LIF supports downstream governance rules with granular consent. LIF solves a practical problem: learner data lives in many places. Applications need consistent, governed access to that data.
Some ways LIF is being used include:
Empowering Learner Mobility
Moving records, credentials, and context with the learner
Learner mobility is constrained because data is siloed, inconsistent, and not interoperable, making it difficult to move a learner’s full educational and skills profile seamlessly between systems, institutions, or employers.
What LIF does:
- Retrieves learner data from multiple systems
- Translates it into a consistent format
- Captures consent and allows it to travel with the data
- Delivers data in a format learner-facing tools can read and use
Connecting Institutions & Ecosystems
Interoperability at scale across systems and partners
Institutions need a more complete, trusted view of learner backgrounds to provide better support for their learners. At the same time, they face the challenge of securely and efficiently identifying authorized parties who can access learner data—so they can share information seamlessly without placing the burden on learners, and do so in a cost- and operationally efficient way.
What LIF does:
- Aligns data definitions between institutions
- Retrieves approved records
- Supports downstream governance rules with granular consent
Enabling Intelligent, Personalized Support
Giving tools the context they need to serve learners well
AI tools often lack access to a learner’s history, limiting their ability to provide personalized, effective support. As a result, learners are forced to repeatedly share the same information, creating friction and reducing the quality of assistance.
What LIF does:
- Enables AI applications to access approved learner context under institutional control
- Retrieves learner information from multiple systems
- Documents where data came from and what consent and policy rules apply
- Provides consistent context across tools
LIF does not train AI models. It provides governed learner data to applications that use it.