How to get the most out of a Digital Badge Credential from UVM.

Move Over Resume. Welcome to the 21st Century with Digital Badges.

A digital badge is a web-enabled acknowledgement of a certificate, course completion, or learning outcome. The skills acquired to obtain a digital badge from The University of Vermont can be verified in real-time, online, allowing students to quickly demonstrate and validate their accomplishments to current or future employers or clients.

UVM’s digital badges enable users to:
Easily manage, share, and verify their learning achievements at UVM with digital badges containing metadata that describes their qualifications and the process required to earn them

Quickly and efficiently post their credentials on social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, as well as over email and embedded in their personal website/portfolio

Add credibility to their achievement with secure, real-time verification

Connect their skills with active job opportunities with Credly’s labor market insights

Access promotional offers and learning pathways available only to badge earners

How Do UVM’s Digital Badges Work?
Successfully complete your course or certificate program at UVM Professional and Continuing Education

You will receive an email notification from the Acclaim Platform with instructions for setting up your account and claiming your badge

If you choose to do so, claim your badge and share directly from the Acclaim Platform to LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and over email, and/or embed within your website or email signature

Find out what courses offer digital badges at UVM: learn.uvm.edu