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    ArcProof Press Kit

    Boilerplate, naming and trademark guidance, fact sheet, and the citation for our published methodology.

    Media enquiries: press@skilluparc.com

    Boilerplate

    Short (one sentence)

    ArcProof is a skill verification platform operated by SkillUpArc LLC. It assesses capability through performance-based tasks and issues credentials whose meaning is grounded in an evidence trail rather than course completion.

    Long (one paragraph)

    ArcProof, operated by SkillUpArc LLC, is a skill verification platform built on the premise that completion-based credentials no longer carry a reliable signal in an AI-mediated labor market. Instead of certifying that instruction was consumed, ArcProof defines the capability being claimed, elicits evidence of it through performance-based tasks, scores that evidence against fixed criterion-referenced rubrics, and treats the credential's predictive relationship to employment outcomes as an empirical claim to be validated over time. The methodology is published openly as The ArcProof Verification Framework™, authored by the ArcProof Research Institute, a research initiative of SkillUpArc LLC.

    Fact sheet

    Product name
    ArcProof
    Legal entity
    SkillUpArc LLC
    Research initiative
    ArcProof Research Institute
    Website
    https://www.skilluparc.com
    Category
    Skill verification and credential assessment
    Published methodology
    The ArcProof Verification Framework™, Version 1.0 (September 3, 2026)
    Press contact
    press@skilluparc.com

    We do not publish usage, enrolment or hiring-outcome figures in this kit. Where outcome data exists it is reported through the framework's validation work, with its sample size and limits stated.

    Names and trademark usage

    ArcProof™
    The product and brand name. Always one word, capital A and P. Not "Arc Proof", not "ArcProof.com".
    SkillUpArc LLC
    The legal entity. Use in legal, contractual and copyright contexts. Not a consumer-facing brand name.
    ArcProof Research Institute
    The author of record for published methodology. It is an initiative of SkillUpArc LLC, not a separate legal entity or an accredited institution.
    The ArcProof Verification Framework™
    A branded, proper term — always capitalised and used in full on first reference. Do not render it as a generic lowercase description such as "the arcproof verification framework".

    ArcProof™ and The ArcProof Verification Framework™ are common-law trademarks of SkillUpArc LLC. They are not registered marks and should not be written with an ® symbol.

    Published methodology

    The ArcProof Verification Framework™ is published in full and open to scrutiny, including its stated limitations. Version 1.0 was published on and is authored by the ArcProof Research Institute.

    Suggested citation

    ArcProof Research Institute. (2026). The ArcProof Verification Framework™: Evidence-based, predictively valid skill verification (Version 1.0). SkillUpArc LLC. https://www.skilluparc.com/framework

    Please cite the version number and publication date; the framework is a working document and later versions may revise it.

    What we will and will not claim

    • We claim that ArcProof credentials are verifiable — that the assessed performance genuinely occurred and is recorded with a tamper-evident trail.
    • We do not yet claim established predictive validity. Stage 4 of the framework requires longitudinal outcome data; that evidence accrues over time and is reported with its limits.
    • We do not claim accreditation, government endorsement, or eligibility determinations for federal or state programmes. ArcProof supports outcomes documentation; it does not determine compliance.

    © 2026 SkillUpArc LLC. ArcProof™ and The ArcProof Verification Framework™ are trademarks of SkillUpArc LLC.

    Trademark & claims notice

    "ArcProof"™, "The ArcProof Verification Framework"™, "ArcProof Research Institute", and related product names are unregistered trademarks used by SkillUpArc LLC to indicate intent of common-law trademark rights. The ™ symbol denotes intent of use and does not represent a registered trademark with the USPTO or any other trademark office. Nothing on this site constitutes legal, financial, or compliance advice. Product descriptions, verification methods, and outcome claims are marketing summaries and may evolve. For authoritative information about credentials, integrity protocols, or licensing, contact us directly.

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