FGCU Digital Badges

Micro-credentials are forms of digital evidence that third parties use to certify the acquisition of a skill or set of skills. Digital badges are visual images that act as vehicles for transmitting that information.

FGCU Badges include three areas of focus to micro-credentials: Industry-Specific, Transferable Skills, and Continuing Education & Skills Academy. 

FGCU works with industry partners to identify skills in demand in today’s workforce and then offers digital badges aligned with these skills. Earning digital badges helps students develop these valuable skills both in and outside of the classroom. Digital badges help students demonstrate what they can do. They give students a competitive advantage and are recognized by employers. 

They differ from traditional degrees because they are more narrowly focused on specific workforce-related skills and are offered in shorter or more flexible timespans. Digital badge metadata demonstrates earned competencies in ways a degree program typically does not.

Engage in a series of curricular and extra-curricular activities that develop a specific skill. Demonstrate your competency in a skill through a non-credit bearing assessment, earn the digital badge. The steps to earn an FGCU digital badge will vary according to the requirements of the badge. Each badge lists the earning requirements. Get started with your digital badge.

Digital Badge Earning Process

Degree-seeking FGCU students are not charged any additional fees to earn Industry-Specific and Transferable Skills digital badges or digital badges that are connected to credit-bearing courses. These are the majority of all digital badges offered by FGCU. Industry-Specific digital badge fees are linked to tuition fees for credit-bearing courses. Continuing Education & Skills Academy badges are free for Lee County residents. 

The time it takes to earn an FGCU digital badge will vary according to the badge. Students should review the badge’s earning requirement for each badge to determine the time commitment. Explore the list of Digital Badges FGCU offers.

Digital badges are issued through Canvas Credentials, a digital badging platform that awards badges based on predefined earning criteria.