Nonprofit. Open. For the world.

Skills connect people. We keep the infrastructure open.

The nonprofit OSC builds open skills infrastructure that belongs to no one alone and can serve everyone. Knowledge, evidence and opportunity become portable across systems, languages and borders.

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Nonprofit · Global public good

  • Nonprofit stewardship
  • Open worldwide
  • Built for people

Our promise to the world

A shared language for human capability — open like the web.

Skills shape access to learning, work and participation. Their infrastructure should therefore be a public good: governed independently, usable worldwide and accountable to people.

Belongs to no one alone

Open specifications and transparent governance keep the foundation available to everyone.

Works across the world

Languages, regions and local realities are part of the standard — not edge cases.

Serves people first

Portability, privacy and explainability protect human agency in every integration.

The problem

Today, data exchange often stops at the system boundary.

A “Data Analyst” in a recruiting system is not automatically the same skill in a learning platform. Evidence sits in a third format. Meaning, origin and currency get lost along the way.

OSC creates a shared language for this. Not another product, but a nonprofit digital public good existing systems can use and people worldwide can shape.

The OSC approach

Three building blocks that belong together.

A standard is useful only when domain expertise, evidence and technology speak the same language.

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Terms

Describe skills unambiguously

Stable IDs, plain definitions and clear relationships keep identical terms from meaning different things.

Evidence

Make claims verifiable

Source, issuer, validity and assessment method travel with the data, so the basis of a competency claim stays visible.

Interfaces

Exchange data reliably

Versioned fields and open API profiles give tech teams a dependable basis for integration.

How we work

Test first. Standardize second.

We start with a real data question and a manageable pilot. What works is documented openly and developed as a contribution to the global public good.

More about OSC
  1. 01
    Clarify the starting questionWhat needs to work between which systems?
  2. 02
    Build with real dataSmall enough for quick learning, real enough for sound decisions.
  3. 03
    Review togetherDomain experts, engineering, privacy and operations belong at the same table.
  4. 04
    Document openlyResults, limits and open issues stay visible.

Who this is for

One standard, different perspectives.

HR & education

Compare skills meaningfully

Role profiles, learning offers and evidence connect more easily without hiding where they came from.

Bring a use case

Products & government

Avoid vendor lock-in

Open formats create room for better procurement, product development and cross-organization workflows.

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Next step

What can you contribute to the open skills public good?

A perspective, dataset, pilot or critical question can create impact for many. Together we will find the right path.

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