Credly Digital Credentials

Canvas Badges logoCreate, issue, and monitor all aspects of your digital credentialing program with Credly, the digital credential management platform.

Provide students with the ability to validate sought-after job skills through digital credentials to future employers.  Modernize course offerings with digital credentials and enhance brand awareness as students share their achievements. 

What is a badge?

A badge issued through the Credly platform is a digital representation of a learning outcome, experience or competency. Based on the Open Badges Standard. Credly badges can be shared and verified online in a way that is easy and secure.  Credly badges link to metadata that provides context and verification. They can be shared across the Internet for maximum visibility and recognition.

You can earn a badge for lots of different things, from many different organizations. What makes the badges issued to you from Credly unique is that they represent achievements valued by employers. Badges managed through Credly will help you tell your professional story in a way that is complete and validated.

Credly FAQ's

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.

How does my certification get displayed as a badge?

 We have partnered with Credly to translate the learning outcomes you’ve demonstrated into a badge, issued and managed through the company digital badging platform. The technology Credly uses is based on the Open Badge Standards maintained by IMS Global. This enables you to manage, share and verify your competencies digitally.

What are the benefits of a badge?

Representing your skills as a badge gives you a way to share your abilities online in a way that is simple, trusted and can be easily verified in real time. Badges provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your credential and what you’re now capable of. Credly also offers occupation insights, based on your skills. 

Who is Credly?

Credly is the end-to-end solution for issuing and managing digital credentials. Credly works with credible organizations to provide digital credentials to individuals, worldwide.

How will I know if I’ve earned a badge?

You will receive an email notification from Credly (admin@credly.com) with instructions for claiming your badge and setting up your account.

What if I don’t want my badge to be public?

You can easily configure your privacy settings in Credly. You’re in complete control of the information about yourself that is made public.

Where and how can I share my badge through Credly?

You can share your badge directly from Credly to LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook; over email; embedded in a website or in your email signature.