Digital Badges and Certificates
From July 2025, CIPD members will be able to showcase and share their membership status with a digital badge or a digital certificate.
From July 2025, CIPD members will be able to showcase and share their membership status with a digital badge or a digital certificate.
We're rolling them out over the next couple of weeks, so keep an eye on your inbox as your digital badge could be on the way soon.
As part of your CIPD membership, you'll soon have access to digital credentials – a CIPD digital badge and a digital certificate.
A digital badge is a visual, embeddable award, ideal for online sharing. A digital certificate is a more detailed, formal and printable document.
CIPD Digital Badges
From July 2025 onwards, all CIPD professional members, except for those in Affiliate or Student membership, will be able to access their proof of membership as a digital badge and certificate.
You will receive an email with your digital badge and certificate, along with guidance on how to use them. These credentials will be issued to you annually, upon renewing, or at the point of gaining a new membership level.
Whilst CIPD Student members don’t get a badge, they’ll receive one once they’ve successfully completed their studies, when they’ll also automatically be upgraded to Foundation or Associate level.
Digital badges are the best way to demonstrate your membership status, and celebrate your achievements.
Your digital badge gives you:
Credibility: we only issue badges to those in active membership.
Professional recognition: you can easily demonstrate your achievements and your commitment to professionalism.
Ease of sharing: it’s never been easier to share your membership status with the world on your social media, signature or Linkedin profile.
Visibility and more opportunities: the badge helps you stand out in a competitive market, inspiring confidence and trust in your expertise.
Instant verification: your employer or network can easily verify your membership online as and when needed.
You’ll receive an email, from Accredible, with your badge. Here’s what you can do with it:
We’ll provide more guidance shortly before you receive your badge.
CIPD digital badges and certificates ("Digital Credential") are issued to individuals who have successfully met the professional standards required and received official confirmation of their membership grade or qualification from CIPD.
Digital Credentials are personal to you and must not be transferred, licensed, sublicensed, sold, assigned to any third party or otherwise commercially exploited. You must always display your Digital Credential in its original unaltered form. Your Digital Credential is only valid for the period stated and you must not use it once expired or revoked by the CIPD.
All intellectual property rights in the Digital Credentials are owned by the CIPD and/or its content providers.
Your use of the Digital Credential constitutes acceptance of these terms.