Digital Badges

WHAT ARE DIGITAL BADGES?

Digital Badges are a simple way to acknowledge the value of creative skills and experiences, support young people on creative pathways and evaluate the impact an organisation is making.

When it comes to skills and employability, it can be difficult to show the experience employers want to see in job applications, CVs or when applying for courses – particularly when that experience is more practical or not formally credited. Digital Badges help organisations, earners and employers track and show different knowledge and skills. They provide:

• A smart, simple, and visual way of recognising non-accredited learning.
• A useful tool for earners to proudly display on their website, email signature, LinkedIn profile, and CV.
• An effective and inexpensive way of proving impact as an organisation.
• A simple website link accessible to anyone, globally.

HOW DO DIGITAL BADGES WORK?

Digital Badges are more than just a picture to share. The visual part includes the issuing organisation’s logo and the badge name, but they also contain metadata that explains who earned the badge, what they did to earn it and who the issuing organisation is.

There are so many achievements and contributions young people can earn badges for, from engaging in careers events to planning and delivering workshops. We can help you identify suitable activities to badge that build creative skills to help young people imagine, generate and innovate their own ideas.  

All our badges are quality assured and meet the RSA Badging Standard, making them a reliable indicator of skill and accomplishment.

How do I award badges?

There are so many achievements and contributions you can start offering young people badges for, from engaging in careers events to planning and delivering workshops.

Through our membership with Cities of Learning and Badge Nation, we work with creative and cultural organisations to help them create their own Digital Badges for recognising and celebrating creativity. Get in touch with our team if you are interested in adding badges to your work.

People who have received badges as part of the Cities of Learning initiative have told us they can see the value and how badges can prove skills that aren't captured as part of a curriculum. We’re now using them as part of Coastal Catalyst, to help young people into creative employment across Sussex.

How do I earn badges?

If you are a young person and want to start collecting Digital Badges for yourself, you’re in luck! All the creative programmes and events we’re running as part of Coastal Catalyst will be badges so be sure to keep an eye on what’s happening and sign up to our youth newsletter to be the first to hear about new creative opportunities.

For more information on Digital Badges please contact francesca.turauskis@futurecreators.org.uk