Practical guides to digital badges
In-depth guides for the people who plan, run and govern badge programmes. Each one is free to read here or to download as a PDF, with no form to fill in.
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How to design a digital badge programme people trust
A step-by-step guide to designing a digital badge programme: goals, what deserves a badge, criteria, evidence, levels and pathways, naming, expiry and governance.
8 min readRead the guide →For buyers and procurement teamsChoosing a digital credential platform: a buyer's guide
How to choose a digital badge and credential platform: must-have features, standards, data protection, pricing models, exit terms, demo questions and UK public sector buying.
8 min readRead the guide →For programme teamsHow to get your digital badges claimed and shared
A practical guide to raising claim and share rates for digital badges: what to do before you issue, in the delivery email, at the claim step and after.
9 min readRead the guide →For programme owners and L&D leadsHow to measure a digital badge programme and prove its value
How to measure a digital badge programme: which metrics to track, setting a baseline, attributing referral traffic, reporting to leadership and avoiding vanity numbers.
6 min readRead the guide →For awarding bodies, universities and professional bodiesDigital badge governance for regulated issuers
A governance guide for awarding bodies, universities and professional bodies issuing digital badges alongside regulated qualifications, credit and CPD, including UK GDPR.
8 min readRead the guide →Where to start
Pick the situation closest to yours and read the two guides in order.
Planning a new programme
Decide what your badges are for, then choose the platform to run them on.
Already issuing badges
Get more of your badges claimed and shared, then show what they are achieving.
Awarding body, university or professional body
Set the rules that keep badges credible alongside your regulated awards, then design the programme.
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