To ensure that your digital accreditation credential or badge is a true and unique proof of your professional status, we use a sophisticated live platform that allows anyone who clicks on it to verify that it is authentic and not a counterfeit or copy of a badge.

Each digital accreditation credential is unique. When clicked, it will take the user to a page that will either notify them of a verified professional status or that the authentication failed.

This is based on a variety of data that feeds into live authenticity validation results that serve to check and confirm the below details in order to provide a trustworthy signal of competence and credible proof of skills and achievements.

• Professional status – this indicates the member’s current professional level within CIMSPA’s framework. Postnominals (like MCIMSPA) show their membership grade and professional standing.
• Earning criteria – this describes the specific requirements and competencies the member demonstrated to earn this credential, ensuring they meet professional standards.
• Digital verification – this confirms the digital credential is secure and allows the user to verify in real time against CIMSPA’s database, ensuring its authenticity and current status.
• Issue and expiry dates – these dates show when the credential was issued and when it expires. CIMSPA digital accreditation credentials require ongoing professional development to maintain validity.

While it may be achievable to recreate the design of your accreditation credential, the lack of verifiable data and issuer verification mean it is clear when a badge is a counterfeit.