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Badges at Pace

Information for Faculty and Staff

Guidance for Developing a Badge Program

The Continuing Education Department works with departments that issue badges by:

  1. Reach out CE by sending an email to badges@pace.edu and ask for a meeting to discuss the viability of the intended badge. During the meeting, Continuing Education will provide guidance on how to develop badging programs.
  2. Explaining requirements for badge approval
  3. Maintaining a website about Pace’s badging program that includes a University-wide listing of all badge offerings
  4. Helping design and create the digital badge that will be posted on Credly Acclaim

Please contact badges@pace.edu if you need assistance.

Badge Creation and Approval Process

Prior to beginning the badge approval process, we recommend you reach out to the Continuing Education team to discuss your badging opportunity, including the goal of the badge and the intended audience. All badging inquiries should be sent to badges@pace.edu.

Credit Badges

  1. Complete the Badging Worksheet Template (XLSX). This spreadsheet captures the different requirements and learning outcomes of the badge.
  2. Send the completed Badging Worksheet Template to badges@pace.edu for review.
  3. Once the Badging Worksheet Template has been reviewed and finalized, complete the Credit Badge Approval Form. The form is included below in the Badging Program Forms section. The form should be completed and submitted for all necessary signatures via Adobe Sign.
  4. The approval process for the credit badge is outlined on the Internal Review Grid document. The form is included below in the Badging Program Forms section. The approval signatures should be documented directly on the Credit Badge Approval Form.
  5. It is recommended that you include either a proposal for the badge or include the Badging Worksheet Template when distributing the Credit Badge Approval Form.
  6. Once all the required signatures are collected on the Credit Badge Approval Form, forward it to the Continuing Education team at badges@pace.edu. The Badge Approval Form should be sent via Adobe Sign.
  7. Once the badge has been granted final approval by the Associate Provost, Continuing Education will work with the badge creator and Admissions and Enrollment Management to finalize the application and enrollment process and ensure the badge is being tracked properly in Pace's administrative systems.
  8. Continuing Education will create the digital badge and post it on Pace's Credly/Acclaim site and the internal Pace badging website.

Non-Credit Badges

  1. Complete the Badging Worksheet Template. The form is included below in the Badging Program Forms section. This spreadsheet captures the different requirements and learning outcomes of the badge.
  2. Send the completed Badging Worksheet Template to badges@pace.edu for review.
  3. Once the Badging Worksheet Template has been reviewed and finalized, complete the Non-Credit Badge Approval Form. The form is included below in the Badging Program forms section. The form should be completed and submitted for all necessary signatures via Adobe Sign.
  4. Non-Credit badges require review and approval by the School/College's Dean or the administrative unit's Vice President as well as the Associate Provost. The approval signatures should be documented directly on the Non-Credit Badge Approval Form.
  5. It is recommended that you include either a proposal for the badge or include the Badging Worksheet Template when distributing the Non-Credit Badge Approval Form.
  6. Once all the required signatures are collected on the Non-Credit Badge Approval Form, forward it to the Continuing Education team at badges@pace.edu. The Badge Approval Form should be sent via Adobe Sign.
  7. Once the badge has been granted final approval, Continuing Education will work with the badge creator to create a non-credit badge course and CRN.
  8. The course and CRN numbers will allow non-credit badge completions to be tracked in Pace's administrative systems.
  9. Continuing Education will create the digital badge and post it on Pace's Credly/Acclaim site and the internal Pace badging website.

Badging Program Forms

Once you have an idea for a badge and have decided upon the badging program parameters, you will need to complete the following forms to create and approve your badge.

Badging Worksheet Template (XLSX) Internal Review Grid (PDF)

This form captures all the information that is needed to create your badge, including:

  • The badge name
  • A short description of the achievement the badge represents
  • A web link to contextual information might go to learn more details about the achievement
  • Skills, competencies or tools demonstrated by the badge earner
  • Activity required to earn the badge
  • Badge attributes
  • Third party standards related to the badge achievement
  • Recommendations for next steps

Badge Approval Forms: Complete the Badge Approval Form that relates to the badge you are creating (non-credit or credit) and submit to the parties indicated on the form for approval. Please use AdobeSign to distribute the forms for approval signatures.

Non-Credit Badge Approval Form (PDF) Credit Badge Approval Form (PDF)

Submit completed form to badges@pace.edu. Final approval for all badges is given by the Provost’s Office.