Quick answer
Use Employer Verification for a single credential lookup or a bulk CSV upload. No account is required. The lookup reports the credential's stored issuance status; opening its verification and evidence pages also depends on access and, for RTL Proof, the learner's publication choice.
Why verify?
Compare the holder, course, and credential ID with what the candidate supplied, then inspect the available evidence. A valid issuance record is not a guarantee of job readiness or an independent identity check.
Single credential lookup
- Open Employer Verification.
- Enter the credential ID, such as
SL-A1B2C3D4-EF56. - Select Verify and inspect the result.
Bulk CSV verification
Prepare a CSV with a header row and a credentialId column. The headers credential_id and id also work. Put one credential ID on each subsequent row; additional columns are ignored. Use at most 100 credentials per upload.
credentialId,candidateName
SL-A1B2C3D4-EF56,Example Candidate
Choose the file, select Upload & Verify, then use the results download if you need a CSV copy.
Understanding results
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| VALID | The lookup found a credential with issued status. It does not establish that its evidence is currently public or that every access or expiry check on the credential page will pass. |
| NOT_FOUND | The lookup found no issued or revoked credential for that ID. Check the ID with the candidate. |
| REVOKED | The credential record is revoked and must not be treated as currently valid. |
| SAMPLE | A demonstration or test record, not a learner outcome. Nothing was earned; do not treat it as a credential. |
For a VALID result, follow View evidence when available. A private RTL Proof or another failed access check can make that page unavailable even when the lookup reports VALID. Ask the candidate to confirm their publication choice before drawing a conclusion.
Course 1 evidence and publication
Course 1 uses Skills, Applied, and Capstone certification tiers. Its certification guide explains the quiz and project thresholds and the reviewer-approved capstone. No peer feedback is required for Course 1.
A reviewed RTL Proof starts private and is published by the learner. Its main credential page contains the work-sample panels. The general evidence page summarizes the available records and shows a hash computed from those records when loaded; that hash is not an independently signed issue-time snapshot. Read the evidence-page guide for details.
Questions?
Contact hello@skilllift.io with the credential ID and the result you saw.