Guide

Creating a Digital Badge

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A step-by-step guide to the entire Kolleges certificate creation process, from entering basic information, skill tags, and acquisition conditions to adding co-issuers and enabling English certificates.

Certificate creation guide. Issue custom certificates and digital badges with Kolleges.

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Creating a Certificate

Once you have created a certificate and badge design, you can create a certificate.

Screen for moving to the Certificate Management page from the side menu and adding a new certificate

  1. In the left side menu, click [Digital Badge (Certificate)] > [Issue Certificate] to go to the [Digital Badge (Certificate) Management] page.
  2. On the [Digital Badge (Certificate) Management] page, click the {+ Add New Certificate} button or the {Create Certificate} button to go to the [Create Certificate] page, where you can create a certificate.

Entering the Certificate Basic Information

Screen for entering basic information such as certificate type, title, description, and design

  • Certificate type: Select the type of certificate you want to issue.
    • Examples: certificate of completion, extracurricular activity, qualification, award, etc.
  • Title: Enter the title that will be displayed on the certificate.
    • Example: ‘Digital Marketing Specialist Certificate of Completion’
  • Description: Enter a brief description of the certificate.
    • Example: ‘This certificate is awarded to its holder for having completed OOO conducted by OOO.’
  • Badge and certificate design: Select a design created in the [Certificate/Badge Design] menu.
    • Related guides: Certificate Design / Badge Design
  • Skill tags: Enter the field or core competencies related to the certificate.
    • Examples: Artificial Intelligence, Figma, Data Analysis, UX Writing
  • Acquisition conditions: Add the learning activities or achievements completed to acquire the certificate.
    • Click the {+ Add Achievement} button to display the achievement input form below.

Achievement input form for entering the type, link URL, and description of an acquisition condition

  • Type: Select the type of the activity or achievement.
    • You can select Assignment/Paper, Course Attendance, Study, Offline Activity, Exam Evaluation, Project, Practical Experience, and more.
  • Link URL: Enter the external link address where the related materials can be viewed.
  • Description: Enter a brief description of the activity or achievement.

Screen for editing, deleting, and reordering added acquisition conditions

You can edit and delete added acquisition conditions using the features below.

  • Edit: Edit the entered content.
  • Delete: Remove the item from the list.
  • Reorder: Change the display order of items using drag and drop.

Configuring Targeted Advertising

Certificate targeted advertising configuration screen

You can find out how to configure [Targeted Advertising] in the guide below.

Related guide: Adding Advertising Information to a Certificate

Adding a [Secondary] Issuer

You can add a [secondary] issuer (co-issuer) to issue the certificate together, and this feature is supported from the Pro plan and up.

Screen for adding a co-issuer under Advanced Settings

  1. On the [Issue Certificate] page, click the [Advanced Settings] tab.
  2. Click the {+} button to the right of the [Primary] Issuer area.
  3. Click the added area to select the [secondary] issuer that will issue the certificate together.
    • The selected institution is added to the certificate and displayed as a ‘co-issuer’ alongside the [primary] issuer.
  4. Click the {X} button to the right of an added item to delete the [secondary] issuer.
    • Remove it if you added it by mistake or no longer want it displayed as a co-issuer.

Enabling English Certificates

In Kolleges, you can create not only Korean certificates but also English certificates, and this feature is supported from the Pro plan and up.

Screen for turning on the English Certificate switch and entering the English title and description

  1. On the [Issue Certificate] page, click the {Advanced Settings} button.
  2. Set the [Provide English Certificate] switch to {ON}.
  3. Enable the switch and enter the items below.
    • Title (English): The text displayed instead of the existing Korean [Title] when shown as an English certificate.
    • Description (English): The text displayed instead of the existing Korean [Description] when shown as an English certificate.
  4. When you enter the English text for each item, that content is reflected in the English certificate.

[Example Screen]

Example screen displayed as an English certificate

Setting English for Text Elements When Editing the Design

In the design editor, you can enter Korean and English separately for the same text element.

[Korean Version]

Screen for entering a text element as KR in the Korean version of the design editor

  1. In the left side menu of the [Edit Certificate Design] screen, click {Text}.
  2. From the {KR/EN toggle} button in the top right, select {KR} or {EN}.
  3. Depending on the toggle state, write the content so that it is displayed in the corresponding language.

[English Version]

Screen for entering a text element as EN in the English version of the design editor

Frequently asked questions

You create a badge by configuring its design, award criteria, and issuer information. A created badge can be reused across multiple issuances.
A created badge is issued during the issuance step by linking it to the list of recipients. Creation and issuance are separate, so you can operate on your own schedule.
By linking with a class or similar, you can set up automatic issuance when the completion conditions are met. It is issued based on the conditions alone, without pressing the issue button.

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Robin Yoon
Customer Success Team
I share real adoption stories, operational know-how, and Kolleges news from the institutions using digital badges.
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