Add a certification to your profile using Credly: Questions and Feedback

[#1]

We’re excited to announce a new way to add a certification to your profile. Upwork is partnering with Credly, a leading digital credential platform, to expand the number and breadth of certifications that can be verified on Upwork. Learn more in the announcement and leave any questions or feedback in the comments below.

[#2]

Hi there: I am not seeing the Credly option.  Am I looking in the right place?

[#3]

Hi Yousaf,

We're having a gradual rollout for this integration, so you may not see it yet. Soon it will become available to all freelancers!

[#4]

Hi Valeria: thank you for the speedy request, Any way I can have it included as soon as possible to my profile?

https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/yousafy3

[#5]

I see that Credly is getting acquired by Pearson?

So, what does this partnership looks like?

Instead of bringing in a third party, why don't UpWork create its own academy and promote a certification process? Certified by UpWork type thing. 

The long-gone exam stats like Top 10% and so on helped. Why not bring a comprehensive certifications path this time?

I'm sure we have the talent and resources to shape these courses?

It will be an awesome long term Content Marketing for UpWork too where UpWork will be empowering the community in this way.

What are your thoughts about this?

[#6]

Because it would just be another cert from another 3rd party.

I am having this issue right now with my clients and FB. Facebook recognizes its own certification from buyers: Facebook Blueprint. They do not recognize any other certification...period. Udemy, Skillshare, etc....are NOT recognized by FB as an official, licensed program....they only recognize their own first party exam and certification process. It's sad because I deal with people all day who were certified by these 3rd party "schools" where they learned incorrect skills and wonder why their buys are bad or producing poor results. Then I come along and say, the approved process is xyz....and they have the nerve to say I am wrong. I get it, they get swindled for thousands where I charge $9.99 an hour, so they have buyers remorse. 

[#7]

Hi Team,

I have two Credly certifications I would like linked but it's not showing up on my profile when I try to add.

[#8]

Hi Yousaf, 

To import your Credly credentials into your Upwork profile, follow the steps below: 

1. Go to Find Work  ›  Profile
2. Scroll down to the Certifications section and choose the Import from Credly button
3. Log in to Credly
4. When prompted to choose whether Upwork can access your Credly account, choose Allow Access
5. Choose the credentials you want to import

Let us know if you'll need further help!

[#9]

Hi Avery,

Thank you for helping me. Please see my profile screenshots, I followed the instructions but did not see Import for Credly button anywhere in the Certifications section.

Here is my profile for reference: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/yousafy3

[#10]

Hi Yousaf,

Unfortunately, we aren't able to fast-track user to access this feature. However, we're planning to make it available for all as soon as possible. 

[#11]

Thank you Valeria!  

I think my question is I am looking in the right place though, yes?

[#12]

Yes! Once it's available on your account, you'll be able to find this option is the Certifications section of your profile. You'll then see "Import from Credly" button there. You'd be prompted to log into your Credly account and choose the credentials you want to import.

[#13]

Thank you Valeria for your kind message or comment on this. Actually the question is how can do make certification showed on creadly account, It's not about upwork. We all know about upwork verywell, but the credly is new for us i guess, so regarding certification. What are the main steps of credly to make certificate of adobe creative suit on it, so can import in upwork. 

Thamks

[#14]

Sorry about the delayed response, Arsalan. If you have any questions specifically about using Credly can getting certified, you may want to check out their site for more information. This article is a good place to get started.

[#15]

Hello valeria, i have a credly authorized badge and i am trying to import to upwork but it is showing failure to import. please what can be done

[#16]

Hi Olajesu and others,

I'd like to bring your attention that we currently have a known issue with Credly integration. Here is the thread with the reports we've been getting. We and our Product team will be providing updates on that thread about the issue. 

[#17]

HI

we need connect for import from Credly please let me know

[#18]

Does that mean people claiming to be ATA certified have to provide proof in order to be listed as ATA certified in the future?

[#19]

Jennifer and Olga,

If a freelancer has certifications that are not issued by Credly, they will not be able to add them via the Credly import feature. Instead, they will still be able to add them to their Upwork profile through the already available manual option. Upwork is partnering with Credly to provide professionals with this option and to simplify and speed up the process of adding certifications.

[#20]

I would much rather see UW doing something about dramatic amount of scams appearing as "jobs" in recent weeks than finding ways to further water down coherence of the platform. Sorry, not convinced.

[#21]

 Useless for me. None of my certifications can be proven by Credly. Why implement something that exludes some people? Why not do it on your own? Is UW so lacking employees with approproate qualifications that it must colaborate with third party services? Makes me wonder where exactly the fees I pay go, to which pocket...

[#22]

Hello Mike,

How do we find out what schools will be using Credly?

Thank you!

Ann Gray

[#23]

Hi Ann,

I suggest contacting Credly for more information on this.

[#24]

I am happy that you add this feture,
I just to want recommend to add certifications from Coursera also

Coursera is also leading platform that has partnered with universities and companies like Google, IBM,Facebook

[#25]

I kind of don't get it. Why would being certified on Credly help me get jobs here?