As a part of our Signature Learning Experience, Centennial College students gain a competitive edge in the job market through engaging in global citizenship and equity learning and engagement. The Global Perspectives Digital Badge Program is a two-step process that will take you one semester to complete and will culminate in receiving the Global Perspectives Digital Badge (GPDB). This program is an opportunity for you to gain highly marketable global citizenship, equity and social justice skills that you can highlight on your resumé, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, portfolio and in a job interview.
What is a digital badge?
A digital badge is a visual credential that verifies a particular achievement or the attainment of a specific skill or competency. With the increasing digitization of resumés and talent recruitment practices, digital badges enable a job seeker to show a potential employer a more holistic professional representation. The GPDB is a visual credential that highlights your global citizenship, equity and social justice competencies to potential employers. Did you know that Global Citizenship is one of the eight must have skills identified for the future of work?
Earning my Global Perspective Digital Badge
First, you need to register for the Global Perspectives Digital Badge Program by completing the online registration form. Once you are registered with the program, you will have access to the Badge in Luminate and can begin your two-step process to obtaining your Global Perspective Digital Badge.
Step One - Education
The GPDB Program is where you will learn and engage in discussions about intercultural intelligence, global citizenship, equity and social justice. You will be guided through several modules that will support you in your learning and reflecting about these important social justice issues.
In these digital modules, you will develop knowledge and awareness in the following six essential areas:
- Anti-Oppression Principles: Integrating Practices that Foster Inclusion
- Challenging Unconscious Bias and Microaggressions
- Promoting 2SLGBTQQIA+ Equity
- Understanding Ableism in the Workplace
- Environmental Justice
- Intimate Partner Violence
Step Two - Reflection
Self-reflection is a practice where we analyze our actions and behaviours, our values, our identities, our thoughts with the end goal of aligning our life with who we ultimately want to be.
To obtain your GPDB, you must submit a self-reflection in which you engage in a personal exploration of the knowledge and skills that you gained from the Global Perspectives Digital Badge Program as well as how your new knowledge and skills impacted your personal and/or professional life.