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Digital Badges

Digital Badges support people aged 16-25yrs that are not yet in/seeking employment to increase their skill set and improve employability.

Digital badges are a record of skills and achievements, often those highly valued by local employers but not formally recognised in formal education e.g. teamwork, self-confidence, people skills and leadership potential. As badges are earned, it’s easy to share them on platforms such as LinkedIn or upload them to a digital profile, CV or email signature.

Badges can be earned in a variety of ways, which could include taking part in workshops, networking events, volunteering or work experience.

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For employers in Cornwall:

Find out more about becoming a Digital Badge Champion

 

Healthy Lifestyles Badges

Healthy Cornwall are providing the opportunity to achieve a series of Healthy Lifestyles Digital Badges by completing a variety of wellbeing-based training sessions - all completely free of charge to those elligible.

At the completion of each session you’ll be shown a QR code to scan. This will allow you to download your newly acquired digital badge. Once 5 badges are collected you'll receive a Healthy Lifestyles Milestone Badge, showcasing to potential employers you have built knowledge and skills to support the physical and mental wellbeing of yourself and those around you.

 

Getting Started

To achieve your first badge and take your first steps towards achieving further Healthy Lifestyle Digital Badges, you must take part in an initial Health Assessment appointment with our team. At this 1-hour appointment you'll have your health checked over, access the NHS App and be given an overview of our website.

Our helpful team member will then discuss the available courses and workshops that you can attend to achieve further badges and unlock your Healthy Lifestyles Milestone Badge. Following this they can book you onto whichever sessions you decide to attend, and ensure that no payment information is taken.

Complete the form at the bottom of this page and a member of the Healthy Cornwall team will be in touch soon to arrange dates for your Health Assessment appointment.

 

Once you have completed your Health Assessment appointment, a new badge will be awarded for attending each of the following:

Core courses (must be completed to receive a Healthy Lifestyles Milestone Badge):

one young person comforting another, text reads "Mental Health First Aid or MHFA Youth"  a cafe worker talking to a customer, text reads: "Making Every Contact Count"  2 men laughing together, one man has downs syndrome, text reads: "oliver Mcgowan Training on learning disability and autism"

 

You can then choose at least 1 of the following workshops:

one person comforting another, text reads "Suicide First Aid Lite"  two men with arms round each other laughing with a basketball, text reads "Mens Health UNPACKED"  "Menopause & Mental Health"  woman eating a bowl of porridge with fruit on, text reads "Food & Mood"

a group of people with eyes closed and hands on chests relaxing, text reads "Mental Health Awareness"  a man sat biting nails and looking stressed, text reads "Understanding/Managing Stress"  A woman lying down with her eyes closed on a yoga mat with headphones in, text reads "Mindfulness/meditation/sleep education"

 

Showcase your badges with My Skills Pass – Digital Badge Wallet

My Skills Pass is a cloud-based platform where you can receive, share, manage and showcase your digital badges once achieved.

The following videos take you through using the platform to collect and display your badges:

Take a tour – An overview guide of the features of the My Skills Pass platform

Creating an effective profile – Learn how to edit and share your profile effectively

Showcasing your achievements – Learn the process of creating a page to showcase your digital badges and enhance your profile

 

Digital Badges Health Assessment Enquiry Form

The information you provide to Healthy Cornwall will be stored securely in accordance with Section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 and only accessed and processed by relevant staff. Your information will be used for the purpose of providing a service to you; it would be shared only if there was a legal reason to do so i.e. safeguarding concerns. The information may also be used, once anonymised, for reporting purposes. You have the right to restrict and/or withdraw consent at any time for us to store and process your information. For more information, please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be found on the Healthy Cornwall website www.healthycornwall.org.uk which complies with General Data Protection Regulations 2018.

For the provision of a digital badge on completion of the course, your learning provider will share your email address with Open Badge Factory. You will receive an email from Open Badge Factory to create an account to collect your badge. If you do not have an email address or would prefer a paper copy of a badge, please contact peopleandskills@cornwall.gov.uk. Open Badge Factory privacy notice can be found on their website by clicking the link at the bottom of their webpage.