Advancing a
Skills-First Economy
Two days with employers, educators, government and communities at the same table, making skills visible, trusted and portable.
Tickets on sale September 22, 2026
Two days.
One question underneath all of it.
CredX began as a symposium on micro-credentials, badges, and recognition. This year the focus shifts to what those tools can do for a skills-first economy.
The ground is moving. Post-secondary has to keep pace with work that changes faster than a program cycle, and that means clearer ways to validate what someone can do, and the systems to make those signals legible to the employers who need them. Not credentials as a record of what was completed, but as infrastructure for finding talent and building pipelines toward it.
Now in its third year, CredX brings together industry leaders, government decision-makers, Indigenous organizations, and post-secondary institutions for two days of expert panels, working sessions, vibrant discussions, and synthesis. The format is built for output: you leave with partnerships, new opportunities, and tangible next steps you can begin taking right away.
A skills-based economy requires a better training and credentialling infrastructure. Join us at CredX to shape this infrastructure for what we need.
Two Ways to Take Part
We want everyone in the room together, and we know that isn’t possible for everyone. CredX 2027 runs hybrid, with a full in-person experience at VCC Downtown and a live-streamed online option. Choose your format when you register.
In-Person: VCC Downtown
Full access to all sessions, working groups, materials, meals, and networking events across both days.
120 curated seatsOnline: Live-Streamed
Live access to the main program from anywhere.
Registration
| Format | Early Bird to Oct 31, 2026 | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| In-Person Two full days, VCC Downtown | $394 Save $52 | $446 |
| Online Live-streamed main program | $131 | $131 |
What two days looks like
CredX 2026 RecapWhat We’re Working On
CredX 2027 organizes around three threads: the pieces that have to line up before skills-first hiring works at scale.
Setting the Standard
The evidence behind a credential: what’s assessed, how it’s validated, and who’s accountable for quality.
Portable by Design
Credentials that carry across institutions, sectors, and provincial lines.
Building the Talent Pipeline Together
Employers and educators forecasting need and filling gaps side by side, not in sequence.
Who’s in the Room
CredX convenes the people who each hold one piece of the recognition system, and the decision-makers who determine whether those pieces connect.
What You’ll Walk Away With
Connect directly with post-secondary and government partners and build the pipelines your sector actually needs. Bring a skills gap; leave with people on it with you.
Hear unfiltered from employers and practitioners on what’s working on the ground, and what provincial systems need to do next to support workforce readiness across BC.
Access employer demand signals, form new partnerships, and shape how recognition, micro-credentials, and prior learning are treated across the sector.
What Participants Say
“Lessons from CredX 2025 directly informed presentations and discussions in five regional consultations held throughout the Commonwealth, engaging government representatives from 44 of 56 Commonwealth countries.”
“If you can keep putting on CredX then please do. It is a blueprint for how to get conversations started and momentum built.”
CredX 2026 Participant · International Attendee“The energy and desire in the room to be an active participant in change. The sense of collaboration across many stakeholders is truly remarkable.”
CredX 2026 Participant · International Attendee“I found this year even better than the first year! I really appreciated the line up of speakers, how they were organized by theme and that time was managed really well.”
CredX 2026 Participant · In-Person Attendee“Solutions are possible when collaboration occurs, and the time to take action is now.”
CredX 2026 Participant · In-Person Attendee