At the University of Westminster, Open Badges are more than digital credentials – they’re a bridge between learning and employability. Stephanie Coelho shares how their badge system empowers over 21,000 students to showcase skills, boost career prospects, and embrace the future of digital learning.
“We offer people who are already working within the tourism sector, or want to work in that sector, the possibility is to get their skills recognized and validated within the companies and within the working life.”
“We work within a ‘grade point’ system for our formal recognition, and until I discovered open badges there really was no other way to recognise/reward students for behaviours and skills that fell outside of formal assessment.”
Lahti University of Applied Sciences (Lahti UAS) is an international higher education institution that offers studies in the fields of culture, business, social and health care, technology and tourism. Around 5000 students are now studying in Lahti UAS towards a Bachelor’s or a Master’s Degree and there are around 400 employees.
