Region of Learning
Region of Learning is a place-based mission aiming to recognise and connect all types of learning, skills and attributes outside of formal education to improve outcomes for people and the place they live in.
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Region of Learning aims to revolutionise skills recognition with digital badges and pathways, enhancing learning and employability.
Digital Badges
How can digital badging benefit you?
Learning and Training Providers
Digital badges enhance your offer by articulating the skills offered for learners and giving them shareable and verified achievements. It makes your learning visible, measured and connected to other opportunities.
Employers and Businesses
Digital Badges bridge skills gaps, recognising industry relevant expertise, tailored development and agility to meet your business and skills needs as an employer.
Learners and Career Seekers
Digital badges validate skills from formal and informal learning offering you routes to the training and employment.
“Cities of Learning works with employers, educators, policy makers and learners to agree shared learning priorities for their town, city, or region and to recognise those skills through digital badges.”
-Tom Kenyon
Head of Programme at the RSA
Our Funders and Partners
Frequently Asked Questions
Feel free to contact us for any queries at RegionofLearning@cambridge.gov.uk.
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A digital badge is a smart, simple, visual way of recognising non-accredited learning. A useful tool for individuals and organisation earners to display on social media accounts, email signatures, LinkedIn or on a digital CV.
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Badges recognise important accomplishments and achievements outside of qualifications.
These are often highly valued, transferable skills which are not well documented.
Badges provide verified references for a set of skills, giving credibility to the earner and the organisation issuing them.
Digital Badges give earners the power and language to better tell their experiences and journey by clearly displaying activities they have engaged with and the skills they have gained along the way in a language that employers understand.
Badges are easily accessible, portable and shareable to be used when you need them. No more forgotten or lost certificates. -
There are lots of different digital badging platforms. Region of Learning hosts an online badging community with Navigatr.
Sign-up is free and you can explore the digital badges available in your area. You can also find badges available through Credly, City and Guilds and Open University here too. -
All Open Badge Standard Digital badges are portable and shareable, which means you can download your badges to use where you like, such as on your email signature in a digital CV or placed in a digital backpack or wallet..
You can use the share function within the navigatr or on Credly and Open Badge Factory to share on social media, LinkedIn and beyond. -
For inquiries, reach out to us at regionoflearning@cambridge.gov.uk, or feel free to connect with our team through the "About Us" section.