The document discusses the O3 Semantic Competency Directory, which is part of the Open Virtual Mobility project and defines competencies for virtual mobility using semantic web technologies and JSON-LD format to provide machine-readable, multilingual definitions that can be mapped to external frameworks like ESCO. It presents the features and architecture of the competency directory, including its use of unique URIs, cross-referencing of skills, and REST API for programmatic access.

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Competency
Directory
a part of
Open Virtual Mobility project
presented by Johannes Konert

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The OpenVM E+ project
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Output 5:
Open Credentials
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5. 5See results https://www.openvirtualmobility.eu/de_DE/outputs/1120-o5-open-credentials-and-
gamification-for-recognition-of-vm-skills-and-engaging-effective-learner-experience/
OPEN BADGES EXAMPLES
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Open Badge Infrastructure (OBI)
(Illustration by Erik Knutson, Concentric Sky, licensed CC-BY)
Assertion
BadgeClass
Profile
• Profile (e.g. for issuers and receivers),
• BadgeClass (defining credentials) and
• Assertion (for earned Badges)
are the core elements of OBI.
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Open Badge Specification 2.0
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“90% of the badge system is not visual”
Klein, J. (2013)
openbadgespec.org/
{
"@context": "https://w3id.org/openbadges/v2",
"type": "BadgeClass",
"id": "https://bestr.it/badges/?id=xm0431275n0v",
"name": „Intercultural skills- Foundation Level",
"description": “..",
"image": "https://bestr.it/badges/img/?id=xm0431275n0v”,
"criteria": "https://bestr.it/badges/crit/?id=xm0431275n0v ",
"issuer": "https://openvirtualmobility.eu/openvm.json",
"alignment": [
{ "targetName": “Demonstrating cultural understanding",
"targetUrl": " http://cd.openvirtualmobility.eu/entries/6",
"targetDescription": " Direct interaction with peers from
other cultural settings during VM activities Exchange
knowledge with peer from different cultural settings…",
"targetCode": “6"
},
{ "targetName": “digital communication and collaboration",
"targetUrl": " http://data.europa.eu/esco/
skill/574257ea-7b64-4100-b7b6-e27c233fe143 ",
"targetDescription": " Communicate in digital environments,
share resources through online tools, …",
"targetFramework": “ESCO"
}
]
}

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Output 3:
Competency Directory
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{
"@context": "http://cd.openvirtualmobility.eu/context/",
"id": "http://cd.openvirtualmobility.eu/entries/6",
"skillReuseLevel": "1 Transversal",
"skillType": "Skill or Competence",
"isEssentialSkillFor": [],
"isOptionalSkillFor": [],
"isSameAs": [],
"isSimilarTo": [],
"relatedEssentialSkill": [],
"prefLabel": {
"language": "en",
"value": "Demonstrating cultural understanding"
},
"description": {
"language": "en",
"value": "Direct interaction with …
nExchange knowledge with …
nBeing able to deal with …"
},
"altLabel": []
}
 Semantic web technologies using ESCO skill schema
 Format: JSON-LD
 REST-API
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Semantic web data behind
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12. 12 12https://ec.europa.eu/esco/portal/escopedia/Skills_pillar
https://ec.europa.eu/esco/portal/escopedia/Skills_pillar
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https://ec.europa.eu/esco/portal/escopedia/Skills_pillar
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Essential features
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Competencies for
virtual mobility
in 8 groups, 33 skills
Machine-readable,
multi-language
Cross-referencing
Unique URIs and JSON-
LD for semantic web
Planned
 Mapping to ESCO
 multi-language entries

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 How to find mappings to ESCO?
 Is it reasonable to have your own directory?
 How can I map my own competence definitions to others?
 Can everybode reuse the code and directory shown?
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Johannes Konert