Digital Badging allows organizations to create and issue digital credentials, which are portable digital icons embedded with evidence that verifies an earner’s skills, credentials and continuing education experiences. User's will be able to view their digital badges through their Dashboard. Both current and expired badges can be found in the badging dashboard.
User's View
Users will access the Badges through My Dashboard.
![Screenshot displaying the location of the badges navigation item in the My Dashboard component](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/16103002981/original/6klFc5aQfCiOdSnnMe-vjm3hhJLA0PQIew.png?1681395187)
FIG. 1 - My Dashboard view for users
![Screenshot of the Badges page for users](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/16103003011/original/zk-_PopfI7jlkjB9VN4pdaFPRdDhgetwkg.png?1681395226)
FIG. 2 - Badges view for users
Setting up your site to use BadgeCert
To implement this feature, a BadgeCert account is required. Badges are set up, designed and hosted within your BadgeCert account and completion data is passed to BadgeCert from Elevate via an API in real time.
From the Administrative Control Panel, Select Settings. From the Settings tab, select the Remote Accounts option under the Site Setup button.
![Admin tool emphasizing how to navigate to the remote account site setup](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/16102649177/original/EYWuZUVTSg1sXwmcJ9Id1BN5e-tvhS__4Q.png?1680718640)
FIG. 3 - Admin tools
In the Badging tab, enter in the API Secret Key, Issuer Name and Issuer Email from your BadgeCert account.
![Image displaying the Badging tab on the remote account settings page](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/16045935596/original/-5TYbEukaC1z-V7XnWzbIhPQsnUWMWVSQQ.png?1571671913)
FIG. 4 - Remote account settings
Including a digital badge in your product certificate
In the set up of the certificate component, select the check box to issue badge found underneath the printable certificate options
![Screenshot displaying setting up the certificate in a product](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/16045935796/original/ORddZUeI4RuXTSdIapGH9VT2651O8agbcw.png?1571672137)
FIG. 5 - Accessing the certificate component
Including a digital badge in your multi-product certificate
In the set up for multi-product certificate, select issue badge underneath selection of eligible products.
![Screenshot showing the ability to access multi-product configuration](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/16102649178/original/bNOel-iVSYxvZzuTD5xPEHTl-7pqzPJc2w.png?1680718640)
FIG. 6 - Multi-product certificates
Including a digital badge for earning credit related to certification
In the certifications listing, edit the certification and browse to the tab with the star icon. Check the box to issue a badge when certification is earned and then select the badge.
![Screenshot showing the ability to access configuring earning a badge when certificate earned](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/16045936828/original/Mu0QgS7Ctkbj9K1W3EEGyLn_z8RfvewCSg.png?1571673187)
FIG. 7 - Issue badge when certificaiton earned
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