A City of Learning: Digital badges for showcasing skills
summary
Pilot Cities of Learning for Plymouth and Cornwall issues verifiable digital badges using the Mozilla Open Badges standard via a free pilot connection to the Credly platform and a custom Navigator app. Badges have layered criteria (attendance → assessed skill → level‑3 leadership), include skill tags for anonymous aggregation, and already issue examples like a Future Maker badge, Dell work‑experience badges and a Smart Citizen badge. App combines local employer rules with machine learning to recommend real job pathways.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 1:42Breaking new ground...
- 3:01The Challenge
- 4:34Our Solution
- 7:53Using a digital skills credential...
- 12:14A digital sector focus
- 22:16Example Digital sector pathway
- 24:05Get involved with the pilot
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