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3. Writing evidence for Open Badge applications
When applying for an Open Badge, do you know what we mean by ‘evidence’?
The evidence you provide is the most important part of your badge. As well as being used to determine whether a badge should be awarded to you, it will be seen by anyone you show your badge to. They can use it to check whether you did the minimum to get the badge or whether you did exceptionally well.
You can earn this badge by watching our video about how to prepare evidence for your badge applications and by completing a few activities. You’ll need this badge before you can apply for some of the other badges we have on offer.
The video explains what evidence is, why it is important and shows you how to provide the best evidence you can. At the end of the video, you’ll be asked to come back to this page and complete the rest of the activities from the criteria below.
To earn this badge you will need to:
- watch the video Advice on evidence for Open Badge applications
- download and read our Open Badges hints and tips #1 factsheet
- tell us about at least three things you learned from the video and why these are important to you (100 words minimum)
- discuss the hints and tips with your manager/supervisor/tutor and tell us what you will do to involve your manager/supervisor/tutor in your future badge applications (25 words minimum)
- tell us about at least one thing you will do to make your colleagues aware of Open Badges and why evidence is important (25 words minimum).
Applications for this badge that don’t demonstrate all five points from the criteria will be declined.
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Terms and conditions
1. I have read, understood, and completed all activities listed in the badge criteria. The evidence I have provided answers each question from the criteria.
2. I confirm that the evidence I have submitted is free from personally identifiable information of others. Nobody can be identified, directly or indirectly, from any examples I provide.
3. I wrote or recorded my evidence, and I have not copied it from anywhere else. The core content, ideas, and examples are my own original work. I agree that I will only use AI tools under the rules outlined by the SSSC, and if I do so, I will explicitly declare this use in my submission and provide a valid link to the chat history for the assessor to review.
4. I give consent for the SSSC and the people I share this badge with to use plagiarism and AI detection tools to validate the authenticity of the evidence I have submitted.
5. I understand that it may take up to 28 days to assess my application and that feedback cannot always be provided if it is unsuccessful.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge