We list some of our planned new features below.
You can see what's been added to the platform or is currently in test here.
Letting people know about your certification scheme can result in more uptake and wider adoption. We'll be offering a means to showcase different certification schemes to passing visitors and regular users.
To augment the API automation that we already offer, we'll also include some Zapier support with Zaps that you can integrate into your own 'no-code' processes. For example, automatically issuing a membership certificate once someone registers their details and pays through other Zapier-supported applications.
Sometimes certification bodies (CBs, like examiners) and accreditation bodies (ABs, like exam boards) are different organisations. Being able to coordinate activity and share relevant information is useful. We're working on some tools that will make this easier to set up and control.
Facilitating the renewal process of certificates can avoid lapses in accreditation, improve compliance, and reduce administrative overheads. We will be rolling out some features to streamline the renewal of certificates issued from our platform, including custom email reminders.
Legacy certificates can already be self-uploaded to the platform, but being sure that the pdf evidence is genuine is still problematic. In the future, users will be able to vouch they've seen the original to provide additional surety to the community.
A more advanced feature will include attestation and the use of blockchain signing.
Our platform already allows things to be certified (e.g. for their poof of origin) but in the world of the circular economy, there is a need to know the component parts of a product so that they can be easily dismantled, segregated and recycled. We'll be refining our platform to allow this requirement to be achieved intuitively and cost-effectively, building a hierarchy of 'certified materials data sheets' that can be accessed by the consumer and waste handler alike.