NASFAA Digital Badges
A New Way to Showcase Your Professional Achievements
NASFAA digital badges provide a secure, verifiable way to showcase professional accomplishments. Digital badges help you demonstrate expertise and share achievements with colleagues, employers, and professional networks.
Unlike a static image or certificate, each digital badge contains verified information about the accomplishment, including who issued it, what the qualifications were, and when it was awarded.
What is a Digital Badge?
A digital badge is an online representation of a professional achievement. Each badge is backed by verified metadata that confirms:
- The achievement earned
- The issuing organization (NASFAA)
- The date it was awarded
- The criteria required to earn it
- Any applicable expiration or renewal information
Because badges are verified, employers and colleagues can easily confirm the authenticity of each accomplishment.
Badges Currently Available
NASFAA currently awards digital badges to recognize the following accomplishments:
- Earning the FAAC® designation
- Earning a NASFAA Professional Credential
- Earning the R2T4 Specialist designation
- Serving on the NASFAA Board of Directors
As the digital badge program grows, additional badge opportunities may be introduced.
Information for Badge Earners
Why Use Your Digital Badge?
Digital badges allow you to:
- Showcase your professional expertise
- Highlight your commitment to continuing education
- Verify your accomplishments instantly
- Share achievements with employers and colleagues
- Build your professional brand online
Because badges are verified by NASFAA, they provide greater credibility than simply listing an accomplishment on a resume.
How to Access Your Badge(s)
Access your digital badge(s) at any time through NASFAA's Badges and Certifications Hub. Simply log in to your myNASFAA account to view, manage, and share the badges you've earned.
Ways to Share Your Badge
Your digital badge is designed to be shared wherever you showcase your professional accomplishments. From your NASFAA Digital Badge home page, you can email information about your badges, copy a direct public link, generate embedding code, post to LinkedIn, and download your badges. You can do this for each individual badge, or from the Badges and Certifications Hub to include all badges.
Add your badge to your LinkedIn profile under Licenses & Certifications, or share it as a post to celebrate your achievement.
Email Signature
Include your badge in your email signature so recipients can quickly verify your credentials with a single click.
Social Media
Celebrate your accomplishment by sharing your badge on:
- X/Twitter
Sharing your badge helps highlight your professional development and demonstrates your commitment to excellence in student financial aid administration.
Personal Website or Portfolio
You can embed your badge on your personal website, online portfolio, or professional profile using the public link and/or embed code available.