SIR Digital Certificates

SIR has partnered with Credly's platform to provide you with a digital version of your credentials. Digital certificates can be used in email signatures or digital resumes and on social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and X. This digital image contains verified metadata that describes your qualifications and the process required to earn them.

Why earn a digital certificate?

Verified skills and qualifications: Digital credentials provide individuals with verified proof of their skills and qualifications, making them more attractive to employers and educational institutions. The ability of digital badges to verify soft skills is particularly relevant when soft skill-intensive occupations are predicted to make up two-thirds of all jobs by 2030.
Competitive advantage: Certificate earners gain a competitive edge in the job market by showcasing their commitment to skill development and continuous learning. For example, industry micro-credentials are highly valued by employers, who are 72% more likely to hire someone who has earned them. Digital certificates help earners differentiate themselves when looking for jobs by showcasing their validated skills and expertise in a cutting-edge savvy way.
Accessibility and portability: Digital credentials are easily accessible and highly portable, allowing badge earners to showcase their achievements widely. Digital certificates prove the learner's new skills or acquired knowledge during interviews and employment reviews.
Motivation and recognition: Earning digital credentials provides a sense of accomplishment and recognition, boosting motivation and confidence. In-demand skills continue to change as our world of work and business needs evolve. Digital certificates enable individuals to acquire and demonstrate new capabilities.
Lifelong learning and skill development: Digital credentials encourage and reward continuous learning and skill development, promoting lifelong learning. Digital certificates can be added to your digital resume or LinkedIn profile or uploaded to your smartphone wallets and are easily retrievable and presentable. This allows third parties, such as recruiters and employers, to verify a candidate’s claimed abilities instantly.

How it works

Once you earn your certificate, you will receive an email from admin@credly.com within two weeks notifying you to claim it at our partner's website.

Start sharing

Certificates are available for SIR members who participated in an educational offering such as a Virtual Angio Club, Expert Insights, IR Residency Practicum, and EDGE.

You can share your certificate directly from the Credly platform to LinkedIn, X, and Facebook over email, embedded in a website, add it to your mobile wallet, or in your email signature.

Frequently asked questions

What is a digital certificate or a digital badge?

A digital certificate or digital badge are web versions of a credential, certification, or learning outcome that can be verified in real-time, online.

How does my certification get displayed as a certificate?

We have partnered with Credly to translate the learning outcomes you've demonstrated into a certificate, issued and managed through the company's platform. The technology Credly uses on its platform is based on the Open Certificate Standards maintained by IMS Global. This enables you to manage, share, and verify your competencies digitally.

What are the benefits of a certificate?

Representing your skills with a certificate allows you to share your abilities online in a way that is simple, trusted, and can be easily verified. Certificates provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your credential and what you're now capable of. Credly's platform also offers labor market insights based on your skills. You can search and apply for job opportunities using the platform. Furthermore, in the time of upskilling and reskilling, to adapt to job market changes, it’s important to communicate your achievements.

Who is Credly?

Credly is the end-to-end solution for issuing and managing digital credentials. Credly works with credible organizations to provide digital credentials to individuals worldwide.

How will I know if I've earned a certificate?

You will receive an email notification from Credly (admin@credly.com) with instructions on how to claim your certificate and set up your account.

What if I don't want my certificate to be public?

You can easily configure your privacy settings in the Credly platform. You're in complete control of the information about yourself that is made public.

Is there a fee for using Credly's platform?

No. This is a service we provide to you at no cost.

What's to keep someone else from copying my certificate and using it?

While certificates are simply digital image files, they are uniquely linked to data hosted on Credly's platform. This link to verified data makes them more reliable and secure than a paper-based certificate. It also eliminates the possibility of anyone claiming your credentials and associated identity.

What are labor market insights and how can I access them through Credly's platform?

Labor market insights are pulled from live job requisitions. Based on your skills, you can learn which employers are hiring, what job titles you might be qualified for, salary ranges, and more. You can search active job listings and apply for them with just a few clicks through the platform. Access the labor market insights from your certificate details page by clicking on Related Jobs or by clicking on the skill tags assigned to your certificate.

Can I export certificates issued through Credly's platform to other certificate-storing platforms?

Yes, you can download your certificate from the Share Certificate page. Your downloaded certificate contains Open Certificate Infrastructure (OBI) compliant metadata embedded into the image. This allows you to store your certificate on other OBI-compliant certificate sites, such as the Mozilla backpack.

Can I import certificates issued through other platforms into Credly's platform?

Not at this time.