Open Badges for South Africa
Verify, issue & discover digital badges that employers trust
Digital Badge SA is the national hub for Open Badges — a living issuer directory, instant verification, learner wallet, and issuer tooling for HEIs and providers.
- Trusted issuers
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- Badge classes
- 8
- Assertions
- 6
- Directory orgs
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Paste a badge code (try DB-UJ-7K2M9Q)
- Open Badges 2.0 / 3.0 oriented metadata
- SA university & provider directory
- Learner wallet + issuer console
Featured issuers
Verified organisations issuing digital badges in South Africa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Leading SA university issuing digital badges linked to curricular qualifications, with LinkedIn-ready verification for graduates and employers.
STADIO Higher Education
Centurion, Gauteng
Pioneer of STADIO Stripes — one of Africa’s first HE digital badging programmes recognising skills beyond the transcript.
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, Gauteng
Digital competency badges for pre-service teacher education via ClickUP and the Badges4Edu initiative.
Popular badge classes
Explore what SA institutions are recognising
STADIO Stripe — Self Mastery
STADIO Higher Education
Green Stripe recognising personal mastery skills that strengthen employability beyond the academic transcript.
STADIO Stripe — World of Work
STADIO Higher Education
Yellow Stripe for workplace readiness competencies.
BCom Accounting Sciences Graduate
University of Johannesburg
Awarded to graduates who have successfully completed the Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Sciences at UJ.
DigiComp Teacher Badge
University of Pretoria
Digital competence badge for pre-service teachers aligning to DBE digital competencies.
Built for every stakeholder
Employers & HR
Verify claims in seconds. Check issuer, criteria, expiry and revocation — no phone tag with registries.
Open verify toolEarners
Collect badges in one wallet, share verification links, and showcase skills on LinkedIn with confidence.
Create learner accountIssuers
List your organisation, design badge classes, issue assertions, and get discovered by SA talent markets.
See issuer plansGuides & GEO-ready explainers
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Share your digital badge on LinkedIn
Earners: make your badge discoverable without looking spammy.
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