Digital badges are dynamic, visual representations of the credentials you’ve earned. Each of the digital badges you see on this page represents a Bridge TEFL/TESOL certification course, micro-credential, or other form of professional development that we offer.

Because they’re digital, these badges can provide a detailed picture of your training and accomplishments with just a click, offering more information than a traditional credential, such as a certificate.

Your TEFL/TESOL certificate provides a basic summary of your accomplishments and will show employers the total hours of certification you’ve completed and a list of the different courses you’ve taken. The certificate may also include the course transcripts.

Digital badges, however, provide a deeper, more detailed description of each of your individual trainings and accomplishments, including:

• • The learning objectives you had to meet to earn the badge
• • Evidence that you completed those objectives (such as key assignments)
• • Your core competencies
• • Bridge’s standards and accreditation, including ACCET accreditation, recognized by the US Department of Education

You don’t need to do anything special to earn a digital badge through Bridge– you’ll be able to access a unique badge for every Bridge course you take! We’ll provide you with the instructions to access and start sharing your badge when you complete your course.

Digital badges allow employers to get a more detailed look at your accomplishments. With a simple click on the unique URL for any of your digital badges, an employer can get a deeper look at what was involved in the Bridge TEFL/TESOL courses you completed.

You can collect digital badges, or “stack” them, to highlight your commitment to ongoing professional development.

You can share your digital badges in a variety of places, to make your accomplishments more visible to employers when you’re job seeking.

You can easily display and share your digital badges to employers in a variety of key places, such as your:

• Resume

• Social media profiles, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter

• Email signature

• Teacher portfolio on the Bridge Job Board

This is the 3-step process to access your digital badges:

1. When you complete your Bridge course, you’ll receive an email with a notification to claim your badge. If it’s your first badge, you’ll be able to create your account in the Acclaim platform via a link in the email.

2. Within your Acclaim account, you’ll see the option to accept your badge. You’ll be able to update the settings to choose whether to make your badge public.

3. Once you accept your badge, you can explore options to share your badge, including adding on social media, embedding in email, and more!

No. Just like your Bridge TEFL/TESOL certification, digital badges never expire! The badges you earn will remain accessible to you indefinitely and you can always continue stacking badges as you complete additional professional development with Bridge.