Digital badges serve as a secure and verifiable transcript of the skills, knowledge, and competencies embedded within each credit-based course offered at your institution. At the end of the semester, students enrolled in degree, diploma, and technical certificate programs receive digital badges after successfully completing a course. Badging is an exciting new way to share your academic success and your qualifications as a job candidate on your digital resumé.

How do I claim a Badge?

Canvas Credentials is the platform that issues and stores your badges. Follow the steps below to claim your badges:

1. After grades close at the end of each semester, you’ll receive an email from Gwinnett Technical College for each badge that you’ve earned. Open the email, read the short summary about the badge, and scroll down to “Go To Account.”
2. The first time you access Canvas Credentials, you must create an account by clicking the button at the top of the screen.
3. All badges will be linked to your school email address. Enter your school email address in the appropriate field.
4. The system will prompt you to return to your email for a verification code. Enter the code, and then fill out your personal details.
5. You should now be signed into your “backpack” or Canvas Credential account. The account is yours for life, and… it’s also free! No renewal or subscription is needed! Pro-Tip: Keep a record of your login and password.
6. On the top left, click “Canvas Badges Personal” from the drop-down menu. This will give you full access to your backpack. If you receive a badge or micro-credential from another issuer, you can import it on this screen by clicking “Add Badge.” You can also sort your badges into collections, view your “learning pathways,” and manage your account details.
7. Click on the “Account Settings” button at the top right of the screen.
8. Link your Canvas Credentials account to existing email and social media accounts. Adding your personal email address is an especially important step, as it will sync badges that you receive even after you graduate.

Make sure to spend a few minutes setting up your account for future access. Adding a personal email and social media profile and fully customizing your backpack will give you access to all your badges (and, future badges!) even after you’ve graduated.

Adding your social media profiles to Canvas Credentials makes sharing your achievements as easy as clicking a button!

How do I share a Badge on LinkedIn and other Social Media Sites?

1. Head to Your Digital Badge Backpack. Your Canvas Credential backpack contains each of your badges.
2. Click “Share” on the Badge. The “share” button is at the bottom right of each badge.
3. Choose How You’d Like to Share:

• Canvas Credentials offers multiple ways to share your badge. The first option is to copy and paste a link into a new post on LinkedIn or your preferred social media site. This is helpful if you want to customize the message that you post.
• Or, clicking over to “social” on the top tab of the new window will allow you to add the badge to your LinkedIn profile. You can also generate a basic post highlighting your badge on various social media platforms.

Important: If you would like to add your badges as permanent, verifiable components of your LinkedIn profile, you must share them by clicking the circled “Add to Profile”. If you do not take this step, your badges will not appear on your digital resumé.

Questions or issues, please contact DigiBadges@GwinnettTech.edu