Create a digital record of your achievements and skills
Open Badges are digital certificates recognising learning and achievement. If you can demonstrate that you’ve learned from materials produced by the Scottish Social Services Council you can earn an Open Badge.
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What are Open Badges?
Open Badges are digital records of achievements and skills that are tied to assessment and evidence. Unlike paper certificates, Open Badges are manageable online.
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Remember to share your badges online as soon as you receive them. You can list badges you have been awarded on social networks, your blog and ePortfolio.
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Featured badges
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Module 1: Understanding the social factors which may impact on children’s outcomes in the early years
This badge is awarded to Early learning and childcare (ELC) professionals in Scotland who have worked through Module 1: Understanding the social factors which may impact on children’s outcomes in the early years and provided evidence of their learning through... -
Module 3: Supporting the development and progression of children’s early language and literacy
This badge is awarded to ELC professionals in Scotland who have worked through Module 3: Supporting the development and progression of children’s early language and literacy and provided evidence of their learning through reflective writing. -
Module 6: Building confidence in identifying and responding to additional support needs
This badge is awarded to ELC professionals in Scotland who have worked through Module 6: Building confidence in identifying and responding to additional support needs and provided evidence of their learning through reflective writing. -
Module 7: National STEM CPL Module
This badge is awarded to ELC professionals in Scotland who have worked through Module 7: National STEM CPL Module and provided evidence of their learning through reflective writing. -
3. SSSC learning challenge: Participant
This badge is awarded to people who are successfully enrolled in the SSSC learning challenge. This allows them to get recognition for things we do not already have badges for. -
Discover digital
This badge is awarded to people who work through the Discover Digital Guide developed by the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland.
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Module 1: Understanding the social factors which may impact on children’s outcomes in the early years
This badge is awarded to Early learning and childcare (ELC) professionals in Scotland who have worked through Module 1: Understanding the social factors which may impact on children’s outcomes in the early years and provided evidence of their learning through... -
Module 3: Supporting the development and progression of children’s early language and literacy
This badge is awarded to ELC professionals in Scotland who have worked through Module 3: Supporting the development and progression of children’s early language and literacy and provided evidence of their learning through reflective writing. -
Module 6: Building confidence in identifying and responding to additional support needs
This badge is awarded to ELC professionals in Scotland who have worked through Module 6: Building confidence in identifying and responding to additional support needs and provided evidence of their learning through reflective writing.
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- What you need to know about Open Badges
- Applying for an Open Badge
- Preparing and publishing your evidence
- Making the most of your Open Badges
- What to do if your Open Badge submission needs work
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