Young people develop valuable skills through creative activities and workplace experiences, but those skills aren't always easy to describe or demonstrate to future employers.

Digital badges provide a way to recognise and evidence what someone has learned, practised or achieved.

For young people, badges can help them build confidence, recognise their progress and communicate their skills when applying for further opportunities, training or employment.

For organisations, digital badges can help make the skills developed through your activities more visible. They can also support a shared understanding of the skills you value and look for when recruiting.

There are two ways to get involved:

Issue digital badges. Recognise the skills young people develop through your workshops, projects, placements and other activities. We can share guidance on designing badges, setting earning criteria and recognising evidence.

Recognise digital badges. Use badges as an additional source of evidence when recruiting, selecting participants or supporting young people's progression. They can help you understand what someone has done and the skills they have demonstrated, alongside their other experience and qualifications.

Through Coastal Catalyst, we've developed practical experience and resources to help organisations adopt digital badging.

Explore our digital badging resources or get in touch to find out how to start issuing and recognising badges.