machine-readable
  • An open standard maintained by 1EdTech
  • Includes skills and co-curricular achievements
  • Portable to employers and other institutions

What is a Comprehensive Learner Record?

A CLR is a richer, verifiable alternative to the academic transcript. It aggregates a learner’s achievements, including skills and co-curricular activities, into a standardized, signed record.

Why CLRs matter

A CLR captures the skills employers actually care about, in a portable and verifiable format that travels with the learner beyond a single institution.

How a CLR works

The institution aggregates achievements into a standardized, digitally signed record following the 1EdTech CLR standard, which the learner can share and a recipient can verify.

CLR vs transcript

A transcript lists courses and grades. A CLR adds competencies, skills, and co-curricular evidence in a verifiable format, a fuller picture of what a learner knows and can do.

FAQ

Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR): frequently asked questions

How is a CLR different from a transcript?
A transcript lists courses and grades; a CLR adds competencies, skills, and co-curricular achievements in a verifiable, machine-readable format.
Who maintains the CLR standard?
The Comprehensive Learner Record is an open standard maintained by 1EdTech.
Can employers verify a CLR?
Yes. A CLR is digitally signed and verifiable, so employers and institutions can confirm its authenticity.
Does Sertifier support comprehensive learner records?
Learn more about Sertifier’s approach on our Comprehensive Learner Records page.