Digital Credentials for Higher Education
Turn every academic achievement into a trusted, portable credential. Issue and manage degrees, transcripts, certificates, badges and verified achievements — then extend their value through learner Skill Passports, verified portfolios and career-ready identities.
A PDF is not a credential. It's just a file.
Universities issue thousands of documents every year that are impossible to verify, easy to forge, and useless to employers.
CertifyMe makes every credential instantly verifiable, permanently accessible and connected to student skills — without changing how your teams work.
One platform. Every stage of the credential lifecycle.
Design branded degrees, badges, certificates and transcripts — no designer needed.
Issue one or ten thousand. Triggered automatically when students complete programmes.
Any employer verifies instantly — no account, no call to the registrar, no waiting.
Revoke, renew and manage all credential records from one admin dashboard.
Connect with Canvas, Moodle, your SIS and any other system via REST API or webhooks.
See who claimed, shared and verified — and which programmes drive the most engagement.
Every credential type. One platform.
Degrees to digital badges — consistently branded, instantly verifiable, built on open standards.
Tamper-proof qualifications with institutional authority
Secure digital records via EduTranscript
Courses, programmes and continuing education
Open Badges 3.0 certified — globally interoperable
Stackable achievements for modular programmes
Leadership, clubs, volunteering and competitions
Professional development beyond the degree
Verified work placements and industry experience
Not all digital credentials are equal — and the difference matters for universities.
Most "digital badge" platforms issue a PNG image with embedded metadata. That's not a Verifiable Credential. Universities need credentials built on W3C VC and CLR standards — the only formats that are cryptographically verifiable, machine-readable, and platform-independent.
- ✕ Verification only works while the issuing platform stays online
- ✕ No cryptographic signature — can be screenshot and faked
- ✕ Not machine-readable by ATS or employer systems
- ✕ Tied to one credential — no full academic record
- ✕ Requires a third-party account to verify anything
Widely sold to universities as "digital credentials." Not fit for institutional use.
- ✓ Signed with the institution's private key — tamper-proof by design
- ✓ Anyone can verify — no account, no platform call needed
- ✓ Works offline — not tied to any server staying alive
- ✓ Open Badges 3.0 is built on the W3C VC spec — globally interoperable
- ✓ Machine-readable by ATS, HR platforms and employer systems
CertifyMe is 1EdTech certified for Open Badges 3.0 + W3C Verifiable Credentials.
- ✓ Degrees, course credits, badges and co-curricular — one structured document
- ✓ 1EdTech CLR standard — machine-readable, structured, portable
- ✓ Skills mapped to every achievement — employers see what students actually know
- ✓ Accepted across institutions, grad schools and employer systems
- ✓ Powers the SkillStory Skill Passport — the learner carries it for life
CertifyMe's learner wallet is CLR certified by 1EdTech. No other badge platform offers this.
Transcripts that take minutes, not weeks
Students request online. You approve with one click. Employers verify without calling the registrar. EduTranscript is built for institutions that can't afford to be slow.
Batch-issue at graduation scale automatically
Works with your existing student information system
Digital signatures — instantly verifiable by anyone
Data security and compliance built in
Fits your tech stack. No rip-and-replace.
Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, your SIS — CertifyMe connects with the systems you already run. Students get credentials automatically when they complete programmes.
Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard or your student information system
REST API, webhooks & SSO process and generate credentials
Branded, tamper-proof and ready to issue
Claims, shares and adds to their SkillStory Skill Passport
Every credential should carry your name, not ours.
CertifyMe powers the infrastructure. Your institution stays front and centre — on the credential, the verification page and every email sent to a student.
Credentials hosted on your own university domain
Your colours, fonts and logo on every credential
Credential notifications sent from your institution's address
Employers see your institution when they verify — not CertifyMe
Stop counting certificates. Start understanding them.
See which programmes students actually engage with, which credentials get shared to LinkedIn, and where verifications are happening — in one dashboard.
Data that helps you run better programmes
Know which credentials students actually use
See how your institution is represented in the market
Evidence for leadership, funding and strategic planning
Credentials that work for your students long after graduation
CertifyMe handles the institution's side — creating, issuing and verifying credentials at scale. SkillStory handles the student's side — turning those credentials into a portable Skill Passport, Verified CV and career identity they carry for life.
- Degrees & diplomas
- Transcripts
- Certificates & badges
- Co-curricular records
- Skill Passport
- Verified CV
- Portfolio
- Job discovery
From student record to career identity
How CertifyMe and SkillStory work together across the full student lifecycle.
Degree, course, badge, internship — any achievement recognized by the university.
Tamper-proof, Open Badges 3.0 certified — automatically or on demand.
No account needed. No calls to the registrar. The credential speaks for itself.
Credentials, skills, internships and projects come together in a SkillStory profile.
ATS-ready, AI-readable — built from the student's institutional record.
Access never expires. Your institution remains their trusted issuer for life.
What universities actually gain
Less admin overhead. More student value. Better evidence of programme impact.
Automate credential issuance and verification — free your staff for higher-value work.
Tamper-proof, open-standards credentials independently verifiable in seconds.
Students get instant access to achievements they can share anywhere, anytime.
See who claims, shares and verifies — by programme, by cohort, over time.
Export programme performance data for accreditation, funding applications and leadership reporting.
SkillStory turns every credential into a verified portfolio and career-ready profile.
For Career Services
Give your career team verified evidence of what students actually know and have achieved.
- Verified credential profiles students can share in applications
- Academic achievements linked to real-world skills via SkillStory
- Portfolio and verified CV tools built on institutional records
- Employment outcome data tied back to programmes
For Employers Hiring Your Graduates
No phone calls to the registrar. No waiting. Credentials are verified the moment they're shared.
- Instant verification — no account or login required
- Tamper-proof digital signature on every credential
- Skills mapped to academic achievements via SkillStory profiles
- Your institution's authority on every verification page
Built for the standards universities depend on
Legal, privacy and interoperability requirements — covered out of the box.
Open Badges 3.0 + W3C Verifiable Credentials — works across any modern credential ecosystem
RSA & Ed25519 signatures, AES-256 encryption, SOC 2 Type II audited, 99.9% uptime SLA
GDPR, FERPA and ISO 27001 aligned — independent verification requires no verifier account
Full control over issuance, revocation and your institutional identity — always
Trusted by universities and education organizations worldwide
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Why "digital badge" isn't enough
Universities are often sold basic badge platforms as a digital credential solution. They're not. There are three tiers — and only two of them are fit for higher education.
- ✕ Manual verification — days, not seconds
- ✕ Easy to forge or screenshot and fake
- ✕ No sharing, no analytics
- ✕ Not machine-readable by any system
- ✕ Disconnected from skills
- ✕ Verification depends on the platform staying online
- ✕ No cryptographic signature — can still be faked
- ✕ Not independently verifiable without a third-party account
- ~ Shareable, but no comprehensive learner record
- ✕ Single credential only — no CLR, no full academic record
- ✓ Cryptographically signed — independent verification, no account needed
- ✓ Tamper-proof — impossible to fake or alter
- ✓ Machine-readable — ATS and employer systems parse automatically
- ✓ CLR bundles degrees, transcripts, badges and co-curricular into one record
- ✓ Open Badges 3.0 certified — 1EdTech independently verified
Common questions
How do universities use digital credentials?
To issue tamper-proof degrees, certificates, badges and transcripts — faster than print, permanently verifiable, and shareable to LinkedIn and job portals. Students get more from every credential they earn, and institutions get visibility into how those credentials are being used.
Is CertifyMe FERPA compliant?
Yes. CertifyMe processes only the minimum data needed for credential issuance and gives institutions full control over student records — consistent with FERPA requirements for US educational institutions.
Does it integrate with Canvas, Moodle or our SIS?
Yes. CertifyMe integrates with Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard and other major LMS platforms via REST API, webhooks and native integrations. When a student completes a course, the credential is issued automatically — no manual work from faculty or admin.
Are credentials Open Badges 3.0 certified?
Yes. CertifyMe is independently certified by 1EdTech for Open Badges 3.0 — the current global standard. Credentials are recognized by any compatible platform, employer system or institution globally.
What's the difference between a digital badge and a Verifiable Credential?
A basic digital badge is an image file (PNG or SVG) with metadata embedded in it. Verification depends on the badge platform's servers staying online — if the platform shuts down, the badge becomes unverifiable. It cannot be cryptographically checked by an employer without going through the issuing platform's website.
A W3C Verifiable Credential is cryptographically signed with the institution's private key. It can be independently verified by anyone — offline, without contacting the issuer, without any third-party platform. It's tamper-proof by design, machine-readable by ATS and HR systems, and works whether or not CertifyMe exists in ten years. CertifyMe issues W3C Verifiable Credentials (Open Badges 3.0) — not basic badges.
What is a CLR (Comprehensive Learner Record) and why does it matter?
A CLR is a structured, machine-readable record of everything a student has achieved during their time at your institution — degrees, course credits, digital badges, co-curricular activities, competencies and skills — bundled into one verified document. Unlike a single credential or transcript, the CLR gives employers and graduate schools the full picture of a student's learning journey in a format any compliant system can parse automatically.
The CLR standard is maintained by 1EdTech (the same body behind Open Badges 3.0). Together, Verifiable Credentials + CLR represent what every university's credential infrastructure should be built on.
What is SkillStory and how does it relate to CertifyMe?
CertifyMe manages the institution's credential record. SkillStory is the learner-facing layer — it brings together verified credentials with skills, projects and work experience into a portable Skill Passport and Verified CV students carry after graduation. The two work together as one ecosystem.
How long does it take to get started?
Most institutions issue their first credentials within a few days. Simple API connections typically take days; full deployments with custom branding and SSO take a few weeks.
Ready to issue credentials your students will actually use?
See how CertifyMe fits into your university's existing systems in a 30-minute demo with an education specialist.
No commitment required. See it in your context, with your systems.