Recognise and Celebrate Learning
Suitable for any organisation, big or small, Open Badge Factory is a user-friendly and cost-efficient online platform used by thousands of organisations around the world to create, issue and manage their Open Badges.
“We appreciate the open communication with Open Badge Factory. They’re always open to hear about new development ideas and any findings we make in working with our customers. That is extremely important to us, because as the badging scene develops globally, we need a partner who is flexible and adapts to the changing world we live in and we can better serve our customers.” – Satu Järvinen, founder and CEO of SkillSafari
What is an Open Badge?
Open Badges are digital micro-credentials developed on an open standard to recognise and make visible all the skills we learn and achieve through work, hobbies, volunteering and various other activities in our lives.
Features
Manage in one, issue in multiple systems
With Open Badge Factory you can avoid the fragmentation of your badges in several systems. Your badge system will remain consistent even when you decide to change your LMS or your HR system.
Become a trusted issuer
Badges issued from Open Badge Factory can be trusted since we verify the authenticity of the issuer organisations.
Track and evaluate
You will be able to generate detailed reports about how your badges have been received, used, seen and ranked by your target groups.
Issue and manage without limits
Open Badge Factory works with smartphones and tablets, so you can issue badges during sports or outdoor activities – anytime, anywhere. We have displayer/issuer plugins for LMS systems like Moodle, WordPress, Mahara, and Optima. We also offer an LTI service.
Get badge earners involved
Open Badge Passport is a service where Open Badge earners can easily receive, store, display and share their badges. Open Badge Passport is more than a badge repository, it’s a place where users can build portfolios with their badges.
Connect with branded messages
Branding is available for email messages, criteria pages and badge applications for personalized badge messages.
Our Solutions
Free
Get started and become familiar with the essentials of Open Badge Factory.
Basic
Create up to 10 badges with an unlimited amount of user accounts.
Premium
Create an unlimited amount of badges with sharing and verification properties.
Pro
Unlimited features with priority help desk services and advanced badge application reviewing.
Network Features
Open Badge Factory has been designed to support collaboration between badge issuing organisations. it provides collaborative features that help communities, such as school and association networks, to build meaningful badge ecosystems. In OBF, users can share badges with each other and set up endorsements to recognise both the expertise of their partners and the value of their badges. With OBF’s unique endorsement features, you can increase the value of your badges not only for your organisation but also for your badge holders and consumers.
Open Badge Passport
Open Badge Passport is a free, easy to use service, where you can receive and store your Open Badges safely and share them with whomever you like and wherever you like. You can find badges in OBP’s Gallery that you can apply for from all over the world. Discover new possibilities and create different paths for your Open Badge journey.
OBF Academy
Join our free Open Badge Factory Academy webinars to hear about the latest updates and new features, interesting use cases and get tips and ideas to develop your Open Badges strategy.
OBF Academy Webinars
Want to know more about Open Badges?
We offer everyone interested in Open Badges, a beginner or a professional, a possibility to join our free OBF Academy Webinars. Learn more about interesting user stories, new features and news from the world of digital credentials and e-learning.
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