As a chartered member, one of your benefits is a free digital badge to communicate your professional status as an individual who has demonstrated true excellence, innovation and impact within your field.
With an ever-expanding online marketplace, it’s critical you have the tools to showcase your position at the pinnacle of our sector.
That is why we have partnered with Credly to provide you with a digital badge confirming your credentials.
Why do I need a digital badge?
Multiple digital platforms - digital badges can be shared across various digital platforms such as email signatures, within your website and on social media sites for maximum visibility and recognition of your accomplishments.
Easy to share - the process of sharing your badges with prospective and existing clients is easy, efficient, and effective.
Securely verify - your network and potential clients can quickly, easily and securely verify your status, adding credibility to your achievements.
What’s to keep someone else from copying my badge and using it?
While badges are simply digital image files, they are uniquely linked to data hosted on Credly.
This link to verified data makes them more reliable and secure than a paper-based certificate. It also eliminates the possibility of anyone claiming your credential and your associated identity.
Get started – 3 easy steps
1. Open your email from Credly
You will have received an email from admin@credly.com entitled ‘[your name]! You just earned a badge from CIMSPA’.
Enclosed within this email is confirmation of the badge you’ve earned.
Click ‘Accept your badge’.
Can’t find your email from Credly?
Not a problem, contact George our Chartered Lead via george.sheldon@cimspa.co.uk and we’ll get it resent to you.
2. Create an account
You will then be prompted to create an account with Credly.
Simply enter your email address, click ‘Create an account’ and fill in your details.
As part of this you will need to verify your email address. Once complete, you will be able to accept your badge.
3. Share your badge
Through sharing your digital badge you will unlock the true power of digital badging, so let people know about your achievements and get the recognition you deserve.
There are lots of ways you can share such as via social media, in an email footer or embedding within your website.
Take a look at the share guides below for step-by-step instructions on utilising different vehicles to share.
How to share guides
Take a look at the share guides below for more details and instructions on utilising different vehicles to share your badge.
Attach your badge to an email signature
Add your badge to a LinkedIn profile and share to a feed
Share your badge to Facebook and Facebook Messenger
View other guides including sharing to a mobile wallet, your website and via WhatsApp.
Take a look at all the support available via the Credly Help Centre.
If you have any queries related to accessing or utilising digital badging, it may be covered in the Credly FAQs, otherwise please contact George our Chartered Lead via george.sheldon@cimspa.co.uk.