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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is dedicated to your success, providing you with the tools not only to achieve your professional goals but to share them with the world, especially the digital realm. As part of our commitment, Saint Mary’s offers you the opportunity to earn digital badges. These badges visually verify your achievements after completing specific online courses or programs.
Digital badges represent skills, competencies, and achievements earned through various learning experiences. They serve as portable, verifiable credentials that allow you to showcase your accomplishments to employers, colleagues, and peers.
The benefits of digital badging
- Recognition and Validation: Gain recognition for your skills and achievements from a respected institution.
- Portable and Shareable: Share your digital badges on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and more.
- Verification and Trust: Employers can instantly verify your credentials, ensuring the authenticity of your achievements.
- Continuous Learning Pathways: Access a diverse range of courses and experiences to expand your knowledge and earn more badges.
- Explore Careers: Once you earn your badge you’ll have access to market insights. Credly allows you to see what jobs you might qualify for, which employers are hiring, salary ranges offered, and more. You can even search active job listings and apply directly.
Get Started in Three Easy Steps
Apply NowBegin earning badges immediately upon successful course completion. Once verified, continue accumulating badges to showcase your growing skill set throughout the program.
Upon badge award, follow instructions to claim it and set up your Acclaim Platform account for seamless integration.
Amplify your achievements by sharing badges on social media, updating your online resume, portfolio, website, and adding them to your email signature for maximum visibility and recognition.
Credly is the vendor partnership for managing digital credentials. For technical questions and to learn more, click here.
Recognition through Badges and Skills
Meet Marissa, a dedicated professional on a journey of growth and recognition. As she navigates her master’s program, her colleagues are aware of her commitment, but it’s the revelation of badges that adds a fascinating layer to her narrative. Each badge on her LinkedIn profile represents a unique skill set acquired through her studies, catching the eye of her assistant manager.
FAQ
What certificates allow me to earn digital badges?
Accounting Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics, Critical, Creative and Design Thinking, Culturally Responsive Teaching Data Engineering, Finance, Geographic Information Science, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Analytics, Human Resource Management, Mental Health in Education, Project Management, and Teaching, Training and Leading with Technology
What is an open badge?
Open badges are web-enabled versions of a credential, certification, or learning outcome which can be verified in real-time, online.
What are the benefits of a badge?
A badge represents your skills and gives you the opportunity to share your accomplishments online. Potential employers and colleagues can see your badge and know you successfully completed the work necessary to earn a badge. Credly’s Acclaim Platform also allows you to search and apply for jobs directly through the Acclaim Platform.
Is there a fee for using Credly's Acclaim Platform?
No, this is a service we provide to you at no cost.
What prevents someone else from copying my badge and using it?
Digital badges are securely linked to data hosted on the Acclaim Platform. This also eliminates the possibility of anyone claiming your badge and identity.
Can I export badges issued through Credly's Acclaim Platform to other badge-storing platforms?
Yes, you can download your badge from the Share Badge page.
Who is Credly?
Credly is the vendor partnership for managing digital credentials. For technical questions and to learn more, click here.
How Does my certification get displayed as a badge?
Saint Mary’s has partnered with Credly to translate the learning outcomes you have demonstrated into a digital badge. A badge is issued and managed through Credly’s Acclaim Platform.
What if I do not want my badge to be public?
You can easily configure your privacy setting in the Acclaim Platform to make your badge private. You are in control of your badge at all times.
What are labor market insights and how can I access them through Credly's Acclaim Platform?
Labor market insights are pulled from live job requisitions. Based on your skills, you can learn which employers are hiring, what job titles you might be qualified for, salary ranges, and more. Search active job listings and apply directly from the Acclaim Platform. Access the labor market insights from your badge details under Related Jobs or on the skill tags assigned to your badge.
Where and how can I share my badge through Credly's Acclaim Platform?
Share your badge directly from the Acclaim Platform to LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook; over email; embedded in a website or in your email signature.
Can I claim badges from previous courses?
Not at this time.