{"id":468,"date":"2026-05-17T02:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T02:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/mcb\/?page_id=468"},"modified":"2026-06-04T22:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:02:16","slug":"how-badges-are-awarded","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/mcb\/how-badges-are-awarded\/","title":{"rendered":"How Badges are Awarded"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"468\" class=\"elementor elementor-468\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae66cd1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae66cd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46350b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46350b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Complete an activity and earn a badge<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>All badges are awarded through completion of an activity within\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.suitable.co\/institution\/887\/dashboard\">Suitable<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7aca37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7aca37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f22f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75f22f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00dd08b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00dd08b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4ab8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d4ab8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p>Step 1<\/p>\n<p>Complete an activity<span><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d72e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d72e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Activities may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coursework<\/li>\n<li>Workshops<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrations<\/li>\n<li>Projects<\/li>\n<li>Event attendance<\/li>\n<li>Leadership participation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c1d81 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"c9c1d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d2fdc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45d2fdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82bc48f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82bc48f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4495420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4495420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p>Step 2<\/p><p>Demonstrate competency<span><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8373457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8373457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>If required*<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Competency-based badges require assessment of mastery.<\/p>\n<p>See the full list of Suitable Competencies and learn how they are defined <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19apu3W7_1H8nrII5lCXPFBQL4lFG-4ya1hJ6q0m94mA\/edit\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa05543 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"fa05543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" 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Visit the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/mcb\/about-suitable\/\">About Suitable page<\/a><\/strong> to learn more about the platform and how to access your account so you can start learning today! To access <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.suitable.co\/institution\/887\/dashboard\">Suitable<\/a><\/strong>, sign in using your ACC eID email address and Okta authentication to view, track, and share your badges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complete an activity and earn a badge All badges are awarded through completion of an activity within\u00a0Suitable. Step 1 Complete an activity Activities may include: Coursework Workshops Demonstrations Projects Event attendance Leadership participation Step 2 Demonstrate competency If required* Competency-based badges require assessment of mastery. 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