AMA Certified Professional in Management™

A digital badge is a web-enabled version of a certification, or learning outcome, which can be verified online in real time. Digital badges recognize a learning or professional development achievement. Since it is digital, it can be shared across the internet for maximum visibility and recognition.

We know many people proudly list their certification(s) on their social profiles, email signatures, and other platforms, so we are providing digital badges to help you display a visual representation of your accomplishments. In addition, a digital badge conveys other critical information, such as requirements to earn the certification(s), key skills you’ve demonstrated, and when you earned the certification(s).

Acclaim is a product of Pearson, the world’s leading learning company. Acclaim works with other prestigious organizations to provide badges to individuals worldwide to promote their skills and achievements. Badges from Acclaim represent achievements valued by employers and will help you tell your professional story in a way that is complete and validated. Acclaim also offers labor market insights to highlight job opportunities that align with your validated skills.

The badges offered through Acclaim are intended to validate and recognize achievements that demonstrate verifiable knowledge, skills, and capabilities. These are “résumé-worthy” accomplishments that are valued by employers, organizations, and clients.

The badges currently offered on Amanet.org differ in that they provide recognition for meaningful engagement within the Amanet.org community. Activities associated with these badges can, for example, range from writing blog posts, to speaking at an AMA event, to being an AMA member, just to name a few.

Additionally, the Acclaim badges can be used across multiple platforms, so you can share these notable achievements on social networks, including LinkedIn; whereas, the Amanet.org badges can only be utilized within that community space.

A badge allows you to easily manage, share (online), and verify your AMA certification(s). This includes real-time authentication of your certification(s) and when you obtained it (them). Badges provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your certification(s), what you are doing to actively maintain your certification(s), and your skillset. Badges can be shared in your email signature, on your electronic résumé, and on your LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter profiles.

Acclaim also offers labor market insights based on your skills, so you can search and apply for job opportunities right through the Acclaim platform.

Labor market insights are compiled from live job requisitions. Based on your skills, you can learn which employers are hiring, what job titles you might be qualified for, salary ranges, and more. You can search active job listings and even apply for them with just a few clicks through Acclaim. Access labor market insights from your badge details page by clicking on Related Jobs or by clicking on the skill tags assigned to your badge.

No. This is a service we provide to you at no cost.

Badges will be awarded for certifications that meet the following criteria:

• Certification is active and in good standing
• Certification is suspended
• Certification is retired

Additionally, you must be opted-in to the certification registry to receive a badge. If you are not opted-in to the registry, you will not be awarded a badge. If your certification(s) is(are) expired or has(have) been revoked, you will not receive a badge.

Badges will be rolled out to existing certification holders by October 2020. Once existing certification holders receive their badge, we will begin to award badges for newly earned certifications on an ongoing basis.

You will receive an email notification from Acclaim ([email protected]) with instructions for claiming your badge and setting up your account.

If you are currently opted-out of the certification registry then you will not receive a badge. If your certification status permits you to receive a badge, then you will need to opt-in to the registry to receive it.

To opt-in to the registry, log in to the AMA-CPM certification system and select “Edit Registry Options” under your profile on the left navigation bar. You can then select to include yourself in the registry.

Please note that it may take a few days to issue the badge after you have opted-in to the registry.

A badge allows you to easily manage, share (online), and verify your AMA certification(s). This includes real-time authentication of your certification(s) and when you obtained it (them). Badges provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your certification(s), what you are doing to actively maintain your certification(s), and your skillset. Badges can be shared in your email signature, on your electronic résumé, and on your LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter profiles.

Acclaim also offers labor market insights based on your skills, so you can search and apply for job opportunities right through the Acclaim platform.

As a certification holder opted-in to the certification registry, we are providing you the ability to claim your certification digital badge. If you do not want your digital badge simply disregard the email from Acclaim. You also have the option to manage and/or unsubscribe from Acclaim emails when you receive their email invitation.

To share your badge:

1. Log into your account on www.youracclaim.com
2. Click on the profile icon at the top right-hand corner of the page and go to “Badge Management”
3. Click on the badge you are looking to share
4. Scroll down and click “Share”
5. You will be brought to the “Share Badge” screen where you can find different tabs directing you to connect your social media accounts and share your badge
6. Once your social media account is connected, just click “Share” to share your digital badge

Follow Acclaim’s step-by-step instructions to add your badge to your LinkedIn profile: LinkedIn instructions

Follow Acclaim’s step-by-step instructions to embed your badge within your email signature: Email instructions

You can share your badges with anyone you’d like, wherever you’d like:

• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Via email
• Embedded in a website

You can find answers to frequently asked questions here: http://support.youracclaim.com/.

You can easily configure your privacy settings in Acclaim. You’re in complete control of the information about yourself that is made public.

While badges are simply digital image files, they are uniquely linked to data hosted on the Acclaim platform and verified by AMA. This link to verified data makes them more reliable and secure than a paper-based certificate.

Yes. Your downloaded badge contains Open Badge Infrastructure (OBI)-compliant metadata embedded into the image. This allows you to store your badge on other OBI-compliant badge sites, such as the Mozilla backpack.

Not at this time.