Factors such as aging workforces, limited talent pools, rapid growth in new industries, and fast-paced changes in the way we do work because of technological advances has intensified the demand for education and training to produce qualified and competent workers. Digital badges document the learning journey are a visible and certifiable output. They are a means to track a progress as learning occurs, and they attract learners to your model of learning. They act as consumable nuggets of learning that can collectively add up to one big deal, and that is competency on-the-job. What's under the hood of that well-tuned training engine? Well, that's what counts, because if there is no substance, the learner may not be interested or value what is being offered. This session will introduce the parties to a digital badge and the rigor that goes into learning models that is fueling the digital badge craze!