CERTI Microcredentials

A degree tells the story. A CERTI badge is the proof you can hand someone.

Emmanuel students don't just finish courses. They build a record. A CERTI microcredential is that record made shareable: verified proof of a specific skill you demonstrated, grounded in the same liberal arts and sciences foundation that shapes everything else you do here. It's not something we describe for you. It's something you can show.

What is a CERTI microcredential?

Every badge is issued through Parchment, a recognized third-party verification platform, so anyone can click through and see exactly how you proved what you can do.

CERTI — Certified Employment Ready Training Initiative — is Emmanuel's badge system for validating employment-ready skills across the College. A CERTI microcredential doesn't certify that you sat through a class; it certifies that you demonstrated a specific skill to a qualified assessor.

Why Emmanuel builds microcredentials this way

Emmanuel students already do real, industry-standard work as part of the curriculum. A microcredential is what turns that work into something you can hand an employer directly: validated proof of a skill, not just a grade in a course.

That's the idea behind every badge Emmanuel builds, across every school. It starts with CERTI Technical: Laboratory Skills, our first microcredential offering, launching Fall 2026 out of the School of Science & Health, and it's designed to grow from there. Every badge is reviewed by industry and faculty experts and approved by the College's Curriculum Committee before it's ever offered, so a badge always means the same thing, no matter which academic school it comes from.

Explore Our Microcredentials

CERTI Technical: Laboratory Skills

How it works

  1. Enroll in the badge program. Email badging [at] emmanuel.edu to learn more. If you're in credited coursework that offers badging (like BIOL 1105), you'll have the option to opt in once the course starts.
  2. Demonstrate the skill to a qualified assessor — faculty or an industry expert in the field — not just attendance.
  3. Earn the badge. Issued through Parchment. Postable to LinkedIn, attachable to a resume, verifiable by anyone.

How badges are leveled

Not every badge means the same level of mastery, and Emmanuel's badges say so. A Foundational badge shows you can follow a procedure with support. Proficient means you can apply the skill independently. Advanced means you can design, optimize, or lead complex work with it. Some badges also stack along a pathway into a larger “meta badge” once you've earned a full set, so your Parchment profile builds into a fuller picture of what you can do over time.

How future employers recognize the credential

An Emmanuel microcredential gives employers confidence in hiring, knowing that our students have proven they have the industry-required skills to meet job demand — validated through Parchment's secure, encrypted credentialing platform.

For Faculty & Staff

Interested in proposing a badge for your course or program? All academic microcredentials are reviewed with industry and faculty experts and approved through the College's Curriculum Committee. Reach out to badging@emmanuel.edu to get started.

FAQs

Emmanuel's microcredential program launches with CERTI Technical: Laboratory Skills, verified lab-skill badges out of the School of Science and Health in Fall 2026 — with more badges planned across other schools.

Through Parchment. Every badge links to a verification page showing exactly what was demonstrated, when, and in what course. 

A digital badge that certifies a specific skill, separate from a degree or course grade — issued by the institution and confirmed by a third-party verification platform. 

It depends on the assessment behind them. A badge tied to a demonstrated skill, verified by faculty and confirmed through a recognized platform, carries more weight than a completion certificate with no assessment behind it. 

Badges are leveled Foundational, Proficient, or Advanced, based on how independently you can perform the skill. Some badges also combine into a larger “meta badge” once you've completed a full set. 

You do. Once earned, the badge is yours to share throughout your career, accessible via Parchment — the same account where you'll access your Emmanuel transcript and diploma. 

On LinkedIn, in your email signature, on your résumé, in job and internship applications, or directly with employers. 

Most don't expire. Each badge shows the date it was awarded, so employers can see when you demonstrated the skill and gauge its recency. Any credential that does expire will note that clearly on the badge. 

Yes. New badges will continue to be developed across additional schools, courses, and programs as new skills and opportunities emerge. 

Reach out to badging [at] emmanuel.edu (badging[at]emmanuel[dot]edu) and you’ll get set up with a meeting with representatives from the Office of the Registrar and Academic Affairs. All academic badges are reviewed by industry and faculty experts and go through the College's Curriculum Committee for approval.