Session on how to design credentials for education and employment #openbadges

1. Baking brilliant Badges
Tim Riches Executive Director & Founder
Digitalme
OEB 8 Dec 2017
@triches

2. Digitalme became part of City & Guilds
Group in 2016 - long history of credentials
See the big picture.
1878... 2011...

3. Open Badges or digital credentials?

4. #1 Start with the
value proposition
See the big picture.

5. 5
Employability passport
Many students from Sussex Downs
College go on to work for local
employers.
Employers not getting skills needed
from candidates.
Setup an ’Employability Passport’ to
develop, capture & communicate skills
to local businesses.

6. 6
https://www.openbadgeacademy.com/sussexdowns
Student Video
Employability Passport
Communication Collaboration Work ReadyCritical Thinking
“Students knew studying in-demand
skills“
“Guaranteed interview strong
motivator for students”
The Impact
1936 badges issued
Connected 500 local employers
Employers use to recognise
work experience
Student promo video

7. Actors:
Pain relief
Gain Creation Track impact
Shortage talent
Reduce training &
recruit cost
Employment opp
Increased well being
Secure Funding
Agility

8. “We recognise your
potential by developing
your talent through a
structured online training
programme”

9. Validating skills reduces staff
turnover
Staff turnover costs UK call centres £1bn per year.
City & Guilds Assured Digital Credentials increase
employee retention by validating individuals learning,
making progression pathways visible and providing
transferable credentials which support career
progression. The result is increased motivation and
loyalty which in turn leads to savings in recruitment
costs and increased productivity.

10. Taking and Existing Offer Digital
• Retrospective issuing
• 2500+ credentials accepted
• 640 learners shared their
credentials
• Over 23,000 views of those
credentials
ILM are the UK’s top leadership &
Management Qualification
70,000 register for quals each year

11. 1
1
“The excitement created by the
launch of the WORLDCHEFS online
system, both among our students
and employers, has been
remarkable and the career
successes that these students have
experienced in such a short time
shows just how WORLDCHEFS
Global Certification is the key that
opens many doors in the culinary
world.”
Hao-Chun Hsia, Vice Principal,
Kai Ping Culinary School
Worldchefs is a global body with 100 official
chefs member associations representing
over 10 million professional chefs worldwide
Worldchefs

12. #2 Design - a visual
representation of a skill
or achievement.
See the big picture.

14. #3 Think Differently
See the big picture.

15. See every skill.
Complete,
shareable and
verified view of
all achievements
Shareable