What is a Digital Badge?
Digital badges are credentials that seal in learning and represent skills or experiences that a learner acquires. These digital credentials differ from traditional certifications or degrees in that they are often:
- Quickly attainable
- Collectible and stackable with other badges into larger credentials
- They are sharable and searchable online to aid in self-promotion and discoverability
Digital badges that are certified by the IMS Global Learning Consortium as Open Badges, are built with skills-embedded meta-data that allow the credential to be secure, portable, and verifiable.

Featured Digital Badges
In partnership with the University of Montana, these are examples of digital badges that range from the trades to career skills. As our offerings grow, so will the number of badges you can earn.