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THE VENDOR-NEUTRAL STANDARD FOR TECHNICAL PRACTITIONERS
Digital badges
Earn it. Share it. Anyone can check it.
Every IICTP credential comes with a digital badge you can show on a profile, in an email signature or on a CV. The badge files are free for anyone to download. Showing one as your own credential is for holders only. The registry record behind it proves it.
Certified Technical PractitionerHow it works
From pass to profile.
Your badge arrives with your certificate, so there is nothing separate to apply for.
- Earn itPass the exam. Your credential is recorded in the public registry under a unique ID.
- Receive itYour certificate arrives by email, with your badge and the link to your registry record.
- Share itAdd it to your profile, your email signature or your CV.
- Keep it currentRenew every three years to keep your credential, and your badge, in good standing.
The badges
One for each credential.
Ten badges, one layout, each in its own colour. Free for anyone to download; to display one as your credential, you must hold it. No credentials have been issued yet, so these are the designs.
Using your badge
A few simple rules.
They keep every badge honest. The full rules are in the trademarks policy.
✓Do
- Show a badge in public only for a credential you hold, and only while it is current.
- Link it to your registry record, so anyone can check it.
- Keep its proportions. Leave clear space around it.
- Show it at 40 pixels wide or larger, so the code stays readable.
✕Don’t
- Show a badge as your own credential if you have not earned it. Anyone may download the file, but only holders may display it.
- Change its colours, crop it, rotate it or add effects.
- Keep using it after your credential has lapsed, unless you add the dates.
- Use it to suggest that IICTP endorses a product, employer or course.
Verification
Anyone can check a badge.
A badge is a picture. The registry record is the proof.
If you are checking someone
Open the verify page and enter the credential ID. You will see the holder, the credential, the dates and the status. If there is no record, the badge means nothing.
If you hold a credential
You can choose to be left out of name searches. Anyone who enters your exact credential ID will still see your record, so a badge or certificate you share can always be checked.
Questions
About badges.
Short answers, including what a badge does not prove.
How do I get my badge?
Your certificate is sent to you by email when you pass, with your badge and the link to your registry record. No credentials have been issued yet, so no badges have been sent.
Does a badge prove a credential is real?
A badge shows that a credential exists. What proves it is the registry record behind it, which anyone can look up by credential ID at the verify page.
Why is nothing personal printed on the badge?
The image is the same for everyone who earns that credential, like most professional certification badges. That keeps it clean and readable even when small. Your name, ID, dates and status are on your certificate and registry record.
Can I stay out of the public registry?
Yes. You can choose to be left out of name searches. Anyone who searches for your exact credential ID will still see your record, so a certificate or badge you share can always be checked.
What happens to my badge if my credential lapses?
The registry record shows the credential as expired, lapsed or withdrawn. Stop using the badge unless you add the dates. See the trademarks policy for the full rule.
Is there a machine-readable version?
We are preparing Open Badges files for all ten credentials, so a badge can be read by software as well as by people.
Is the badge free? Can anyone download it?
Yes. The badge files are free, and anyone can download them. Showing a badge in public as your own credential is for people who hold that credential only, because the badge is an IICTP trademark. Downloading it does not give you the right to display it.
Who may show a badge?
Only the holder of that credential, while it is current. A badge on a profile or CV should link to the holder’s registry record, so anyone can check it.
Which credentials have a badge?
All ten: ATP, CTP, PgTP, PfTP and the six specialist credentials.