The objectives of the scheme:
To nurture future-ready and work-ready talents equipped with diverse competencies and attributes, THEi has always encouraged students to participate in extra-curricular activities that broaden their horizons and knowledge. As an institutional initiative, the Digital Badges Scheme serves as a centralised system to record and recognise students’ learning achievements through participation in extracurricular activities.
How does the scheme work?
The Digital Badges Scheme recognises students’ learning achievement by awarding them with 6 different Digital Badges, each representing an attribute expected of a THEi graduate. Students are encouraged to earn all 6 types of Digital Badges in the duration of their study to ensure a comprehensive achievement by participating in different types of activities. The scheme enables students to review their learning records through the VTC MyPortal. The students can also present their achievements in the form of a transcript, requests can be made to the scheme administrator at the Learning Commons for the printout of the Non-Academic Transript (NAT).
For students to earn the Digital Badge:
Under the Digital Badges Scheme, students can simply choose an activity of interest to join. The activity poster should indicate the type of badge that students may receive after completing the activity. Students can review their digital badge records periodically by accessing the VTC MyPortal, logging in with CNA, and searching under Activity > Activity History.
THEi’s graduate attributes/ Digital Badges:
- Informed and professionally competent (IPC)
- Independent learners (IDL)
- Problem-solvers (PS)
- Effective communicators (EC)
- Professionally, socially and globally responsible (PSG)
- Positive and flexible (PF)
General principles on awarding the Digital Badge:
Informed and professionally competent (IPC) represents activities that enabled participants to learn professional knowledge and skills required in an industrial setting.
Independent learners (IDL) represent activities that required participants to take initiative in gaining knowledge and skills in enhancing academic and personal development
Problem-solvers (PS) represent activities that equipped participants with critical and analytical thinking skills that lead to solving existing problems
Effective communicators (EC) represent activities that required participants to demonstrate a high level of communication skills as effective communicators through various communication channels
Professionally, socially and globally responsible (PSG) represents activities that enabled participants to learn about the pressing issues and ethical codes in the industry with social, economic, global implication
Positive and flexible (PF) represents activities that enabled participants to develop a positive mindset, show empathy towards others as well as be adaptive in coping with the new challenge
Benefit for students
Nowadays, recruiters not only consider the academic achievement of a graduate candidate. They would also require candidates to present evidence and demonstrate abilities on various personal attributes, which are essential to succeed in the profession. Therefore the Digital Badges Scheme is intended to provide a platform for students to accumulate and showcase their achievements, here is the summary of the benefits for students:
- Recognition of students’ achievement in participating in extracurricular learning
- A centralised platform that keeps track of students’ achievement which students can access and review
- Student can present their achievements in the form of a Non-Academic Transcript (NAT)
*Request for NAT printout can be made to the scheme administrator in writing
