My Skills Pass/Backpack
      Back to home
      1. Real Ideas Help Center
      2. Badge Nation
      3. My Skills Pass/Backpack

      Getting started with My Skills Pass or My Skills Backpack

      Your hub of useful guides for getting started with a My Skills Pass or My Skills Backpack account.

      New to digital badges? It can be tricky to know where to start!

      An account with My Skills Pass or My Skills Backpack is a space for you to collect digital badges, keep records of achievement in one place, and create a digital CV.

      Below are our top tips for getting started with an account.

      1. Accept your first badge issued via Open Badge Factory (OBF).                                                   

      Please see this guide on accepting a badge via OBF. 

       

      2. Set up your account

      Please see this guide for setting up your account, adding additional email addresses, and choosing your settings.

      Have more than one account? Find out how to merge them here.

       

      3. Import badges

      Have you been issued badges in the past? Import them to your account to feature everything in one place with the guides below.

       

      4. Edit profile

      Add a profile picture, feature your favourite badges, link to your socials, or just make it pretty!

      Please see this guide for customising your personal profile.

       

      5. Upload useful files

      Have certificates, references, transcripts, or documents that show you’re ace and want to keep them all in one place?

      Please see this guide for uploading files to your account.

       

      6. Create digital CVs with pages                                                                                                            

      Microsoft Word? Sorry, I don’t know her.

      Please see this guide for creating a digital CV with a page on your account.