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Online training on skills recognition with digital Open Badges
Online training on skills recognition with digital Open Badges
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Cities of Learning partners invite your organisation to learn online how to use digital Open Badges for skills recognition. Advance your youth programmes with quality recognition.
Dates: 17 September-9 October 2025
Join the Cities of Learning online course to advance your expertise in quality recognition using digital Open Badges. Be prepared for the new EU financing cycle, where skills development, validation and recognition will be a priority - be part of the European Union of Skills strategy.
The course will enhance your readiness to utilise digital Open Badges and apply for the Quality Label for Badge Recognition.
Watch the course introduction video:
Course resources:
- Online course and Cities of Learning Network presentation
By completing this course, you will:
- Learn about digital Open Badges and their unique features.
- Understand the benefits of using digital Open Badges to support learning, participation and skills recognition in your organisation’s activities.
- Discover how Open Badge systems can improve engagement and impact.
- Master how to design Open Badges aligned to your organisation’s goals;
- Practice badge issuing and evidence assessment;
- Get inspired by the Cities of Learning examples of our recognition practices and strategies.
- Develop your organisation’s recognition practices to be most ready to engage in the European Union of Skills initiative.
Online course schedule:
- 08.10.2025 Wed, 15.00-16.30 CEST Brussels time -
- 09.10.2025 Thu, 15.00-16.30 CEST Brussels time - 6th online workshop “How to review badge evidence”
In between online workshops, you will be able to complete self-paced activities.
Video recordings and resources:
Workshop resources:
- Menti interactive poll on starting with recognition and the poll results
- Q&A Padlet board about Open Badges and Cities of Learning platforms
- 1st workshop presentation "Introduction to Open Badges"
Workshop resources:
- Menti interactive poll on starting with recognition and the poll results
- Padled board to set your badging goals along the Badge Design Principles Documentation project (DPD)
- 2nd workshop presentation "How to start using Open Badges - begin with goals in mind"
Workshop resources:
- Menti interactive poll on starting with recognition and the poll results
- Padlet board with good quality badge examples and resources
- 3rd workshop presentation "How to create quality Open Badges"
Workshop resources:
- 4th workshop presentation "How to create quality badge systems"
Highlights of this online training activity:
This course is our commitment to promote and support badge quality recognition. Successful participation in this course may lead your organisation to be ready to apply for the Cities of Learning Network’s Quality Label for Badge Recognition.
- An online course with an opportunity to meet and learn from the Cities of Learning recognition experts.
- Focuses on developing recognition solutions in youth work, non-formal education, training and adult education contexts.
- Certified training - the Cities of Learning Network partners will offer opportunities for the course participants to assess, validate and recognise learning.
- Digital friendly - the training and learning methodology and activities will include using digital tools and platforms, and digital Open Badges.
- Although a short-term initial phase, the course will offer long-term involvement opportunities to join the Cities of Learning Network activities in the follow-up.
- The course will prepare your organisation for the upcoming EU financing cycle with a focus on the European Union of Skills strategy.
Digital credentials and certification
This training activity is a unique opportunity for participants to use up-to-date and digital recognition solutions, such as digital Open Badges.
A badge certificate will be offered to participants who complete this training programme by attending at least 50% of online workshops and earning at least four badges in the playlist "Creating quality Open Badges and badge systems" badges.
Learn more about digital Open Badges: https://global.cityoflearning.eu/help/getting-started/open-badges
Organisers:
For more information, please get in touch with the organisers:
Co-organisers:
An experienced team of badge recognition experts will facilitate this training activity:
- Buzz Bury from Think Forward, Blackpool City of Learning (UK)
- Nerijus Kriauciunas from Awero, Vilnius City of Learning (Lithuania)
- Sandra Zoomers from Dutch Cities of Learning (the Netherlands)
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Cities of Learning partners invite your organisation to learn online how to use digital Open Badges for skills recognition. Advance your youth programmes with quality recognition.
Dates: 17 September-9 October 2025
Deadline to apply: 16 September 2025
Join the Cities of Learning online course to advance your expertise in quality recognition using digital Open Badges. Be prepared for the new EU financing cycle, where skills development, validation and recognition will be a priority - be part of the European Union of Skills strategy.
The course will enhance your readiness to utilise digital Open Badges and apply for the Quality Label for Badge Recognition.
By completing this course, you will:
- Learn about digital Open Badges and their unique features.
- Understand the benefits of using digital Open Badges to support learning, participation and skills recognition in your organisation’s activities.
- Discover how Open Badge systems can improve engagement and impact.
- Master how to design Open Badges aligned to your organisation’s goals;
- Practice badge issuing and evidence assessment;
- Get inspired by the Cities of Learning examples of our recognition practices and strategies.
- Develop your organisation’s recognition practices to be most ready to engage in the European Union of Skills initiative.
Online course schedule:
- 17.09.2025 Wed, 15.00-16.30 CEST Brussels time - 1st online workshop “What is an Open Badge?”
- 18.09.2025 Thu, 15.00-16.30 CEST Brussels time - 2nd online workshop “How To Start Using Badges?”
- 01.10.2025 Wed, 15.00-16.30 CEST Brussels time - 3rd online workshop “How To Create a Quality Badge?”
- 02.10.2025 Thu, 15.00-16.30 CEST Brussels time - 4th online workshop “How To Create a Badge System”
- 08.10.2025 Wed, 15.00-16.30 CEST Brussels time - 5th online workshop “How to issue Open Badges”
- 09.10.2025 Thu, 15.00-16.30 CEST Brussels time - 6th online workshop “How to review badge evidence”
In between online workshops, you will be able to complete self-paced activities.
Participants profile:
This course is for people who are:
- Youth workers and non-formal educators
- Group leaders in youth projects
- Trainers, facilitators and adult educators
- Youth and adult programme and project managers
- Mentors and coaches
- Career counsellors and advisers
- Organisation managers
- Directly working with learners or managing education, training and learning activities and programmes
Age: from 18 years.
Language: A sufficient level of English is necessary to participate in this course.
Eligible countries: any
Highlights of this online training activity:
This course is our commitment to promote and support badge quality recognition. Successful participation in this course may lead your organisation to be ready to apply for the Cities of Learning Network’s Quality Label for Badge Recognition.
- An online course with an opportunity to meet and learn from the Cities of Learning recognition experts.
- Focuses on developing recognition solutions in youth work, non-formal education, training and adult education contexts.
- Certified training - the Cities of Learning Network partners will offer opportunities for the course participants to assess, validate and recognise learning.
- Digital friendly - the training and learning methodology and activities will include using digital tools and platforms, and digital Open Badges.
- Although a short-term initial phase, the course will offer long-term involvement opportunities to join the Cities of Learning Network activities in the follow-up.
- The course will prepare your organisation for the upcoming EU financing cycle with a focus on the European Union of Skills strategy.
Digital credentials and certification
This training activity is a unique opportunity for participants to use up-to-date and digital recognition solutions, such as digital Open Badges.
A badge certificate will be offered to participants who complete this training programme by attending at least 50% of online workshops and earning at least four badges in the playlist "Creating quality Open Badges and badge systems" badges.
Learn more about digital Open Badges: https://global.cityoflearning.eu/help/getting-started/open-badges
Participants recruitment and selection:
Cities of Learning partners will make the pre-selection and will invite you to join this course based on your profile and interest in the course.
Costs:
This course is partially co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme and, therefore, free of charge.
Organisers:
For more information, please get in touch with the organisers:
Co-organisers:
An experienced team of badge recognition experts will facilitate this training activity:
- Buzz Bury from Think Forward, Blackpool City of Learning (UK)
- Nerijus Kriauciunas from Awero, Vilnius City of Learning (Lithuania)
- Sandra Zoomers from Dutch Cities of Learning (the Netherlands)
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