Showcase your American Hospital Association Certification Center certification online with a verified digital badge powered by Credly.

What Is a Digital Badge?

A digital badge is an online representation of your achievement. It provides a verified, real-time way to demonstrate your professional expertise and certification status. After earning your certification, you receive a digital badge through Credly. Once claimed, the badge links to verified certification information that can be shared online.

What Can People Verify?

When someone views your badge, they can see:

  • Your certification status and issue date
  • Certification details and requirements completed
  • Verification directly from the AHA Certification Center

Benefits of Your Digital Badge

Digital badges help you promote your professional accomplishments and demonstrate your expertise to employers, colleagues and peers.

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Verified and trusted

  • Authenticated by the AHA Certification Center
  • Easily verified by employers and colleagues
  • Provides employers with verified evidence of your skills

Showcase your expertise

  • Provides a complete view of your certification
  • Demonstrates achievement of national performance standards
  • Highlights your expertise, qualifications and professional skills

Share across professional channels

  • LinkedIn, Facebook and X
  • Email and email signatures
  • Personal websites and digital resumes

A badge can help you explore relevant job opportunities and support your career visibility.

Earn and Claim Your Badge

Credly badges from the American Hospital Association Certification Center are distributed to individuals who successfully earn an American Hospital Association certification. Certification data may take time to be processed and uploaded.

1. Watch for your email

Credly will email you at admin@credly.com with instructions to claim your badge.

2. Open the claim link

Open the email and select the link provided.

3. Sign in to Credly

Create or sign in to your Credly account and verify your email address. Use the email address associated with your AHA Certification Center account.

4. Access and share your badge

Once claimed, your badge is available in Credly and ready to share.

Available Certification Badges

Select a badge to view certification details on Credly.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How will I know if I've earned a badge?

You will receive an email from Credly (admin@credly.com) with instructions for claiming your badge.

I haven't received my badge email. What should I do?

Certification data may take time to be processed and uploaded. Create a Credly account using the email associated with your AHA Certification Center account and check whether your badge is available. If it is still unavailable after the designated processing period, contact the AHA Certification Center.

Can I control who sees my badge?

Yes. Credly allows you to manage your privacy settings and choose what information is publicly visible.

How is my badge protected from misuse?

Every badge links to verified information hosted on Credly, making it more secure and reliable than a traditional paper certificate.

Can I import badges from other platforms into Credly?

No. Credly currently does not support importing badges issued by other platforms.