Validated graphical visualisation of a learning experience – e.g. participation in a course, seminar or workshop, or acquisition of knowledge, skills and competences – with or without certification.
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- A digital badge can be shared on social media, added to email signatures, embedded on a CV or portfolio, or added to digital badge wallets;
- a digital open badge is a digital badge whose content (e.g. identity of the holder, learning content, learning outcomes, issuing organisation, issuing or expiration date, assessment criteria) is verifiable and portable; open badges can be issued, earned, and managed by using a certified open badge platform;
- digital badges are issued in a variety of formal or non-formal settings.
Source
Cedefop.