Frequently asked questions

A digital-credentialing platform for issuing and managing verifiable digital badges.

Kolleges is a B2B digital-credential and badge-issuance SaaS operated by Blockspoon Inc., built on 1EdTech Open Badges (2.0/2.1/3.0). It issues and manages education, qualification, and competency outcomes as verifiable digital badges, and is used today by universities, public agencies, and education companies.

Kolleges isn't just an issuing tool — it's a platform for recording and spreading learning outcomes.

It doesn't stop at issuance: it supports what happens afterward — sharing, authenticity verification, outcome analytics, and next-course guidance. In practice, at Udimpact 68% of graduates shared their badge on social media right after the first issuance (institution figures). See the issuance and verification page for feature details.

One person can set it up and publish it directly.

Enter your institution name, logo, and intro, and a dedicated site with a badge archive is generated automatically — adjust the section layout and colors and publish, no dev team or agency needed. See the Website Builder page for the setup steps.

Yes — it runs on a no-code editor, so a non-technical owner can edit directly from the admin screen.

Handover just transfers account access, so operations stay continuous. See the Website Builder page for how no-code operation works.

Yes — a pilot lets you validate it in your own environment first.

You can run real issuance and verification at small scale before deciding, and we cover the details during an onboarding consultation. You can start right away from a demo request.

No — a dedicated manager handles the initial setup together with your institution.

We configure custom data design, email branding, permission structure, and system integrations to fit your environment, and provide admin operations training too.

It varies by institution setup; some have completed it in about a month.

The University of Seoul Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation completed everything from platform build to pilot issuance in about a month. The timeline shifts with scale and integration scope, confirmed during consultation.

A standards-based digital certificate that makes learning, qualification, and competency outcomes verifiable and shareable online.

It is issued under the 1EdTech Open Badges 3.0 standard, and anyone can instantly confirm the issuer, criteria, and validity via a QR code or unique link.

Four steps: create the badge design → set issuance criteria → assign recipients → run the issuance.

You can also run it as automatic issuance when completion criteria are met, and recipients view and share the badge without signing up.

Yes — upload a CSV list to issue thousands at once, or issue automatically when completion criteria are met.

Upload a list of names and emails (or phone numbers) and it sends to everyone automatically, and retroactive issuance for past cohorts works the same way.

Templates come built in, so you don't have to build from scratch.

Start from templates by use case — completion certificates, qualification credentials, participation certificates, awards — and edit only the logo, colors, copy, and layout to finish a badge unique to your institution.

Yes — build and reuse designs yourself in the design editor.

Customize freely in the editor and save, then reuse each cohort — so you can run institution-specific designs without a designer.

No — already-issued badges stay as they are.

Template edits apply only to badges issued afterward; badges and verification links held by existing recipients are preserved with the information from their issuance moment. To keep the issuance record intact, issued badges are never changed retroactively.

It depends on your plan, and most institutions use it without limits.

Freely create, save, and reuse templates per course and qualification, and there are plans for institutions that need high-volume operations. Check the exact limits on the pricing page or ask during a demo.

It integrates via an LMS, a CSV list, or the developer API.

Set completion criteria such as attendance rate, assignments, and exam scores, and a badge is issued automatically once the criteria are met. You can automate issuance from an existing LMS's completion data, a CSV upload, or an API call.

Yes — set different completion criteria per course to auto-issue.

Conditions such as attendance, assignments, and exams can be set individually per course.

No — an issuance rule you set once is reused every cohort.

There's no need to rebuild each time; you can run new cohorts with existing rules, which suits the repeated operation of cohort-based bootcamps and academies.

Yes — after issuance you can revoke a badge or set an expiry date.

A mistakenly issued badge can be revoked, and if a qualification has a validity period, setting an expiry date shows an expired status on the verification screen after that point. Every status change reflects on the verification page in real time.

They're delivered automatically by email and KakaoTalk notification.

Delivery confirmation is handled automatically too; Maeil Business Education Center runs automatic issuance plus KakaoTalk notifications when completion assessment is done.

Yes — set Korean and English content separately within a single badge.

Specify the name, description, and issuer label per language to hold Korean and English certificates together in one badge.

The recipient switches language to download or share it.

Depending on the purpose — overseas employment, study abroad, global-business evidence — the recipient switches to the English certificate on the badge screen to download it or share it by link.

No — custom fields apply from badges issued afterward, and existing badges keep their issuance-moment data.

We don't apply them retroactively, to keep the issuance record intact; if needed, you can re-issue to existing recipients to reflect the new fields.

Anyone can verify, with no login.

Just open the issued badge's QR code or unique link to instantly confirm the issuer, criteria, and validity. Recruiters and outside organizations can verify authenticity too, with no sign-up.

Badges are issued under the 1EdTech Open Badges international standard, so they can be checked with external verification tools too.

Each badge embeds issuer information and verification metadata in a standard format, so it isn't locked to a single platform.

It's the digital-credential international standard defined by 1EdTech (formerly IMS Global); the latest version is Open Badges 3.0.

Kolleges is a certified platform for every version — Open Badges 2.0, 2.1, and 3.0 — and standard-issued badges can be added to global platforms such as LinkedIn via 'Add to profile'.

The biggest difference is real-time verification with no tampering.

A PDF or paper certificate is hard to check for tampering and exists only as a file, while a digital badge verifies the issuer and criteria in real time via QR or link and can be shared straight to LinkedIn or KakaoTalk.

The issuer and criteria remain as standard metadata, so a third party can verify them.

A self-made certificate has no means of verification and struggles to carry credibility, but a 1EdTech Open Badges standard badge keeps the issuer and criteria as metadata, so anyone can confirm authenticity via QR or unique link.

Yes — automatic pseudonymization of sensitive data plus a request-and-approval access flow are designed to meet PIPA.

Sensitive fields in issuance data are pseudonymized by default when stored, and viewing the originals requires a request and approval by an authorized person.

We operate on an ISO 27001 information-security certification basis.

Kolleges operates data on an ISO 27001 basis and holds official 1EdTech Open Badges international-standard certification for 2.0, 2.1, and 3.0.

We discuss and advise a configuration matched to your institution's security requirements.

Environment-specific requirements such as closed networks and access control are reviewed during a tailored-setup consultation to confirm feasibility and configuration.

We operate on a pseudonymization, view-approval, and ISO 27001 basis.

Sensitive data is stored with PIPA-standard pseudonymization, and viewing the originals goes through a request → approval two-step flow. ISO 27001-based operation meets public-sector security standards and audit-response requirements.

No — just enter the DNS record Kolleges provides and it connects without an IT team.

Enter your institution's domain (e.g. badge.univ.ac.kr) and apply the setting; if it's tricky, our support team helps you connect it.

Yes — a baseline search-visibility structure is set up automatically.

Meta information and a sitemap are set automatically, and webmaster-tool integration such as Naver Search Advisor and Google Search Console is supported; you can also edit each value yourself if needed.

Yes — every generated site is automatically responsive across mobile, tablet, and PC.

The layout adjusts to screen size automatically, with no extra setup.

A badge archive, classes, boards, and a verification page are the base configuration.

Every page works the same on PC and mobile, and depending on your setup you can add board, community, and class menus.

Yes — keep your existing site as is and run the badge website separately, or connect it by link or subdomain.

Typically you run just the badge archive, verification, and class features on Kolleges and connect from your existing site via a menu or banner.

Yes — it's the same verification page using the same verification data.

Whether a badge is posted on the website or shared to LinkedIn, both link to the same unique verification link under the 1EdTech Open Badges 3.0 standard, so the same information shows wherever you access it from.

It works both ways — the graduate's proof of credentials and the institution/program's brand reach.

When a graduate shares a badge, the issuer's name and the program name are exposed together, driving awareness for the institution and program. Attached to a résumé or LinkedIn, a recruiter confirms the issuer and criteria in one click.

Sharing prompts are built in from the moment of issuance.

A social share button and preview card (Open Graph) are auto-inserted into the badge email and verification page, and you can adjust the prompt copy and image yourself.

Yes — track the verification page's visits, referral sources, and conversions in the dashboard.

Views, verification clicks, and application conversions are tallied per badge and by channel — social, search, direct — and webmaster-tool integration enables deeper analysis.

Yes — link the apply button to your own application page or an external form/LMS link.

Use Kolleges class applications, or connect an application URL, Google Form, or LMS link you operate to the button.

Yes — it's tracked the same regardless of how it's connected.

Whether it's a Kolleges class application or an external URL, Google Form, or LMS link, the apply button's traffic and click data are tallied the same.

Yes — you can set multi-stage next-course recommendations such as basic → intermediate → advanced.

Configure rules stage by stage so that earning a badge auto-guides the next-stage badge or course, moving graduates naturally to the next course; rules can be changed freely to fit your course structure.

Yes — a completion badge's next-course guidance leads to re-enrollment.

The completion badge auto-guides the next-stage course, so a re-enrollment touchpoint is created at completion with no separate remarketing.

Yes — track clicks on recommended courses within a badge and new traffic.

Click and traffic data for recommended courses are tallied, so you can confirm recruitment-automation performance with data.

Yes — see funnel performance from share → traffic → application conversion, stage by stage on one report screen.

Shares of issued badges, verification-page traffic, and course-application conversions are tallied stage by stage in a single report.

Yes — set banners differently per badge and course, and change them without code.

Change the image, copy, and link instantly from the admin screen.

Yes — swap only the banner on the same badge to run seasonal recruitment.

Change just the banner image, copy, and link to match the recruitment season, and run different recruitment campaigns with the same badge.

Yes — check completion status by department and by individual in the system.

Completion data and badge issuance are linked automatically, reducing the manual work of collecting rosters, attendance, and completion results.

Yes — use a badge's issuer, completion criteria, and verification URL directly as evidence.

The issuer, completion criteria, and verification URL contained in the badge become objective evidence, used for executive reporting and client / certification-audit responses.

Yes — filter issuance, receipt, share, and verification data and export it to a file.

Filter by cohort, course, and badge to download performance-reporting figures as a file.

They differ in badge types, admin seats, issuer certification, website, and support scope.

Pro suits education providers building credibility, Premium suits established larger institutions, and Enterprise is a tailored build for large-scale/group use — see the comparison table for the details.

They're added as optional add-ons, separate from the base price.

Advanced features (issuer certification, custom website, custom domain, LMS, etc.) are chosen monthly to fit your environment, and we share the exact configuration and cost during a tailored-setup consultation.

Listed amounts are monthly rates, and all subscriptions are annual contracts.

Annual pricing is calculated as monthly × 12. Exact quotes and tax invoices are provided via sales inquiry, and Enterprise / unlisted items are quoted separately.

Choose it to match your expected issuance volume and how you operate.

Every plan supports 1EdTech Open Badges 3.0 issuance, so share your scale and operational goals and we'll advise a tailored configuration and quote.

Yes — one person can set it up and operate it directly.

Enter your university CI and basic information and a catalog per department and program is generated and published automatically, operated with no code. See the Website Builder page for the setup steps.

Yes — joint naming and logo display across multiple institutions is supported.

A co-issued badge shows the names and logos of participating institutions together.

Independent issuance rights per institution, with centralized management at headquarters.

Each institution issues independently while headquarters manages the overall status centrally, and issuance and participation rates by program unit (LINC+, university-innovation projects, etc.) can be tallied for integrated reporting.

It operates on PIPA-standard pseudonymization and an ISO 27001 basis.

Viewing the originals goes through a request → approval two-step flow, and detailed requirements per institution regulation are reviewed and advised during an onboarding consultation.

Yes — issuance data is preserved in a standard format and extracted for evidence.

Issuance and completion records are preserved in a standard format, so you can extract and submit only the needed scope for university-evaluation and audit responses.

Yes — program-unit data can be tallied together for performance reporting.

Issuance, completion, and participation data by program unit are tallied together and extracted as the metrics needed for outcome reports.

A three-tier structure — unit badge → pathway → comprehensive certification — is the base design frame.

The University of Seoul Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation runs 7 RISE-project programs as 15 badges in this three-tier structure.

They flow into an auto-accumulated e-portfolio and one-click LinkedIn registration.

Received badges accumulate automatically into each student's e-portfolio, and register to LinkedIn with a one-click 'Add to profile'. There's a case where a POSTECH course graduate shared a badge on LinkedIn and it led to recruiter interest.

Yes — issue split by department and view overall statistics on an integrated dashboard.

Each owner runs their own program, and headquarters manages the whole institution's issuance status and performance data on one screen.

Yes — you can use it right after account issuance.

The initial setup is done together with a specialist, so you can start issuance operations right when the budget is executed.

Yes — use tamper-proof verification and issuance data as audit evidence.

Blockchain-based tamper protection and standard metadata prove the authenticity of issuance and the criteria, so it can be used as audit-response evidence.

Extract issuance, completion, and participation data as reporting metrics by project and cohort.

Download the figures tallied in the dashboard as a file to use directly in outcome reports; the University of Seoul Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation bundled RISE 7-program outcomes into a 15-badge system for project reporting.

Yes — we provide public-specific format templates such as commendations, awards, and participation confirmations.

In practice, KOSME's Seoul Youth Startup Academy issues its outstanding-graduate-company commendation as a digital badge.

Yes — issue split by project unit and manage the overall status on an integrated dashboard.

OurLocalSchool runs 10+ projects at once and automated certificate issuance and re-issuance.

Instantly, with no login, via QR or unique link.

Opening the badge immediately shows the issuer and criteria, and when a graduate attaches it to an e-portfolio, résumé, or LinkedIn in one click, HR verifies it in one click and uses it as hiring evidence.

Yes — use it directly for cohort-based bootcamp certificates, with retroactive issuance too.

Fastcampus retroactively issued to about 2,000 graduates across 8 bootcamps in data analysis, AI, development, and UX/UI.

Yes — attach a participating company contact's recommendation to a badge.

Include the recommendation in the badge's data fields at issuance and it appears on the badge along with the company name and role. TeamSparta applied it in bulk to every Baro Intern cohort member via Excel-upload bulk issuance.

Yes — API integration with an LMS/SIS lets you auto-issue when completion criteria are met.

When mission criteria such as attendance, assignments, or exams are met, link to a class to auto-issue, or connect to existing systems via the developer API — reducing missed issuance and manual work. Udimpact integrated its own LMS via API to auto-issue when completion criteria are met.

Yes — the issuer and criteria are proven by international-standard verification.

1EdTech international-standard metadata and blockchain verification leave a basis for the qualification's issuance, so a third party can objectively trust it regardless of government accreditation.

Attach them to a résumé or LinkedIn to use right away.

An attached badge lets a third party confirm authenticity in one click without login, so it can be used as evidence for hiring or institutional submission.

Yes — renewal notices are sent automatically before expiry.

Renewal notices are sent automatically before expiry, and re-issuance and renewal inquiries are handled automatically, so the secretariat can run validity-period qualifications without repeated responses.

Yes — auto-recommend continuing education and advanced courses based on held qualifications and participation history.

The next course is guided at the touchpoint where a member checks their badge, leading naturally to re-participation.

It connects from application intake to automatic credential issuance, but tuition-payment processing isn't supported.

It flows as creation → auto-generated recruitment page → application intake → automatic credential issuance at the end, and tuition payment is operated by guiding the payment method the institution uses (payment integration is under roadmap review).

Yes — issue training and continuing-education completion as badges and manage it as a record.

Renewal notices before expiry are sent automatically too; the Special Education Digital Association (SeeD) records its 7–8 annual trainings as badges to manage member history.

Yes — event-unit issuance such as participation confirmations and speaker badges is supported.

The Korean Society of Nutrient Prescription issues completion badges for conference attendees and leader badges for speakers.

Recipients can check a badge with just a link, no sign-up.

The credentialing system of Ablind, an art-creator agency for the visually impaired, was built reflecting accessibility standards such as screen-reader compatibility.

Yes — issue membership cards from different templates by tier and role.

Assign a membership-card template per tier and role, and on join approval or annual-fee payment the card for that tier is issued automatically, with validity and expiry managed automatically by payment status.

Yes — automating issuance, re-issuance, and inquiries alone reduces the organizers' manual work.

Anyone can run it with no code, and issuance and participation data accumulate as a record of community activity. GDG SWU, a 31-member group, also runs automatic issuance of official activity certificates.

Share cards and public pages become touchpoints for new members.

When a member shares, a per-channel share card exposes the community, and non-members can explore certificates, verify authenticity, and inquire about joining on the public page. Sensitive data is protected.

Yes — bulk issuance and automatic re-issuance reduce repeated inquiries.

Badges are kept permanently by link so recipients can re-check and re-download them anytime, reducing loss-driven re-issuance requests themselves. UMC, a 25-university joint club, resolved its most-common certificate and award re-issuance inquiries with bulk issuance.

Yes — issue in bulk with one CSV list upload.

At the Kwangwoon University Debutler Hackathon, the student organizers ran certificate and award issuance directly via CSV list upload.

Yes — we offer a free-support policy for non-profit events.

Student-led hackathons and other non-profit events are eligible; you can confirm the targets and conditions via inquiry.