We are committed to providing you with the tools necessary to achieve your professional goals and we understand that communicating your credentials in an ever-expanding online marketplace can be challenging. That is why we have partnered with Credly to provide you with a digital version of your credentials. Digital badges can be used in email signatures or digital resumes, and on social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. This digital image contains verified metadata that describes your qualifications and the process required to earn them.
Credly Support: certification@rid.org
Digital Credentials
Credly, a Pearson company, is at the forefront of the digital credential movement, making talent more visible and opportunities more accessible. Credly partners with thousands of reputable organizations, including Google Cloud, IBM, Cisco, the Project Management Institute (PMI), and SAP, to provide secure and verifiable digital credentials worldwide.
RID has adopted digital badges to align with other certifying and membership organizations while reinforcing our commitment to maintaining the integrity of our certifications. This transition enhances protection for both consumers and providers. In the past, RID encountered cases of forged printed membership cards, leading to the misrepresentation of interpreters as RID-certified.
Unlike printed cards, digital credentials are real-time, secure, and impossible to falsify or duplicate. They serve as authentic, verifiable proof of certification and achievements, ensuring transparency and trust in the certification process.
A digital credential is a verified representation of an individual’s professional achievement (certification), issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), a trusted source. Earning a digital credential signifies that the individual has met or exceeded the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and abilities an ASL interpreter needs to competently perform on the job in a conventional setting, as required for national certification. The knowledge, skills, and abilities may have been acquired through education, training, or certification programs as well as passing the required examinations for the certification. Here is a helpful video!
A digital credential clearly explains:
- Who earned the credential
- What the credential is
- What the individual did to earn it
- What the individual can do
A digital badge is a verified, visual representation of your credential, detailing the knowledge, skills, and abilities you’ve demonstrated to earn it.
With a digital badge, you can showcase your credentials online in a secure and authentic way. It can be easily shared and verified in real-time, ensuring trust and credibility.
Your Credly badge provides a clear, verified record of your achievements – what you can do, how you earned it, and who recognizes your credential. It offers more than a traditional plastic card!
Displaying your skills with a digital badge allows you to showcase your qualifications online in a trusted and easily verifiable way. Employers and peers can see concrete evidence of your qualifications and the skills you possess. Additionally, Credly offers labor market insights tailored to your skills, and you can search and apply for job opportunities directly through the platform.
No. We discontinued physical cards in the summer of 2022.
No. This is a service we provide to both certified and non-certified members, at no additional cost.
The Credly benefit is entirely optional. Accepting digital badges is not required to maintain RID certification or membership. However, if you choose not to accept the digital badges, you will not receive a digital representation of your certification or membership, as RID no longer issues physical cards.
Credly is available to all current RID members. Each member will receive a membership badge (e.g., Associate, Supporting, Certified, etc.), while certified members will also receive certification badges specific to the RID certification(s) they hold in good standing (e.g., NIC, CDI, CI/CT, etc.).
Some members may encounter an error message when clicking on the former membership link in their member portal. This link is no longer functional. We are currently updating and redesigning the member portal to enhance the membership experience and improve usability. This issue will be resolved as a part of those improvements.
Once you have been awarded an RID certification and become a Certified member, or if you become a non-certified RID member, you will receive a Credly invitation email from RID. This email will guide you on how to log into your Credly account, accept your badge, and manage your digital badges.
You can watch this tutorial video to learn how to accept your badge: https://vimeo.com/315901382
You can easily configure your privacy settings in Credly, giving you full control over the information about yourself that is made public. Keep in mind that if your badge is set to private, it cannot be shared with others.
If you are a Certified member, you will receive two badges: one representing your Certified membership and the other representing the certification(s) you currently hold.
You can easily share your digital badges with others to verify the RID certification(s) you currently hold and/or membership status (including membership expiration date) using the sharing options below:
To share from your Credly account, follow these steps:
- Log into your Credly account at www.credly.com using the email address associated with your Credly account.
- Click on the menu options (top right corner).
- Select Profile & scroll down to Badge Wallet to view all of your current and active badges.
- Click on a badge and then select the green SHARE button. (Note: Make sure your badge(s) are set to public before sharing them.)
- You’ll be presented with various sharing options (also listed below).
Sharing Options:
Email
Click on the email option, enter the recipient’s email address, and send. If you need to show proof of both membership and certification(s), you will need to share each badge by repeating these steps for each one. When the recipient opens the badge link, they will also see the membership expiration date at the top of the page.
Credly Mobile App
https://support.credly.com/hc/en-us/articles/13064089314075-Credly-Mobile-App
The profile information will transfer between the web platform and the mobile app.
In the app, click on the badge you wish to share, go to the Details tab, and scroll down to Verify Badge. A QR code will appear, which when scanned, will display your name, membership type, membership expiration date, and certification name (if applicable).
Mobile Wallet
https://support.credly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360057355812-How-can-I-share-my-badge-to-a-mobile-wallet
In Your Email Signature
https://support.credly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021221691-Can-I-attach-my-badge-to-my-email-signature
Social Media Platforms
LinkedIn: https://support.credly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021221491-How-can-I-add-my-badge-to-my-LinkedIn-profile-and-share-to-my-feed
Facebook: https://support.credly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021221571-How-do-I-share-my-badge-to-Facebook
ZipRecruiter: https://support.credly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360056348351-How-Can-I-sync-my-badges-with-ZipRecruiter
Embed in a Website: https://support.credly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043782632-How-can-I-embed-my-badge-in-a-website
You should only download your Credly badge image and share it when you are able to add a hyperlink to it. The hyperlinks allow others to click on your badge image to verify your certification and/or membership status. Using your badge image in any other way, where the hyperlink is not included, is a misrepresentation of your credentials and should be avoided.
RID’s certification taxonomy (classification) indicates that if you hold both CI and CT, then you will be issued one badge showing both CI and CT.
Certificants who hold more than one RID certification should display them in the following order: IC, TC, IC/TC, CSC, MCSC, RSC, ETC, EIC, OIC:V/S, OIC:S/V, OIC:C, CI, CT, CI and CT, CDI, NIC, NIC Advanced, NIC Master, OTC, SC:PA, CLIP-R, SC:L, NAD III, NAD IV, NAD V, Ed:K-12.
You can download a certification verification letter from your member portal at https://myaccount.rid.org/ by navigating to the Certification Details section and clicking on Download Verification Letter.
For certification verification letters (current members only) to be sent to other organizations or entities on your behalf, complete the request form https://rid.org/cert-verification-form/ on our website and provide their email address.
The RID Registry: Public, reliable, and real-time searchable tool that anyone can access at any time to confirm someone’s certification and/or membership status. Simply click the dark blue button located on the top right corner of the RID website.
Note: When searching for someone, make sure you are using their legal name and have it spelled correctly.
We encourage you to check in with the hiring entity to ensure they have everything they need from you prior to the assignment. If proof of certification is required, you can share your digital badge with the requesting party ahead of time.
Alternatively, you may carry a printed copy of your most recent certification verification letter to confirm your certification status.
Please note that certification verification letters are valid for one week from the date of printing.
It takes 5-7 business days after renewing your membership dues for your badge(s) to be updated.
Badges downloaded to your mobile wallet are not automatically updated after renewal. After renewing, you will need to download your badges again.
You cannot change the email address to which your badge(s) was issued, but you can add multiple email addresses to your account. This way, if a badge is issued to any of your emails, it will appear on the same account.
To learn more about how to add multiple emails, please refer to this article: https://support.credly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021220951-Can-I-add-multiple-emails-to-my-account.
If you no longer use an email address and would like it replaced with a new one, please email certification@rid.org.
RID does not sell your information to Credly or any other third parties. Additionally, Credly does not sell user data. Member data within the Credly platform is managed directly by RID staff, ensuring its security and that it is used solely for its intended purposes.
You can find tutorials and additional support at https://support.credly.com/hc/en-us or contact RID’s Credly support team at certification@rid.org.
If you haven’t received your Credly link or are experiencing issues with your digital badge, please reach out to RID’s Credly support team.
Want to explore more? Check out our Mastering Credly webinar through the Continuing Education Center (CEC) https://education.rid.org/