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When most people hear "digital badges," their minds jump straight to classrooms and qualifications. But here's the thing: achievement doesn't clock out when the school bell rings. People are learning, growing and doing remarkable things in workplaces, community groups, volunteer networks and professional associations every single day. The question is: are we recognising them for it? Why Recognition Matters (Wherever It Happens) Recognition isn't just a nice-to-have, it's a fu

Digital learning is evolving fast. One of the most exciting developments is the rise of stackable badges . These badges are changing how skills and achievements are recognised. They offer a fresh, flexible way to motivate learners and validate their progress. In this post, I’ll share why stackable badges matter and how they can benefit educators, organisations, and learners alike. Stackable badges are more than just digital stickers. They represent real skills and accomplishm

If you work in higher education in the UK or the US and want to understand where digital credentialling is heading, look south. Australia has spent the last four years building the most coherent national approach to micro-credentials anywhere in the English-speaking world — and the results offer a practical blueprint for institutions everywhere. While the UK's Lifelong Learning Entitlement has been delayed repeatedly and the US credential landscape remains fragmented across t

Here is a number every programme leader, careers director, and senior educator should have pinned to their wall: 70% of employers now use skills-based hiring for entry-level roles. That is up from 65% just a year earlier, according to NACE's Job Outlook 2026 survey. And among those employers, 71% apply this approach at least half the time. The message is clear. Employers are no longer asking "Where did you study?" as their first question. They are asking "What can you do?" An

The numbers are in, and they tell a story that higher education institutions and training providers can no longer afford to ignore. According to the 2025 Badge Count report — published jointly by 1EdTech and Credential Engine — total digital badge issuance has surged from 74.7 million in 2022 to over 320 million in 2025. That is more than a fourfold increase in just three years. At the same time, the number of unique badges available to learners has more than tripled, rising

What’s an Open Badge? Open Badges are verifiable, portable digital badges with embedded metadata about skills and achievements. They...

Using the rules engine, you can create pathways for badge recipients, based on the badges achieved along the way. This is a way to...

Openbadges.me allows you to issue badges using a powerful set of Application program interfaces (APIs). These APIs support the direct...

NSAN (National Skills Academy Nuclear) provides the right skills to companies and individuals training in the nuclear industry. Their...

Welcome to MyKnowledgeMap, one of the leading providers of digital credentialing technology for education and corporate training. Our...

ePIC is an International Conference on Open Education and Open Recognition Technologies and Practices. Participants and speakers from all...

One of the easiest and simplest ways to collect data is through using the Google Forms and Sheets applications. With Google Forms and...

The Institute of Leadership and Management are a professional body that provides expertise in the field of leadership. Continually...

The Institute of Leadership and Management are a professional body that provides expertise in the field of leadership. Continually...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) has adopted the Openbadges.me platform to distribute digital credentials across all...

CDISC will be using Openbadges.me to deliver a new digital badges program to reward and recognise their global volunteer network....

NABP is a non-profit association that protects public health in the USA by assisting its member boards of pharmacy and offering programs...

23Red, the agency behind the Year of Engineering programme, adopt Openbadges.me to support a UK-wide government initiative to encourage youn

To help you take your first steps into the Openbadges.me platform, we've put together a quick tutorial to guide you through creating your fi

IMS Global Learning Consortium is the world-leading collaboration of advancing technology, innovation, and learning in education. Now...