Work Skills Kingston: Empowering Learners, Strengthening Workforces

Unlocking Talent Through Digital Badging

Work Skills Kingston helps employers connect with a diverse, skilled workforce while enabling individuals to showcase their capabilities through industry-recognised digital badges. Our partnerships with leading organisations across sectors ensure that learners gain real-world experience and develop work-ready skills that align with employer needs.

Digital badges are more than credentials—they are a bridge between learning and employment. Employers can use them to identify talent, validate skills, and streamline recruitment, while individuals gain a portable, verifiable record of their achievements.

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What is Digital Badging?

We are committed to providing you with the tools necessary to achieve your professional goals and we understand that communicating your credentials in an ever-expanding online marketplace can be challenging. That is why we have partnered with Navigatr to provide you with a digital version of your skills.

Digital Badges are a way to recognise skills, they act like a digital reference and contain information about your achievement.

They can be shared on social media like Facebook, professional profiles like Linkedin and with employers on CVs and application forms.

Tech Start Programme
Launchpad programme with Accenture UK & Ireland, this badge signifies 30 hours of expert-led learning, 8 hours of personalised career coaching, and exclusive insights into AI, Digital Marketing, and Cloud Computing. Participants gained real-world tech career guidance, refined their job application strategies, and attended an in-person work exposure workshop, making it a valuable credential for employers seeking job-ready tech talent. Explore the badge

Built to be shared

Share badges or your profile of achievements offer a way to share your skills on Linkedin, Facebook and other platforms searched by employers and educators.

Region of Learning

Who is using digital badges?

Over 74,780,775 Badges have been issued to people to date, according to a report by 1EdTech.

They are being used by organisations all over the world and are fast becoming the way to recognise skills. Organisations like City & Guilds, Open University, IBM and Adobe all use digital badges. 

““Badges are better than just having it written on your CV because there's evidence there. I feel like I can actually succeed in a workplace environment now.”

Peter, 19 - Clarion Housing Intern and Badge Earner

Frequently Asked Questions

For more resources, visit the Navigatr Help Centre.

 

  • You will receive an email notification from Navigatr (hello@navigatr.app) with instructions for claiming your badge and setting up your account.

  • Follow the instructions in the email to claim your badge and set up your account on Navigatr. This will allow you to access and manage your digital badges.

  • Digital badges provide a simple and secure way to showcase your achievements. They can enhance your professional profile, make it easier to share your skills.

  • If it’s the first badge you have received, follow the instructions in the email to set up your profile, you can then see also the options for sharing, you can share the badge or your profile on professional networking sites such as Linkedin or, social media like Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp. You can also include it in your email signature.

  • Some badges have an expiration date, so will show as expired on your profile. Contact the organisation who issued your badge or our support team at Navigatr (support@navigatr.app) for help.

Make every achievement count

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