ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Digital Badges: Elevate Your Skills, Recognize Your Growth
Computing Services offers the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ community the opportunity to earn micro-credentials.
Micro-credentials are verifiable and defined achievements or experiences that validate a specific skill or competency. The digital badge, issued through platforms like Credly, is the virtual and portable proof of that achievement.
Micro-credentials at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ serve several key purposes:
- Recognizing diverse learning - Acknowledging valuable skills and achievements gained outside the traditional classroom.
- Promoting lifelong learning - Encouraging continuous skill development and professional growth across the university community.
- Showcasing innovation - Highlighting our departments' innovative programs, events, and opportunities.
Why this opportunity is valuable:
- For individuals - Career advancement, skill validation, personalized learning, showcasing achievements on LinkedIn/resumes, stackable for future growth.
- For the university - Recognizes staff expertise, promotes a culture of continuous learning, enhances professional development programs, and helps identify internal talent.
Types of Digital Badges
ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ micro-credentials categorize achievements into three main badge types to fit the specific goals of your program or initiative. Review the criteria and details below to determine which badge type best fits your request.
Experiential Learning (EL)
Recognizes skills and competencies gained through hands-on experiences, projects, case studies, or applied learning initiatives. These badges typically require participants to demonstrate practical application and reflection.
- Best For: Multi-week cohort programs, hands-on workshops, project completions, or interactive training series.
- Available as Participant or Facilitator badges.
Awards & Recognition (AR)
Celebrates significant achievements, contributions, leadership, or outstanding performance within a program, department, or the broader university community. These badges are typically granted based on formal nominations or predefined selection criteria.
- Best For: Staff excellence awards, leadership recognition, or program honors.
Events (EV)
Acknowledges attendance, participation, or specific learning outcomes gained from workshops, conferences, seminars, training sessions, or other significant university events.
- Best For: Annual symposiums, single-day workshops, speaker series, or university-wide events.