Improved logistics for testing and examination thanks to new OOAPI version

Other educational institutions can now test the new OOAPI version, as the beta specification was recently launched. The final version is expected in November.

Successful pilot in vocational education

Testing and examining can be quite challenging. For example, manually retyping results is tedious work and prone to error. This is why the "Education Examination Integration" project (OKE) was initiated. Within this project, several mbo schools developed an automated solution for the testing and examining process into a new standard. This prescribes how internal systems can cooperate with each other. Here, information exchange is based on the OOAPI standard.

The addition of OKE to the OOAPI standard gives guidance not only to institutions, but also to suppliers of testing and examination packages. Institutions can simply ask if the OKE-OOAPI profile is supported. Customised integration is thus no longer necessary.

Thanks to the successful pilot in mbo, this benefit is now becoming available for mbo, hbo and wo. By implementing OKE, the OOAPI provides broader support for educational processes within our sector.

Future-proof standard

In addition to improved support for testing and examination, this new version also includes several other enhancements requested by users in recent years.

OOAPI has thus been made future-proof. The need for major releases is reduced, meaning that modifications and further developments will have less impact on existing implementations. Institutions will therefore be better prepared for the educational ecosystem of the future.

More (international) collaboration

Simultaneously with this growth of OOAPI, the governance of the OOAPI working group has also been adjusted. The new governance is aimed at optimal support and further development of the standard, with the education sectors retaining control of OOAPI. The seats in the working group are occupied by representatives of mbo, hbo and wo. There are also some international seats, so that the standard can also be used internationally.

Planned further development

Now that project OKE has been completed, project OKx is already on the horizon. This is a similar initiative with mbo schools, focused on internal flexibilisation of education within institutions. The first steps in this project were taken in early 2025, and it will eventually result in a small update of the OOAPI.