Virginia First State to Adopt Digital Licensing Through Partnership with Merit
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RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia’s Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) is streamlining individual professional licensing by partnering with digital credentialing service Merit® to drive innovation, digital transformation, and efficiency for hundreds of thousands of occupational license holders in the Commonwealth of Virginia. “Electronic credentials will help cut red tape and modernize what is currently an antiquated system,” said Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. Merit’s platform will give these professionals an easier way to bring their licenses with them wherever they go and make the certification more accessible to consumers and businesses, increasing trust and peace of mind when engaging with workers around the state. “Virginia is taking a bold step forward into the digital age,” said Mary Broz-Vaughan, Acting Director of Virginia’s Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Individuals can leverage a single secure platform to verify their personal and professional qualifications, versus relying on analog siloed systems of paper certificates, ledgers, and plastic identification cards.
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