Originally published September 20, 2023. Updated to reflect the continued development of Learning and Employment Records, TalentPass, and…
Universal Talent Passports help students connect courses, projects, campus work, internships, evidence, credentials, relationships, and goals while they are still enrolled. TalentPass gives learners a private foundation for stronger advising, networking, career preparation, and lifelong growth.
Universal Talent Passports can support better student outcomes by helping learners recognize growth, connect learning across experiences, preserve evidence, prepare for advising, build career-ready profiles, and carry trusted records throughout their lives. TalentPass strengthens learner agency without replacing the educators and relationships that make success possible.
Universal Talent Passports can give alumni a living, portable record that continues growing after graduation. Through permission-based institutional connections, TalentPass and TalentSync can support career transitions, lifelong learning, mentoring, community participation, trusted credentials, and a more valuable relationship between alumni and their schools.
A Universal Talent Passport is a person-owned, living source of truth that connects experiences, capabilities, evidence, credentials, relationships, goals, and growth across work, learning, and life. It helps individuals understand themselves, create purpose-specific profiles, and carry what they have learned and accomplished between organizations.
Universal Talent Passports can help universities connect learning across courses, projects, work, credentials, and life—while giving learners ownership of their records. When connected through permission-based institutional relationships, TalentPass and TalentSync can strengthen advising, career preparation, lifelong engagement, employer partnerships, and continuous improvement.