The Future
The Human Capability Record.
A consent-driven, portable record of what someone can actually do — verified by institutions, carried by learners, readable by AI agents. Built on the MCDS foundation.
The learner holds the record. The institution verifies it. The AI agent reasons over it.
01 What HCR adds
Five things a Human Capability Record makes possible.
Foundation
A unified capability record.
One record of a learner's verified capabilities — across institutions, providers, and informal learning — instead of a scattered trail of certificates and transcripts.
Consent
Learner-driven sharing.
Learners decide what they share, with whom, and for how long. HCR replaces opaque transcript requests with explicit, auditable consent.
AI-ready
Machine-readable from day one.
HCR is built on MCDS schemas, so AI assessment systems, recommenders, and verification agents can reason over it directly — no after-the-fact data plumbing required.
Mobility
Cross-border by design.
With MCDS V2.2 (PESC crosswalk, Sept 2026), an HCR issued in Sydney is verifiable in Toronto, Edinburgh, or Boston — with no bilateral data agreements between institutions.
Recognition
Continuous, granular, current.
Capability is no longer frozen at graduation. HCR carries credit for prior learning (CPL/PLAR), micro-credentials, and post-graduation development, all in one record.
Trust
Verified, not asserted.
Every capability claim in HCR carries an institutional verification trail. Employers and governments can validate without trusting a self-reported résumé.
02 Where we are
In pilot — co-designed with the sector.
HCR is not vapourware. It's in active pilot, co-designed with institutions, vendors, and learners. We are building it in the open with the sector that will use it.
HCR Pilot Co-Design Forum
Salesforce Tower, Sydney — 31 March 2026
In-person and online co-design forum bringing institutions, vendors, and HCR contributors together to shape the pilot specification.
V2.1 release
Capability Ontology — June 2026
The MCDS V2.1 release adds the HCR & Capability Ontology, the schema layer that the pilot is built on. Public draft window precedes adoption.
Want to be part of the HCR pilot?
Co-design participants come from institutions, vendors, and government. There's still room to join.