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Today's employers seek professionals with specialized skills to help their organizations grow and innovate. Earning a University of Nebraska–Lincoln digital badge lets you gain these in-demand skills quickly, helping you stand out in a competitive job market. Our high-quality, non-credit badges offer targeted learning in specific skill areas, making it possible to enhance your career without the time commitment of a full degree program. Whether you are looking to advance your skills, change your career trajectory, or enhance your knowledge, UNL's digital badges are your key to personal and professional growth.

What is a Digital Badge?

A digital badge is a verified, online credential that showcases your expertise in a specialized area, allowing you to display your accomplishments to employers, colleagues, and your professional network. At UNL, coursework to otain a digital badge may be online, hybrid, or in-person. Be sure to read the course description for the method of delivery.

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Nebraska Innovation Studio  College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources  Nebraska Extension  

Center on Children, Families and the Law  College of Business


 

Nebraska Innovation Studio

Collaborative Robot Welding

Discover the future of automated welding with precision fixture design and real-world collaborative robot projects.

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College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Regenerative Agriculture Learning Hub

Coming soon!

Discover how climate-smart farming and regenerative strategies can shape the future of sustainable agriculture.

Bacteria as Friends and Foes

Plant Pathology

Journey into the microbial world to discover how bacteria act as both life-sustaining allies and dangerous threats.

Microbes

Nebraska Extension

Fit and Healthy Kids: The Early Childhood Asian Culture and Its Similarities' to the US

Coming soon!

Broaden your perspective with a look at the shared values and practices in early childhood education across Asia and the U.S.

Woman holding child by a block tower

Fit and Healthy Kids: Serve and Return: Play with Babies Promotes their Early Learning

Coming soon!

Turn everyday moments into learning opportunities with serve-and-return play that sparks babies’ development.

Dad smiling at infant

Fit and Healthy Kids: Blocks as a Learning Tool

Coming soon!

Explore the ways block play encourages rich conversations, critical thinking, and imaginative exploration in young children.

two young children stacking a tower of blocks together

Fit and Healthy Kids: Let Them Make a Mess: Play Experiences

Coming soon!

Turn spills and splatters into meaningful learning moments with play experiences that encourage curiosity and development.

Child with bright colorful paint on hands and shirt

Fit and Healthy Kids: Practicing Self Care: Foundational to Caring for Others

Coming soon!

Explore how self-care practices build resilience, balance, and energy for those who care for young learners.

Adult woman sitting on floor with headphones

Fit and Healthy Kids: Water Lessons for Preschoolers

Coming soon!

Turn simple water play into meaningful lessons on safety, exploration, and development for young children.

Two children looking at rocks by a river

Fit and Healthy Kids: Building Literacy with Play and Technology

Coming soon!

Blend fun, hands-on play with digital tools to create engaging literacy-building experiences.

Two youth working on a digital tablet together

Fit and Healthy Kids: Be in the Moment with Infants

Coming soon!

See how responsive, mindful interactions with infants build trust, security, and lifelong learning foundations.

Woman cradling infant in her arms

Fit and Healthy Kids: Supporting Family Engagement and Connections

Coming soon!

Learn strategies to build meaningful family connections that enhance engagement inside and outside the classroom.

Parent and child meeting in a classroom

Fit and Healthy Kids: Early Childhood Screenings: See, Hear, Do and Smile

Coming soon!

Discover the importance of early screenings to catch concerns early and support healthy growth and learning.

Infant having hearing test performed by medical staff

Fit and Healthy Kids: The Importance of Sensory Play

Coming soon!

Discover how sensory play sparks brain development, builds skills, and supports learning through hands-on exploration.

Young boy playing with tiny plastic dinosaurs in sand table

Fit and Healthy Kids: Growing Up Healthy with Fruits and Vegetables

Coming soon!

Discover fun, practical ways to help children enjoy fruits and vegetables while building lifelong healthy habits.

Infant eating fruits and vegetables in a high chair

Nature Based Learning in Early Childhood

Coming soon!

Learn strategies to bring the classroom outdoors and make nature a daily part of early childhood education.

Children gathered around adult teacher in a field of flowers

Center on Children, Families, and the Law

Protecting Tomorrow: Foundations of Child Welfare

Coming soon!

Gain practical skills to navigate the complexities of family systems, child protection, and juvenile justice through applied, research-informed training.

College of Business

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Whether you are looking to advance your skills, change your career trajectory, or enhance your knowledge, UNL's digital badges are your key to personal and professional growth.

Tuition benefits through the University of Nebraska Employee and Dependent Scholarship Program cannot be applied to micro-credential courses.