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 15, 2026
Two days.
One question underneath all of it.
A skills-first economy only works if a skills claim can be trusted. CredX 2027 takes on the infrastructure that makes that possible — standards, verifiable credentials, and systems that actually interoperate.
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, and synthesis. The format is built for output: you leave with partnerships, positions, and next steps you can act on inside your own organization.
Infrastructure outlasts the policy cycles that fund it. This is where it gets built.
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.
Trust & Standards
What makes a skills claim credible enough to hire on? Setting the bar, and agreeing on who sets it.
Verifiable Credentials & Interoperability
Badges and micro-credentials that travel — across institutions, sectors, and provincial lines — instead of stopping at the issuer’s door.
Skills-First Hiring in Practice
What employers are actually doing, what’s working, and what it takes to move from pilot to policy.
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 working 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.
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 | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| In-Person Two full days, VCC Downtown | $395 Save $50 | $445 |
| Online Live-streamed main program | $149 | $149 |
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 AttendeePartner With CredX
CredX is a convener that catalyzes projects. Ideas that started in this room have become funded, quantified talent-pipeline pilots in BC.
Partnership tiers run from $2,500 to $15,000, and every activation belongs to a single organization — no shared banners, no competing for attention. Availability is limited by design, and confirmations ahead of the registration launch receive the fullest promotional runway.