Digital badges (also known as digital micro-credentials or ‘open badges’) are web-enabled versions of a credential, certification or learning program. Digital badges provide a trusted method for real-time verification, online. Badges are issued by the organisation providing you with a credential.

We have partnered with Credly to translate the sustainability learning outcomes you’ve achieved into a badge, issued and managed through Q Social Impact’s digital badging platform. The technology Credly uses is based on the Open Badge Standards maintained by IMS Global. This enables you to manage, share and verify your competencies digitally.

Representing your skills as a badge gives you a way to share your abilities online in a way that is simple, trusted and can be easily verified in real time. Badges provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your credential and what you’re now capable of. 

Credly is a globally recognised open badge platform that issues and manages digital credentials on behalf of universities and training organisations worldwide.

You will receive an email notification from Credly ([email protected]) with instructions for claiming your badge and setting up your account. Tip: make sure you check your spam folder and train your server to accept emails from Credly.

No. This is a service we provide to you, at no cost.

While badges are simply digital image files, they are uniquely linked to data hosted on Credly’s platform. This link to verified data makes the badges more reliable and secure than a paper-based certificate. It also eliminates the possibility of anyone claiming your credential and your associated identity.

You can share your badge directly from Credly to LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook; over email; embedded in a website or in your email signature.

That’s fine. You can easily configure your privacy settings in Credly. You’re in complete control of the information about yourself that is made public and can choose to make your Credly profile - and your badges - viewable to the public or viewable only to you. If you choose the ‘public’ setting, your peers and employer can view your achievements too if you decide to share this information with them. 

Congratulations on your achievement! To claim your badge, read through the Credly email for next steps and verification instructions. You can also find video tutorials on Credly’s website. Visit: support.credly.com