NetAcad Digital Badges

Product Management
August 11 2020
A digital badge is a Of survey
respondents said
verified, portable and
data-rich digital
92% digital badges
improved their
employability(1)

representations of
demonstrated skills,
learning outcome,
Of Badge earners
achievement or say they are more

experience. 87% engaged because

of digital badge
program(2)

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Networking
Academy Badges
• Help learners showcase specific
skills and knowledge to employers
• Provide employers with a verifiable,
trusted credential
• Recognize instructors and
academies milestones

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The Benefits of Networking Academy Badges

Educator Student Employers

• Additional incentive to encourage • Show the world the knowledge and • Ability to determine if prospective
student progression and achievement. skills acquired to receive the talent have the skills and competence
credential from a respected, credible they need to develop and excel in their
• Clear description of learning objectives
source. work role.
and skills to be acquired in course.
• Publicize accomplishments on social • Improved trust in verifiable issuer of
• More motivated students with greater
media, on websites and in email badge
opportunity to be successful in finding
signatures.
employment • More insight into learning experience
• Demonstrate knowledge is up to date. and skills acquired by prospective
• No Cost
talent
• Convey real economic benefit in the
labor market • No Cost
• No Cost

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 For Course Completion

• Achieve minimum qualification score on first

Two Types of
attempt of final exam
• Complete end of course survey

Networking • Marked Pass/Completed by instructor

Academy For Recognition

Badges
• 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years of active instructor
• Multiply for Growth program
• Learn-A-Thons
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Badge earning criteria

Student criteria to qualify for a course

badge:

Minimum final exam score

Obtain a score of 70% or higher during
the first final exam attempt

Complete end of course survey

Feedback provided helps us improve
our courses

Successfully complete course

Students must be marked “Complete”
by the instructor in instructor-led
courses.
Not required for self-paced courses.
Earning & Accepting a Networking Academy Badge
Easy and Free Process!

NetAcad platform identifies Earner shares the badge

completion criteria has with the internal/ external
been met and a badge is community, on resume
issued automatically and/or social media

Earner meets NetAcad issues Earner accepts Earner shares

requirements a badge badge badge

Students complete the Earner receives an email

criteria required to earn the communication to accept
badge the awarded badge
Information In A Digital Badge
• Badge name
• Badge URL (description)
• Badge criteria
• Badge image
• Issuer
• Recipient
• Aligment (Standards)
• Issued date
• Expiration date
• Evidence URL
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What a badge represents
• What the individual has done to earn the
badge
• The criteria that the badge has been
assessed against
• When the badge was issued and whether it
has expired
Who earned it
• That the badge was issued to the expected
recipient (email)
Who issued it
• Details about the organization issuing the
badge
Information
Recipient

Badge Name
Issuer

Description

Additional
Details
Skills/Knowledge

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Criteria
Verification
Recipient

Badge Name
Issuer

Description

Additional
Details
Skills/Knowledge

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Criteria
Data Richness

Additional
Details

Skills/Knowledge
(more detail linked to
Additional Details)

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NetAcad Badge Availability
Starting with the following courses and all newer versions currently
offer a badge:
• CCNA 7: ITN • Networking Essentials 2.0
• CCNA 7: SWRE • Network Security 1.0
• CCNA 7: ENSA
• DevNet Associate 1.0 • ETW: Model Driven Programmability
• CyberOps Associate 1.0 • Cybersecurity Essentials
• IT Essentials 7.01 • Introduction to Cybersecurity
• CCNP Core Networking 1.0 • Introduction to IoT
• CCNP Advance Routing 1.0 • Introduction to Packet Tracer

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Additional Resources

01 Learn About Badges. Badges are a great way to

encourage students and increase
awareness of what Networking
Share information with
02 instructors & students.
Academy offers.
Netacad.com/careers/badges

Badge Details on Credly NetAcad Badge Video. NetAcad Badge Oveview

Earn a badge
03 (or 2 or 3).

Share your badges

04 everywhere.
https://youtu.be/DdLdezrQUK0 On GTM Hub

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