Edubadges

As UT teaching staff (for example, lecturers, module coordinators or programme directors), you can request an edubadge for your course, module or extracurricular activity using the form on this page. Attaching an edubadge to your educational unit can be interesting because it: 

• Makes learning visible. Learners receive a concrete, shareable proof of what they know and can do – more detailed than a transcript. 
• Supports Lifelong Learning. Smaller units of learning (for professionals or students) become recognisable and stackable, without always needing a full degree. 
• Strengthens labour-market relevance. You can explicitly describe learning outcomes, target group and labour-market needs, which makes your offer more attractive to professionals and employers. 
• Signals quality. For microcredentials, the LLL Quality Committee checks the quality of the design, assessment and quality assurance before the badge can be issued. 
• Improves transparency within UT. Edubadges make it clearer which LLL modules, short courses and extracurricular activities we offer, and at which level and study load. 

For courses within the accredited bachelor’s or master’s curriculum. These badges show the number of EC (credits).

For accredited-worthy education that falls outside the standard curriculum. These badges show either EC or study load in hours.

Additional notes for microcredentials 

• The study load of a microcredential is expressed either as: 
    - 1–30 EC (equivalent), or 
    - 28–840 study hours. 
• For education not derived from an accredited degree programme, the study load is in principle indicated in study hours. 
• If the microcredential-certified education is derived from an accredited programme (e.g. part of a regular course offered as LLL), you may also indicate the equivalent number of EC based on study hours. In that case, the EC value on the badge is informative only and no formal EC are awarded to the learner. 
• In the context of the national Npuls pilot, a microcredential must cover at least 1 EC (≈ 28 hours) and at most 30 EC (≈ 840 hours). After the pilot, the national lower limit may be adjusted. 

For activities outside the curriculum, such as projects, workshops, or training sessions. These badges show the study load in hours.

Before you fill in the application form, please: 

1. Decide which badge type fits best 
   Use the decision tree our recommendation tool or contact edubadges@utwente.nl if you are unsure. 

2. Align within your faculty (especially for microcredentials) 
   - Discuss your idea with your programme director and your faculty’s LLL coordinator. 
   - For microcredentials, their agreement is required before the request can be submitted to the LLL Quality Committee. 
 
3. Check that your educational unit meets the basic quality criteria 
   For microcredentials this includes, among other things: 
   - clearly formulated learning outcomes 
   - valid and reliable assessment aligned with those learning outcomes 
   - an evaluation and PDCA cycle 
   - a clear target group and entry requirements 
   - labour-market relevance and fit with UT’s education and research portfolio.

Once you submit the edubadge request form on this page: 

1. Initial check 
   CES checks whether your request is complete and whether the chosen badge type (regular, microcredential, extracurricular) fits the description of your educational unit. 
 
2. Quality review (for microcredentials and complex LLL offers) 
   - For all microcredential requests – and for other complex LLL offerings where needed – your application is forwarded to the LLL Quality Committee. 
   - This committee reviews the educational design, learning outcomes, assessment, study load and quality assurance of your module. 
 
3. Decision and possible consultation (for microcredentials and complex LLL offers) 
   The LLL Quality Committee can: 
   - give a positive advice – your LLL module and microcredential are approved. The required information is sent to CES; 
   - give a conditional positive advice – you receive feedback and may be invited for a (online) meeting to discuss improvements; 
   - give a negative advice – you receive feedback and can submit a revised proposal later. 
 
4. Badge creation and configuration 
   CES configures the edubadge or microcredential in the SURF platform, including all necessary metadata. M&C will be involved to create the visual. 
 
5. Issuing edubadges 
   Once the edubadge has been created, you can start issuing it to learners who have successfully completed the educational unit. 
 
Processing time 
- For standard requests that do not need a full committee review, the usual processing time from complete request to created badge is about 2 weeks. 
- If the LLL Quality Committee needs to review your request (for microcredentials this is always the case), the total processing time may be up to 4 weeks8 weeks after the committee has received a complete application.