Florida Gulf Coast University, serving over 16,000 students, launched a university-wide digital badging initiative to address the skills gap using micro-credentials. These represent mastery of specific competencies—like teamwork, critical thinking, oral communication, or industry skills such as instructional technology—helping higher education adapt to workforce changes and external demands. Instructure software, with Canvas LMS, Canvas Credentials, and Canvas Catalog, powered this by enabling seamless creation, issuance, and verification of digital badges, integrating them into courses for easy tracking, and showcasing verifiable skills to boost employability and close competency gaps effectively.

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