Connecting Credentials—Glossary of Credentialing Terminology (6/2016): Documented award by a responsible and authorized body that attests that an individual has achieved specific learning outcomes or attained a defined level of knowledge or skill relative to a given standard. Credential, in this context, is an umbrella term that includes degrees, diplomas, licenses, certificates, badges, and professional and industry certifications.
Goodwin: A credential is officially documented credit that verifies an individual’s qualification or competency in a specific skill. Credentials are earned and awarded by completing a course of study, successfully passing an assessment, or meeting specified requirements that verify competency.
Wikipedia: A piece of any document that details a qualification, competence, or authority issued to an individual by a third party with a relevant or de facto authority or assumed competence to do so. Examples of credentials include academic diplomas, academic degrees, certifications, security clearances, identification documents, badges, passwords, usernames, keys, powers of attorney, and so on. Sometimes publications, such as scientific papers or books, may be viewed as similar to credentials by some people, especially if the publication was peer-reviewed or made in a well-known journal or reputable publisher.
"Kutumia ""Glossary of Credentialing Terminology"" (6: 2016) ni hati iliyotolewa na chombo cha mamlaka na mamlaka ambayo inathibitisha kwamba mtu amepata matokeo maalum ya kujifunza au amepata kiwango maalum cha maarifa au ujuzi kuhusiana na kiwango fulani." "Hii ni neno la jumla ambalo linatia ndani digrii, diploma, leseni, vyeti, beji, na vyeti vya kitaaluma na viwanda.""" Goodwin: sifa ni rasmi kumbukumbu mikopo ambayo inathibitisha sifa ya mtu binafsi au uwezo katika ujuzi maalum. Vyeti ni alishinda na tuzo kwa kukamilisha kozi ya utafiti, mafanikio kupita tathmini, au kukidhi mahitaji maalum ambayo kuthibitisha uwezo. "Hii ni sehemu ya hati yoyote ambayo inaelezea sifa, uwezo, au mamlaka iliyotolewa kwa mtu binafsi na mtu wa tatu na mamlaka husika au ya kweli au uwezo wa kudhaniwa kufanya hivyo. """ Mifano ya vyeti ni pamoja na diploma za kitaaluma, digrii za kitaaluma, vyeti, ruhusa za usalama, nyaraka za kitambulisho, beji, nywila, majina ya mtumiaji, funguo, nguvu za wakili, na kadhalika. Wakati mwingine machapisho, kama vile karatasi za kisayansi au vitabu, yanaweza kuonekana kama sawa na sifa na watu wengine, haswa ikiwa uchapishaji ulikaguliwa na wenzao au kufanywa katika jarida maarufu au mchapishaji mashuhuri.