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Not sure where to begin with digital badges?

From design to issuance,
verification, and analytics —
run digital badges in one place

Build a branded badge with no designer, and issuance runs automatically once you upload a list. Issued under the 1EdTech Open Badges 3.0 standard, badges are verified anywhere by QR or link, instantly.

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Kolleges digital badge
1EdTech Open Badges 2.0·2.1·3.0 certified ISO 27001 Trusted by leading institutions
Hongik UniversityChonnam National UniversityDaejeon Institute of Science and TechnologyDaegu Haany UniversityCheongju UniversityKorea University Archery FederationDongwon Institute of Science and Technology

What is a digital badge?

A digital badge is a digital certificate built on the international standard (1EdTech Open Badges 2.0/2.1/3.0) that makes education, qualification, and competency outcomes verifiable and shareable online. Each badge embeds metadata such as the issuing institution, earning criteria, issue date, and validity period, so its authenticity can be confirmed instantly via QR code or a unique link. Kolleges is a digital-credential operations platform that designs, issues, verifies, and analyzes these badges in one place, used by universities, public institutions, and education companies.

Digital badges vs. paper/PDF certificates — what's different?

Category Paper/PDF certificate Digital badge (Open Badges)
Authenticity check Visual check or separate lookup required Instantly verified by QR or link
Embedded information Surface details like name and course title Issuer, earning criteria, and validity metadata embedded
Issuance effort Design, list prep, and delivery repeated every cohort Upload a list, or issue automatically when criteria are met
After issuance File storage and re-sending Shared on LinkedIn, built into a portfolio
Outcome data Manual tracking Dashboard of issuance, receipt, and sharing

Dongwon Institute of Science and Technology found that paper certificates take roughly 40% more administrative effort than digital badges (institution's own figures). Read the interview ↗

Badge issuance flow

How do you issue a digital badge?
Six steps and done

From issuer setup to design, creation, bulk issuance, verification, and analytics — everything once scattered across manual work now runs as a single flow.

Kolleges admin issuer-setup screen — register institution name, logo, and brand color
STEP 01 Issuer setup

Register your institution once, and it applies to every certificate

Register your institution name, logo, brand color, and admin details, and your brand is applied consistently to every badge and certificate that follows.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The questions we hear most about badge issuance and verification.

Templates are provided, so you never start from scratch.

Start from a use-case template for certificates, credentials, participation, or awards, and edit only the logo, colors, text, and layout to finish a branded badge.

Last updated: 2026-07-10 · Facts reviewed quarterly

If you stop at issuing certificates,
you're throwing away half the outcome

See the issue → verify → share → re-engage loop for yourself in a 15-minute demo.

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