Design credentials learners and employers actually value.

Free · 45 minutes · for education providers

A 45-minute strategy review of your credentials — certificates, micro-credentials and digital badges. We look at structure, stackability, verification and the systems behind them, and outline a credential strategy you can launch.

A PDF certificate doesn't tell an employer much.

• Credentials without a strategy — Each program issues its own certificate with no common structure.
• Nothing stacks — Short courses don't build toward larger qualifications.
• Hard to verify — Employers can't confirm what a credential means or whether it's real.
• Low perceived value — Learners don't share credentials, so they don't market your programs.

A credential framework and the systems to issue it.

• Credential inventory — Every certificate and badge you issue today, and what it represents.
• Framework design — Levels, stackable pathways and skills alignment.
• Verification approach — Open Badges / verifiable credentials and how employers check them.
• Systems review — LMS, records and issuing platform — what connects and what's missing.
• Launch plan — Pilot program, standards and rollout steps.

Who it's for

• Continuing education units — Launching micro-credentials and certificates.
• Workforce programs — Aligning credentials with employer skills needs.
• Associations — Offering professional credentials to members.

Typical uses

• Micro-credentials
• Stackable certificates
• Digital badges
• Skills-based hiring pathways

Not a fit

• Platform-neutral: we work with Credly, Accredible, Badgr or custom issuing.

Outcomes

• Credentials that stack — Clear pathways that keep learners enrolling.
• Instantly verifiable — Employers confirm in one click.
• More shared credentials — Learners promote your programs.
• A launchable plan — Starting with one pilot pathway.

What we can focus on

• Micro-credentials
• Stackable certificates
• Digital badges
• Verification
• Not sure yet