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Showcase Your Achievement: Introducing Digital Badges for All CPS Certificants
Earning a certification from the Council on Pharmacy Standards (CPS) is the culmination of years of hard work, dedicated study, and proven professional experience. It is a definitive statement of your expertise and a powerful symbol of your commitment to the highest standards of patient care. In an increasingly digital and interconnected professional world, you deserve a way to showcase this significant achievement that is as dynamic, verifiable, and modern as the skills you have mastered.
For years, the tangible proof of this achievement has been a line on a resume or a PDF certificate saved in a folder. While important, these static formats don’t capture the full story of your credential. They don’t offer immediate proof of validity, nor do they detail the specific competencies you have demonstrated. Today, that all changes.
To empower you to share your hard-earned credentials with the world in a way that is secure, verifiable, and instantly impressive, the Council on Pharmacy Standards, in proud partnership with the leading digital credentialing platform VeriPro Badges, is thrilled to launch official digital badges for all active CPS certificants!
This initiative is more than just a new feature; it is a fundamental upgrade to the value and portability of your professional credentials, providing you with a powerful new tool to manage your career and showcase your expertise online.
What is a Digital Badge? More Than Just a Picture
At first glance, a digital badge looks like a simple image—a logo or icon you can display online. However, it is infinitely more powerful. A CPS digital badge is a secure, web-enabled, and verifiable representation of your certification, packed with rich information about your achievement.
Think of it as a digital trophy case and a certificate of authenticity, all rolled into one. Unlike a static image, a CPS digital badge is linked to a unique, verifiable data page that contains essential metadata about your credential. When a colleague, supervisor, or potential employer clicks on your badge, they are instantly taken to a verification page that displays:
Your Name: Confirming you are the earner.
The Credential Earned: Clearly stating the specific certification (e.g., Certified Pharmacy Operations Manager, CPOM).
Date of Issuance and Expiration: Providing a real-time, authoritative confirmation that your certification is active and in good standing.
A Detailed Description of Skills: Outlining the specific knowledge, skills, and competencies you were required to demonstrate to earn the credential.
The Earning Criteria: A description of the rigorous process you completed, linking back to the CPS website.
This power of verifiable metadata is what sets a digital badge apart. It transforms your certification from a static claim on a resume into a dynamic, clickable, and instantly verifiable asset. It is the new global standard for recognizing and sharing professional achievements in the digital age.
The Six Core Benefits of Your New Digital Badge
Adopting this new technology provides you with a suite of powerful benefits designed to help you get the most out of your hard-earned credential.
1. Dramatically Enhance Your Professional Visibility In the crowded digital landscape of platforms like LinkedIn, standing out is essential. A visual, official digital badge in the “Licenses & Certifications” section of your profile is far more eye-catching and engaging than a simple line of text. Recruiters and hiring managers are actively searching for candidates with specific, validated skills. Your CPS badge acts as a visual magnet, immediately drawing attention to your proven expertise and making your profile more likely to be discovered for relevant opportunities.
2. Provide One-Click Verification for Employers and Colleagues Trust and verification are the currency of the professional world. With a digital badge, the days of employers having to manually contact a credentialing body to verify a certification are over. Anyone who views your badge can verify its authenticity and status with a single click. This builds immediate trust with potential employers, speeds up hiring and credentialing processes within your own institution, and provides a simple way for colleagues to understand the depth of your qualifications.
3. Clearly Communicate Your Specific, Validated Skills A hiring manager might not know the full scope of what it means to be a Certified Compliance Pharmacist – 340B Focus (CCP-340B). Your digital badge solves this problem. A click reveals the rich metadata describing the specific competencies you have mastered—from audit readiness and program integrity to split-billing software management. The badge tells the full story of your expertise, translating the acronym into a clear and compelling list of valuable skills.
4. Share Your Achievement Seamlessly Across All Digital Platforms Your professional brand extends beyond a single website. Your CPS digital badge is designed to be portable. The VeriPro platform makes it easy to share your credential wherever you connect with your professional community. You can embed it in your email signature, add it to a digital resume or CV, include it on your personal website or blog, or share it across other professional and social networks. It is a versatile tool for ensuring your expertise is recognized everywhere you have a digital presence.
5. Gain Actionable Labor Market Insights Your VeriPro account is more than just a place to hold your badge; it’s a tool for career exploration. Linked to your specific CPS credential, the VeriPro dashboard will show you real-time labor market insights. You can explore active job postings from across the country that are seeking candidates with the precise skills validated by your certification. This powerful feature allows you to see the tangible market value of your credential, explore potential career paths, and even apply for opportunities directly through the platform.
6. Maintain a Secure, Centralized, and Verified Career Portfolio As you continue on your professional journey, your VeriPro account will become your personal, verified portfolio of achievements. It will house all the digital badges you earn from CPS, creating a single, secure, and easily shareable record of your lifelong learning and professional development.
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Claiming and Sharing Your Badge
We have made the process of claiming your new digital badge simple and intuitive. Here’s how to get started:
Step 1: Look for Your Invitation Email Within the next 24 hours, every active CPS certificant will receive a special email invitation directly from our partner, VeriPro Badges. The email will be sent from the address admin@veriprobadges.com with the subject line “You’ve earned a new digital credential from the Council on Pharmacy Standards!” Please be sure to check your spam or junk mail folder if you do not see it in your inbox.
Step 2: Create Your VeriPro Account Click the link in the invitation email. You will be taken to the VeriPro website to create your free, secure account. It’s a simple process that requires you to confirm your name, email address, and set a password.
Step 3: Accept Your New Badge(s) Once your account is created, you will see your new CPS digital badge(s) waiting for you on your dashboard. Simply click the “Accept” button to add the badge to your profile.
Step 4: Share Your Badge to Your LinkedIn Profile This is the most powerful way to immediately leverage your new credential. The process is seamless:
From your VeriPro dashboard, click the “Share” button located next to your CPS badge.
A pop-up will appear with several sharing options. Click the prominent LinkedIn icon.
If it’s your first time, you will be asked to authorize VeriPro to connect with your LinkedIn account.
After authorizing, a new window will appear with a pre-populated form for the “Licenses & Certifications” section of your LinkedIn profile. All the critical information—Certification Name, Issuing Organization (Council on Pharmacy Standards), Issue Date, Expiration Date, and a unique Credential ID and URL—will be filled in for you automatically.
Simply review the information and click “Save.” Your official, verifiable CPS digital badge will now appear prominently on your LinkedIn profile for your entire network to see.
Step 5: Add Your Badge to Your Email Signature
From the “Share” menu in your VeriPro account, select the option to get the badge’s URL and embeddable image.
Open the signature editor in your email client (e.g., Outlook, Gmail).
Insert the badge image.
Highlight the image and use the “link” feature to paste your unique badge URL. This makes the image in your signature clickable, leading directly to your verification page.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q: Is there any cost to me for this digital badge? A: No. This is a complimentary benefit provided by CPS to all of our active certificants as part of our commitment to adding value to your credential.
Q: I am an active certificant but haven’t received my invitation email. What should I do? A: Please first check your spam or junk mail folder for an email from admin@veriprobadges.com. If you still cannot find it after 48 hours, please contact our Candidate Support team, and we will be happy to have the invitation re-sent.
Q: What if I hold multiple CPS certifications? A: You will receive a separate, unique digital badge for each active CPS credential you hold. You can manage and share all of them from your single VeriPro account.
Q: What happens to my badge if my certification expires? A: This is a key feature of the system. If you do not recertify by your expiration date, the metadata on your digital badge will be automatically and instantly updated to show that it is no longer active. This is why maintaining your certification through our recertification process is so important to ensuring the ongoing validity of your digital badge.
Q: Can I still use this on a printed resume? A: While the full value of a digital badge is its online verifiability, you can still leverage it on paper. Your VeriPro dashboard allows you to generate a unique QR code that links directly to your verified badge page. You can place this QR code on your printed resume, allowing a potential employer to scan it with their phone and instantly view your verified credential.
You’ve earned the credential. You’ve proven your expertise. Now, it’s time to showcase it to the world with the power and credibility it deserves.
Log in, claim your badge, and start sharing your achievement today.
