Create a digital badge

To create a digital badge you must complete the metadata information that will be described below. Remember that only the fields that have an asterisk (*) They are mandatory.

• Name of the badge (*): must be concise, direct and clear about the accreditation that gives rise to the credential. Example: Project Management Course, Salesperson of the Year 2023, Speaker at the ABC Congress.
• Description(*): describes the profile of the accredited person as a result of having completed the accreditation. This is a paragraph of maximum 500 characters. It is suggested to start like this “The accredited person is able to…” and then summarize what the person knows and is able to do as a result of the accreditation.
  Example: The accredited person understands the importance of project management and has a general knowledge of the SCRUM methodology. He or she is able to guide a team through the SCRUM sprint cycle by assigning roles, tasks, and responsibilities for the development of a product.
• Abilities: The skills that the accredited person has developed as a result of the accreditation are mentioned. Multiple skills can be entered. Skills must be concise and key. This field is filled out through a catalogue, so it is enough to write a few letters and related options will appear. Once found, click to insert it. If a specific skill is not found, a new one can be added by writing it in full and pressing ENTER. It is recommended to use 2-3 key words per skill.
  Example: Creativity – Ideation – Brainstorming, instead of saying Use different methodologies to generate ideas as a team.
• Image (*): It must be in PNG format with a minimum dimension of 400X400, a maximum of 1200×1200 pixels and must weigh a maximum of 10MB.

• Criteria (*): Indicates the requirements that the accredited person must meet to obtain the credential. A minimum of one requirement must be established. It is suggested that they be written beginning with an infinitive verb.
  Example: Take at least 80% of the course, Pass the exam with a grade higher than 7/10, Submit an application project which must be evaluated with a grade higher than 15/20. Click on “Add requirement” to add requirements and use the “Trash” to delete requirements.

• standards: The standards on which the credential is based are indicated. They usually point to legal, educational, methodological, corporate, regional or international frameworks. There may be several standards. For each standard, the name and the public link to more information about the standard are filled in. Click on Add standard to add and use the Garbage To eliminate them.
  Example: PMBOK version 7 https://www.pmi.org/pmbokguidestandards/foundational/pmbok

• Link with more information: Link that leads to a public space containing information about the program that gave rise to the accreditation. It usually leads to the page of a course, an event or the organizing company. It is important to include it to generate traction to the page thanks to the accredited when they share their credentials and third parties see the details.

• Credential language: Choose the language of the experience of the accredited person who will receive this type of credential. Currently, it is possible to choose between Spanish, English and Portuguese. Accredited persons will receive notification emails in that language. It is important that if the recognition is granted in one of the available languages, the content of the metadata is written in that same language.
• Add labels: are the categories to which the credential belongs based on the recognition map defined by the organization. E.g.: Continuing Education, Teacher Training, Institutional Recognitions, School of Innovation. To add a tag, type it and press ENTER. To delete it, click on the trash can.
• How to earn this credential?: A telephone number, email or link is provided through which the interested party can contact and register for the program that will lead them to obtain that credential.
• Select proof document: Select the PDF certificate template that the accredited person can download when obtaining the credential. The template must have been previously created on the platform through the Certificate Design option.
• Allow multiple issuances of this credential to the same accredited person: If you need to issue an acknowledgement to the same email multiple times, this option must be selected.

Once the metadata information is complete, you can:

• Click on Post Badge to create the credential and issue it.
• Click on Save as draft to save the credential and continue editing it. You will not be able to broadcast with it until it is published.

The more complete the information, the higher the quality of the credential.