Frequently Asked Questions on the Academy MAAA Digital Badge

Academy MAAA Digital Badge
Frequently Asked Questions

Academy Member Benefit: Display Achievement of MAAA Designation
Member Support
- General Support
- Claiming Your Badge
- Sharing Your Badge
- Changing Your Name
General Information
- About Credly
- About Digital Badges
- Credly Labor Market Insights

ACADEMY MEMBER BENEFIT: DISPLAY ACHIEVEMENT OF MAAA DESIGNATION

Q: Why is the Academy offering a digital badge?

A: The digital badge is an additional benefit the Academy provides to members. It’s a convenient way to showcase your achievement of earning your MAAA designation and your personal commitment to actuarial professionalism with employers, clients, colleagues, and other key stakeholders.

Q: What are some other benefits of displaying the Academy digital badge?

A: Displaying the Academy badge not only shows publicly that you have met the requirements to earn the MAAA designation. It also displays your support for the Academy’s mission to serve the U.S. actuarial profession and the public, as well as your personal commitment to actuarial professionalism. It is a simple, trusted, and easily verified way to confirm your membership within the Academy and allows others in the actuarial profession to identify you as a MAAA quickly.

By displaying your MAAA badge, you will also support the profession by sharing some general information about the U.S. actuarial profession with members of the public who are less familiar with the profession.

MEMBER SUPPORT

General Support

Q: I have a question; where can I find support?: A: If you don’t find an answer to your question in these FAQs, you can find tutorials and other resources to help answer additional questions on Credly’s website: support.credly.com. You may also submit questions via Credly’s online support form if additional assistance is needed.
Q: How do I reset my Credly password?: A: If you have forgotten your password, click here and select the Forgot Password link in the sign-in box. Follow the instructions to reset your password.
Q: I’ve not received the password reset email, what is my next step?: A: The badge notification email may go to your spam or junk folder, or you may be trying to generate a password reset email for an email address not listed as your primary or secondary email in the Credly system. Reach out to Credly’s online support form for further assistance.
Q: Can I have more than one email address on the Credly site?: A: Yes, you can have more than one email address.
Q: If I change my email address on Credly’s website, will my email address change in my Academy membership profile? If I change my email address in my Academy member profile, will it update on Credly’s website?: A: No, the change is only reflected on the website you made the change.

Claiming Your Badge

Q: How can I access my badge?: A. You will receive an email notification from Credly (admin@credly.com) with instructions for claiming your badge and setting up your account.
Q. How do I set up a Credly account to claim my badge?: A. Fill in each field using the primary email address you have on file Academy, then read and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can also let Credly send you occasional messages, or you can opt out from receiving emails at any time. When you have filled in all the fields, click Create My Account.
Q. I’m a new member; when will I be sent an email to claim my digital Academy member badge?: A. Currently, the Academy’s membership department will issue badges to new members once a month after their membership is approved.
Q. What happens if I do not claim my digital badge? How long do I have to accept a digital badge?: A. The first time you log into the Credly system, you will see any digital badges that you are qualified to claim and share. If you’re an Academy member, there is no time limit to accept the digital badge.
Q. Currently, I do not want a digital badge, how do I opt out?: A. If you choose not to claim your badge, simply ignore the email from Credly.
Q: What happens to my badge if I am no longer a member of the Academy?: A: If you’ve shared the badge online and still have it visible, any person who clicks on the badge to learn more would see that it is no longer current

Sharing Your Badge

Q: How does my Academy membership get displayed as a badge?: A: We have partnered with Credly, a company that works with credible organizations to issue and manage digital credentials to individuals worldwide, to translate your achievement into a badge, issued and managed through the company digital badging platform. The technology Credly uses is based on the Open Badge Standards maintained by IMS Global. This enables you to manage, share, and verify your competencies digitally.
Q: Where and how can I share my badge through Credly?: A: You can share your badge directly from Credly to LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, over email embedded in a website, on your electronic resume/CV, or in your email signature. By downloading and sharing your badge, you can display your accomplishments online, making it easy for employers, clients, colleagues, and other important stakeholders to see your Academy membership at a glance.
Q. How do I attach my Academy badge to my email signature?: A. While the process differs by email provider, after accepting the badge, follow Credly’s step-by-step instructions; videos are available specifically for Outlook and Gmail.
Q. How do I display my badge on LinkedIn?: A. After accepting the badge, follow Credly’s step-by-step video instructions on displaying the badge on LinkedIn.
Q. What will my badge look like on LinkedIn?: A. You have two sharing options for LinkedIn - Newsfeed and Profile. If you share to your Newsfeed, the badge image will appear, and your contacts can comment on the post. The Newsfeed is a fun way to get feedback from your connections on your badge. Please visit Credly’s site for visuals and more information.

Changing Your Name

Q. I've legally changed my name. How do I update my name with the Academy?: A. Please contact the Academy’s membership department.

GENERAL INFORMATION: CREDLY AND DIGITAL BADGES

About Credly

Q. Who is Credly?: A: Credly is the end-to-end solution for issuing and managing digital badges. Credly works with credible organizations to provide digital badges to individuals worldwide; thousands of organizations use Credly to make achievements visible.
Q: Is there a fee to use Credly/claim my Academy digital badge?: A: No. This is a service we provide to you at no cost.
Q. How does Credly protect my information?: A. The Academy provided the member’s name, primary email address, and Credly ID to Credly, but to accept your badge, you are required to create an account with Credly. However, you control everything make visible; read more about Credly's privacy policy here.

Digital Badges

Q. What is a digital badge?: A. A digital badge is a portable online data object that represents an outcome or achievement.
Q: What’s to keep someone else from copying and using my badge?: A. While badges are simply digital image files, they are uniquely linked to data hosted on Credly. This link to verified data makes them reliable and secure.
Q: Can I export badges issued through Credly to other badge-storing platforms?: A: Yes, you can download your badge from the Share Badge page. 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 Badgr Backpack.
Q: Can I import badges issued from other platforms into Credly?: A: Not at this time.

Credly Labor Market Insights

Q: What are labor market insights and how can I access them through Credly?: A: Labor market insights are pulled 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. Search active job listings and apply for them with just a few clicks through Credly. Access the labor market insights from your badge details page by clicking on Related Jobs or by clicking on the skill tags assigned to your badge.
Q. Are the Job Postings Active?: A. Yes. Data is sourced from over 25,000 global job boards and corporate career sites, the U.S. Census Bureau, and The Bureau of Labor Statistics. Labor Market Insights on Credly’s Acclaim Platform are updated 24/7 to display only active postings.