If you know what’s important to your organization in terms of skills, competencies and underlying values, you have the foundation for an award winning digital badge system.  That’s how Dr. Alyssa Ford from Legacy Healthcare System designed their successful digital badge program.  Badges are used to acknowledge competencies in clinicians and management.  Listen as she explains some of the strategies she employed to launch the program.

Who are your learners, what do they do, and where are their interests? Imagine the success if you could answer that as a training provider. In this episode, Kevin Streater, Vice President of ForgeRock University, describes why and how ForgeRock entered the world of digital badging. Among the wins: being able to lay out meaningful pathways to promote lifelong learning, thereby engaging a customer beyond just-in-time technical training.

How does a world class institution help its graduates communicate their career readiness to employers?  At the University System of Maryland, it’s through digital badges.   Dr. MJ Bishop, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of the William E. Kirwin Center for Academic Innovation, has lead such a comprehensive digital badge program that leverages the strength of multiple institutions collaborating.  In this episode, MJ explains the process of designing and implementing Maryland’s badges to help students “get better at articulating the skills that they are accomplishing along the way.”

This interview is with Dr. Amber Garrison Duncan, Strategy Director for the Lumina Foundation.  In 2008, the Lumina Foundation asked: What is it that Americans need to access living wage jobs? The conclusion: By 2025, at least 60% of Americans will need a high quality post secondary credential.  Since the Lumina Foundation focuses on all learning beyond high school, this opens and includes a range of pathways.  Further, the foundation asked, “What are the skills and competencies needed for employment?”  Their work has shaped frameworks and policies that inform and influence the many complexities of this credentialing space.

In this episode, Executive Advisor Clarke Porter provides a bit of a history lesson concerning computer based testing and certifications.  When you think about the many certifications professionals need, and how earning a certification can change a life, assessment must be secure and scalable.  Clarke has had a significant impact in this industry.

Continuing our discussion with Dr. Nan Travers, Director, Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning (CL2) SUNY Empire State College, we dive into what's needed for the future of work.

This episode features part of a conversation with Dr. Nan Travers, Director, Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning (CL2) SUNY Empire State College. Nan discussed some of her work with frameworks for adult learning competencies and the importance of self-assessment.

The ACE Credit program, part of the American Council on Education, evaluates adult learning opportunities and endorses them for college credit. Director Sarah Godsey explains the program and why ACE decided to add digital badges to the mix.

In this episode, Susan hands the microphone over to Patricia Diaz to lead the interview. More than 10 years ago Susan contributed to a book titled Millennial Leaders by Bea Fields, Scott Wilder, Jim Bunch and Rob Newbold.  Patricia leads the discussion about Millennials and  business networking, belonging to professional associations, badges and mentors.

In May 2018, the European Union implemented GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).  This legislation mandates data protection and privacy and impacts citizens globally.  Credly's chief of staff and general counsel, Daniel Doktori, explains what this means to Credly users and all internet users in general.  Doktori brings it to life!