Tags explained

Find out more about tags and how they are featured on your badge.

What are tags?

Tags, also known as skills tags, are a “smart” element of digital badges. On some badge issuing platforms, tags can be used to access live labour market information or search for similar badges, or related activities.

How do tags work?

Tags are a great way to show earners the transferable skills, attitudes, and values they have gained or demonstrated as part of an activity to earn a badge.

Every tag that gets added to your badge, whether entered into Sections 2, 4, or 5 of our badge writing form, will appear in one list on your badge when published.

How tags display on your badge can vary depending on the issuing platform a badge is published to. They might appear as words in a box or show as a list of hashtags.

While Sections 2 and 5 of our badge writing form enable you to add tags with broader context, Section 4 encourages you to enter a tailored selection of tags specifically relating to skills and knowledge that earners develop and/or demonstrate as part of the earning criteria for the badge.

Please see Choosing a list of skills tags for more information.