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. 

When the pandemic struck, eWorks, an Australian organization aligned with VETASSESS, offered free training and digital credentials for skills needed during and after the crisis.  Prashil Singh describes the program and the impact of this organization's work and the silver lining to an otherwise awful time.

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.

Eastern Maine Community College President, Lisa Larson, and Dan Belyea, Chief Workforce Development Officer for Maine Community College System, explain the way they have connected digital credentials to opening up business in Maine post-Corona Virus. By credentialing workers in the hospitality industry, Maine residents will know who is ready to safety take on business.  It's an exciting story of pivoting and responding to a clear and urgent need in the community.

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!

This episode is a lesson in the value of scrappiness and earning credentials to further one's career. We feature Credly's Director of People Operations, Brittany Storie. She tells how she advanced her career by strategically earning 2 important credentials in the human resource field.

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.

Most issuers give badges to individuals, but Climb Credit is using digital credentials to recognize schools and training providers that meet their stringent criteria. In this way, the lending company validates for learners the opportunities that are most likely to lead to future success. In this interview, Director of Marketing Laura Fitzpatrick, discusses their model and insights.

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.