At home, she was always fixing things like cars and appliances, learning through YouTube videos, manuals, and online forums.

This helped her family save money and helped Georgia realize she enjoyed making repairs.

She found part-time work at a bike shop and a hardware store.

At the bike shop, she honed her mechanical repair skills.

At the hardware store, she helped customers find tools

and earned a Customer Service Certificate through an online class offered by her employer.

Georgia started using a digital wallet to document her skills.

Later, she took a job at a factory assembling electronic appliances.

She learned about assembly, quality control, and workplace safety through OSHA training at work,

…and earned the OSHA Safety & Health Fundamentals Certificate.

She uploaded this certificate to her digital wallet, making it easy to share when needed.

After a few years, Georgia wanted a job with better pay and advancement opportunities.

A friend told her about a community college program where she could finish her high school diploma and earn industry certifications for a new career.

At the community college, an advisor helped her plan her next steps.

They used her digital credentials to identify skills learned from previous experience,
…and mapped them to current programs for in-demand jobs.

Georgia enrolled…

Her previous skills and learning in mechanical repair provided a solid foundation, and helped her focus on building the skills needed to pass the FAA certification exam.

She also worked toward earning the high-school equivalency diploma.

And when she earned her HSE diploma and FAA Airframe Certification, she could easily share them with potential employers like AmAir using her digital wallet.

AmAir appreciated the ease with which they could verify her credentials through her digital wallet, which gave them confidence that Georgia would be a good fit for the role.

While working at AmAir, she continued to build her skills through on-the-job training and self-directed learning. Her employer paid for a Project Management course so Georgia could develop leadership skills and advance in the company

Each credential built on the last… Georgia kept track of progress in her digital wallet…

…enabling her to continue to advance in the company.