Digital Credentials CLAIM YOUR BADGE!
Why Use Digital Credentials? To market your credentials This is an important means of empowering you to promote yourself professionally and communicate the value of your credentials with a global network of peers and employers. You will have the ability to share information on your certification via email and through social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+, and Twitter.
Why Use Digital Credentials? To help prevent unauthorized usage of the certification marks The misuse of the ASIS International registered certification marks on literature, websites and paper certificates are on the rise. There are many security professionals who are falsely claiming to have earned an ASIS designation. Your virtual credentials help thwart the efforts of unauthorized usage of the certification marks by those who have not achieved an ASIS International designation. With the click of a mouse, viewers of your digital badge, can instantly verify the authenticity of your certification and understand what was required in order to earn it. Paper certificates cannot be instantly verified. When seeking employment or bidding on a contract, provide your digital credentials for instant verification of your globally-recognized certification.
Harness the Value your Credentials Market your value: Share via social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+, and Twitter Share via email Embed within a LinkedIn profile Embed within a personal website or blog Helps employers and the public by: Providing a quick and easy means of verifying that you earned your credentials Informing and sharing the criteria for having earned that status.
Getting Set Up Sample E-mail Notification Step 1 Claim Badge Claim via email notification sent to you by ProExam Vault ASIS test administrators. Contact the ASIS certification department if you have not received this notification! Sample letter created for instructional purposes! Dear, We are excited to announce that ProExam, the industry expert in credentialing insight and digital badges, has launched Vault Version 2.0. Your digital badges are now available in the new Vault for you to manage, display and share! With Vault 2.0 you can do more than ever with your badges. Enjoy the easier to use interface, connect your badges with your LinkedIn profile or personal blog, and share your badges via Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and more. Making your credentials work for you has never been easier! To continue enjoying the benefits of Vault, please click the link below. Activate Account Sincerely, The ProExam Vault Team
Getting Set Up Profile Example Step 2 Sample page created for instructional purposes! Set up Profile The Profile s Page is where you manage and share your credential details and: Receive visual indicators for expired or revoked badges Define privacy settings at the badge level Easily manage both claimed and unclaimed badges
Multiple Options for Sharing Let s get started: Sharing a Link to Your Credential 1. Click the Share link next to the badge in your vault. 2. The direct share link is available for you to copy and paste, or you can click the icon to send the link via email. Sample badge created for instructional purposes!
From: ProExam Vault [mailto:vault@proexam.org] Sent: December 8, 2015 4:36 PM To: Stuart Little Subject: Stuart little has shared a badge with you Sample E-mail Notification Your Name Here Share your information and accomplishment via e-mail. Your Name Here Your Name Here Dear Employer, In support of my recent job application, I am pleased to report that I have been awarded the CPP credential by ASIS International. Please view for more details. Best regards,
Sample page created for instructional purposes! Share accomplishments via social media as a status update. Badge earners can share their accomplishment with network connections through the activity feeds/timelines of social media venues like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google+.
Multiple Options for Displaying Display as an embedded link within a LinkedIn profiles Add a digital credential to a LinkedIn profile as a certification Display as an embedded link within a personal Website or Blog
Badge earner can add a badge to his/her LinkedIn profile as a Certification.
The credential earner can embed the digital credential directly within a website or blog.
Verification Each digital badge, regardless of where it is displayed, links to a badge verification page that is maintained within ProExam Vault. This page provides authoritative information on the badge, the person who earned it, and the organization that awarded it.
FAQs Will my badge be accepted by HR professionals? Yes, just like a digital university transcript, your credentials can be forwarded for verification of information related to your certification status. Is there a digital badge for each ASIS certification earned? Yes, if an individual has earned 2 or more certifications, each certification will be recognized by a separate digital badge that reflects the respective certification. Can anyone change or use my badge? No, your badge is securely maintained within ProExam Vault. This hampers abuse and illegitimate copying. What about notifications such as recertification due date? Badge holders receive visual indicators for badges that are expiring, expired or revoked. What about the ability to print a paper certificate? Coming soon. This feature will be added in 2016. Will paper certificates continue? Newly certified professionals will always receive a paper certificate. Individuals recertifying will continue to receive a paper certificate (printed on security paper) until the option for online-printed certificates is available. Will ASIS charge a fee for certification badges? No, there is no charge. If you need help claiming your digital badge, please email vault@proexam.org. If you deleted your notification email, you may contact certification@asisonline.org so the "Claim Your Badge" link can be resent. Please direct additional inquiries to the ASIS International certification department. December 2015