digitalbadges

In this episode, Ashleigh Nicholson of the Property Council Academy in Australia shares her organization’s journey into digital credentials. Aligning the credentials with industry needs and drawing on the expertise of members as SME’s, the Property Council has seen increased growth and enthusiasm for the credentials. Their story underscores the need for ongoing marketing and highlights how credentials connect earners with opportunities.

In this episode Susan Tomlinson Schmidt from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance helps us see the value of focusing on skills through digital credentials. While her work focuses on nonprofit industry, the idea of surfacing discrete skills and competencies applies to any industry. NLA has a 70 year history of preparing leaders, and many of their current credentials are still fresh for today’s challenges.

Merrimack College has added digital badges to their career development work with students. By identifying skills employers seek, they are able to offer programs and services for students to developer and showcase their talents. In this episode, we hear how they grew their program.

In this episode, Rebecca Holdt and Heath Jamison from Antler Education explain how they are helping start-ups through education and community building. Despite pandemic challenges, their program has succeeded at breaking down the barriers to entrepreneurship so innovation can flourish.

In this episode, we talk with Sandi Lin, CEO and co-founder of Skilljar. A company providing world-class customer education, Skilljar now has an integration with Credly!

Marina Pullin from MCBI Learning and Development and Jungal, both Australian organizations, discusses how digital credentials help gig workers represent their skills in a verified manner. As the world of work has changed so has the importance of having a source of truth. 

In this episode we talk with Errol Doebler, founder of Leader 193, a leadership consulting company. Having an impressive background as a Navy Seal and FBI special agent, Errol brings a unique perspective to leadership development. We need leadership more than ever in times of chaos! Along the journey, Errol was introduced to digital credentials to signify achievement in this program. This episode takes us full circle in that story.

This is a feel great story from Bonnie Willoughby, Director of World Wide Customer Training for Cadence Design Systems.  By opening up training and testing for a limited time, Cadence has been able to empower their customers with digital credentials.  In turn, acceptance has skyrocketed and the organization sees their badges used productively.  Everyone wins!

SAML is a global standard for single sign on. It allows a user to move from one system to another easily.  In this discussion, Credly's VP of Technology Alexander Hripak explains how it works and why our customers might want to implement this.

In this episode, we're joined by Kristina Luker,  Area Rehabilitation Clinical Specialist, and State Agency Administrator Manager for Legacy Healthcare Services. Kristina went from a digital badge earner at Legacy to managing the credentialing program, and talks about her plans to market the program since she's been on both sides of the aisle. Kristina also talks about how digital credentials are recognizing the work of essential employees during an uncertain time.

What comes before digital credentials? How do you go about surfacing what you want to recognize, especially if you are building a learning and development program? In this episode, we talk with Jamie Bunch, Learning and Development Manager for PlayCore. At her core, Jamie is an instructional designer who talks us through the important process of determining what matters and then designing a program around those skills and competencies.

In this episode, Daniel Doktori, Chief of Staff and General Counsel for Credly, discusses our process of seeking ISO certifications.  He explains what this means for data security and privacy and why these certifications are imperative to best serve our customers.

In this episode, Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO and Founder of Credly, shares his insights into the trends he has observed with digital credentials. We explore past, present and future.

In this episode, Philip Casesa of Focal Point Data Risk, LLC walks us through critical considerations for data security.  Everyone is in the data business these days, and Philip's insights apply to every type of user and organization.

In this episode, Jacqueline Burger, Associate Professor at Bucks County Community College, describes how their badging program grew.  Starting with a goal of recognizing skills acquired in competency based education, the college surveyed earners and helped them discover new opportunities to represent their skills sets to employers.

In this episode we talk with Liz Burns, Senior Manager of Curriculum and Credential Programs for Adobe.  Liz explains the credentialing program that awards digital credentials for Adobe employees, partners and customers who are technical, ensuring the the products work well within customer organizations. The badges verify that the individual knows the product and has the technical skills needed to get the job done.  Our discussion reveals how these badges protect Adobe’s brand and reputation.

There are many ways you might experience heartbreak on the job. In this second interview with Nayla Bahri, we discuss what to do when a job doesn't meet your expectations or you find yourself having to reinvent yourself. Finding the right support, establishing your own learning path and leveraging some of your generalized skills are strategies we unpack.

Credly's VP of Technology, Alexander Hripak, explains the newly released integration between Credly's Acclaim platform and Canvas, the LMS from Instructure.  The integration allows organizations to automate the issuance of digital badges through a rules engine.

In this episode, we are joined by Nayla Bahri, a whose research has focused on how we experience work. Nayla shares her findings and insights about what makes some workers more resilient in the face of setbacks.

Jarin Schmidt, Chief Experience Officer at Credly describes two new product features on Credly's Acclaim platform: transcripts and endorsements.