Badges in the UK

[Bob Price]

Hi all,

I have been asked who is issuing badges to the workforce in the UK. I have a list of all the non school issuer of badges in the UK and am looking for more. I have heard of one in Liverpool who I need to follow up, but this list seems a bit sparse.

Please add your knowledge

Cardiff University Pain Community Centre - badges for staff and CPD

http://www.paincommunitycentre.org/cpd/badges

University of Suffolk - badges for staff

http://www.ucs.ac.uk/openbadge/How-are-we-using-open-badges-at-UCS.aspx

Brighton University - badges for staff

http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/elearning/2014/08/29/introducing-badges/

Borders College - badges for staff

http://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/news-and-events/college-leads-the-way-with-online-badges/

Hull University - badges for students for job searching

http://hcukseal.wordpress.com

Learning Pool (issuing badges for completion of the Academy)

http://www.learningpool.com/

Shaw Trust

http://charitylearning.org/2015/04/open-badges-for-elearning/

Skills for justice

The lead body is working to offer councils in Wales a platform to access e-learning with badges issued for the completion of different levels of completion. This was introduced at the Learning Pool Live conference in Cardiff in October. The Slideshare for this is listed below.

http://www.slideshare.net/learning_pool/awa-presentation-for-lp-conference-11014

Newport City Homes

Awarding badges for paid work experience staff via their Academy programme. A pilot group are making use of their backpacks as a part of their application process for jobs via CV’s and application letters

Interest has been shown to develop learning pathways for residents using badges by Newport City Homes and other housing associations in Wales

http://www.slideshare.net/learning_pool/bob-price-nch

Digiskills cyrmu

A union backed organisation who are running community learning with badges, supporting digital champions across Wales.

https://prezi.com/ym2izzlugox1/digiskills-cymru-open-badges/

RWA group

A company based in Blaenavon who support brokers and financial advisors, offering training, compliance and competence.  Making use of a learning platform called The Obelisk, RWA offer badges for a range of compliance and training tasks.

http://rwagroup.co.uk/rwa-launches-open-badges/

Institute of Leadership and Management

https://badges.i-l-m.com/

[Carla Casilli, Director of Design + Practice]

Hey Bob,

Thanks for sharing this list! I'm copying Doug Belshaw who has been working with Bryan Mathers (also copied) and City + Guilds, they may be able to add more!

thx!

Carla

[Bob Price]

Thanks Carla, 

I've posted this as a blog post - if we can get it on the Wiki as well that would be great.

http://huxleypiguk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/badges-being-issued-in-uk.html

R

Bob