edu points
a key to universal affordability
edu points are issued to volunteers when they reach certain RE token & RSD qualification thresholds. Volunteers can use their edu points to pay for a diverse range of local and international online and offline courses.
edu points are awarded at a scaled rate based on RSD Qualification level. The reason for is that volunteers that are qualified in regenerative systems design are able to professionally design & lead projects, and impart knowledge to other volunteers. RE tokens are awarded to volunteers at 1 RE per minute to all RESCUE.exchange members.
When it comes to edu points, volunteers from less developed countries, such as South Africa, benefit monetarily due to exchange rate dynamics. This is because edu points are (1) based on volunteer time and RSD Qualification, and that they are (2) denominated in $ (USD) — 30 minutes of volunteering = 1 edu point = $1 (1 USD).
NOTE: edu points are transacted via the RESCUE.exchange banking app. edu points are not transferable between students.
All international registration fees go to education organisations to fund the edu point system.
How does it work? Students from Less Developed Countries (LDC) are allocated edu points for their volunteer practical work @ 2 – 16 edu points per hour depending on RSD Qualification. 1 edu point = $1 USD. LDC students use their edu points to pay for their prescribed and elective 3rd party courses. The 3rd party education organisations then exchange edu points for RSD Course registration vouchers which they in-turn sell to their students for USD, €, £, etc.
The first international RSD Course registration vouchers will go to:
- Charles Dowding gardening courses
- Regenerative Living courses
- Gaia Education
- Market Gardening Institute
- Understanding Ag
- Matt Powers (Soil & Permaculture)
- Dr. Elaine’s™ SOIL FOOD WEB SCHOOL
- regen.ag Academy (John Kempf)
- FutureLearn
- Holistic Management International
- Savory Institute
- RSD Course Certifiers
Other edu point partners will soon include: edX, Ubiquity University, CAT, etc.
| Qualification | * Min RE | ** edu points |
| None | — | 2 per 60 RE |
| RSD Elementary | 18 000 | 4 per 60 RE |
| RSD Foundation | 36 000 | 6 per 60 RE |
| RSD Intermediate | 44 000 | 8 per 60 RE |
| RSD Advanced | 72 000 | 10 per 60 RE |
| RSD Specialist | 90 000 | 12 per 60 RE |
| RSD Master | 108 000 | 14 per 60 RE |
| ≥ Masters Degree | 180 000 | 16 per 60 RE |
* Min RE = Minimum total RE tokens required to qualify
** edu points = edu points earned per hour (60 RE) for each RSD Qualification
To earn 16 edu points per 60 RE, the masters degrees referred to in the table above, must be one of the 7 approved masters degrees
edu point tokens per person are limited to a maximum of 50,000 edu ($50,000)