Cardano Foundation Certification Program
Develop your skills and unlock career growth with Cardano Foundation credentials
Certification
Cardano Foundation Certifications provide globally recognized proof-of-expertise, demonstrating your ability to apply blockchain knowledge in real-world scenarios. Backed by industry-recognized testing standards, certification exams validate your technical and strategic understanding of blockchain, setting you apart as a skilled professional in a competitive job market.
Badges
Cardano badges validate your blockchain knowledge, certifications, and course completion milestones, enhancing your professional credibility and helping you stand out. Easily share your verified Cardano achievements and expertise. Backed by the Open Badge Standard and rich metadata, our badges enhance your LinkedIn profile, emails, and resume.
Why get certified
Open new career paths with Cardano Certification
Validate your blockchain expertise
Showcase your validated skills and accomplishments with certification and badges that link to verifying metadata.
Future-proof your career
Position yourself for new opportunities with credentials that assure employers of your skills and competencies.
Expand your network and potential
Connect with companies looking for your skills and digital credentials through our Credly partnership.
Certification exam preparation
Self-paced learning and practice exams to boost your confidence
Cardano Foundation badges
Certified
Awarded to learners who pass exams on certified courses at authorized Pearson VUE test centers.
Learn - Business
Awarded to learners on completion of blockchain for business courses.
Learn - Technical
Awarded to learners on completion of technical blockchain courses.
Venture Hub
Awarded to learners who complete the Venture Hub program.
Masterclass
Awarded to partners upon completion of Masterclass programs.
Academic
Awarded to academics and scholars who complete affiliate programs at participating universities.
Frequently asked questions
Open badges are digital representations of your credentials, certifications, or learning achievements that can be verified online in real-time.
We've partnered with Credly, a leading digital badging platform, to transform your demonstrated learning outcomes into a visual badge. Credly's technology uses the IMS Global Open Badge Standards, allowing you to effectively manage, share, and validate your skills digitally.
Representing your skills as a badge offers a straightforward, trustworthy, and instantly verifiable way to showcase your abilities online. These badges provide employers and peers with clear evidence of your credentials and capabilities. Additionally, Credly offers insights into the job market related to your skills, enabling you to search and apply for opportunities directly through their platform.
Credly is the leading end-to-end solution for the issuance and management of digital credentials. It collaborates with reputable organizations globally to provide individuals with verified digital recognition.
Upon earning a badge, you will receive an email notification from Credly (admin@credly.com) containing instructions on how to claim your badge and set up your personal account.
Credly provides easy-to-use privacy settings, giving you complete control over the personal information associated with your badge that is made visible to others.
No, this is a complimentary service. You do not need to pay to claim or manage your badges on Credly.
While badges are digital images, they are uniquely linked to secure, verified data hosted by Credly. This connection makes them significantly more reliable and secure than traditional paper certificates, effectively preventing others from falsely claiming your credentials and identity.
Credly allows you to easily share your badges directly to professional networking sites like LinkedIn, social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, via email, and even embedded on websites or within your email signature.
Labor market insights are real-time data drawn from current job postings. Based on the skills associated with your badge, you can discover which employers are hiring in your field, potential job titles that align with your qualifications, typical salary ranges, and more. Credly even allows you to search active job listings and apply directly with just a few clicks. You can access these insights by clicking on "Related Jobs" or the skill tags found on your badge details page.
Yes. You can download your badge from your "Share Badge" page. This downloaded version includes embedded Open Badge Infrastructure (OBI) compliant metadata, enabling you to store and manage your badge on other OBI-compatible platforms, such as the Badgr Backpack.
Currently, Credly does not support the import of badges issued from external platforms.
For helpful tutorials and answers to additional questions regarding the Credly platform, please visit their support website at support.credly.com.