Credentials, Badges and Continuing Education

Entity summary

Name	data_object	Description
Certificate Templates	certificate_templates	Templates used to issue completion certificates to learners, carrying layout and dynamic fields.
Certification Definitions	certification_definitions	Catalog of certification types, with issuing authority, validity period, recertification policy, and prerequisite courses.
Certification Renewals	certification_renewals	Renewal cycles of an existing certification, distinct from its initial issuance.
Certifications	learner_certifications	Credentials issued to a worker (internal, vendor, or regulatory), with issue date, expiry, issuing body, and renewal rules. Drives recertification campaigns.
CEU Records	ceu_records	Per-learner ledger of earned continuing-education credits, serving as evidence for professional licensure reporting.
Continuing Education Credits	continuing_education_credits	Continuing education credit definitions, with credit hours, accrediting body, and eligible courses.
Credential Badges	credential_badges	Definitions of digital badges and micro-credentials, covering criteria, image, issuer, and expiration policy.
Credential Verifications	credential_verifications	Third-party verification handshakes confirming that an issued badge or credential is genuine.
FINRA CE Records	finra_ce_records	Continuing-education ledger rows per registered representative, retained as regulator evidence.
Learner Badges	learner_badges	Badges earned by learners, each with earn date, evidence link, and verification token.
Course Enrollments	course_enrollments	Per-learner per-course records tracking assigned and due dates, attempts, status, and score.
Courses	courses	Learning units such as e-learning modules, videos, live sessions, or blended programs, with format, duration, and prerequisites.
Employees	employees	Canonical records of people currently or formerly employed, carrying identity, employment metadata, and links to position, manager, and org unit.

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  classDef embedded_master fill:#fff4cc,stroke:#c79100,color:#5b4500;
  classDef platform_builtin fill:#e0e0e0,stroke:#424242,color:#1a1a1a;
  certification_definitions["Certification Definitions"]
  certificate_templates["Certificate Templates"]
  credential_badges["Credential Badges"]
  learner_badges["Learner Badges"]
  continuing_education_credits["Continuing Education Credits"]
  ceu_records["CEU Records"]
  learner_certifications["Certifications"]
  employees["Employees"]
  courses["Courses"]
  course_enrollments["Course Enrollments"]
  finra_ce_records["FINRA CE Records"]
  credential_verifications["Credential Verifications"]
  certification_renewals["Certification Renewals"]
  users["Users"]
  certification_definitions -->|"instantiated_as"| learner_certifications
  certificate_templates -->|"renders"| learner_certifications
  credential_badges -->|"awarded_as"| learner_badges
  continuing_education_credits -->|"earned_in"| ceu_records
  courses -->|"grants"| certification_definitions
  courses -->|"yields_credits_via"| continuing_education_credits
  employees -->|"enrolls_in"| course_enrollments
  courses -->|"enrolled_via"| course_enrollments
  courses -->|"grants"| learner_certifications
  employees -->|"learns_via"| course_enrollments
  users -->|"owns"| courses
  users -->|"earns_badge"| learner_badges
  users -->|"earns_credit"| ceu_records
  users -->|"logs_ce"| finra_ce_records
  employees -->|"is_linked_to"| users
  users -->|"authors"| courses
  users -->|"enrolls in"| course_enrollments
  users -->|"assigns"| course_enrollments
  users -->|"holds"| learner_certifications
  class certification_definitions master;
  class certificate_templates master;
  class credential_badges master;
  class learner_badges master;
  class continuing_education_credits master;
  class ceu_records master;
  class learner_certifications master;
  class employees embedded_master;
  class courses embedded_master;
  class course_enrollments embedded_master;
  class finra_ce_records master;
  class credential_verifications master;
  class certification_renewals master;
  class users platform_builtin;
  style finra_ce_records stroke-dasharray:5 5;
  style credential_verifications stroke-dasharray:5 5;
  style certification_renewals stroke-dasharray:5 5;