UWA Advance activities and badges
Advance your skills. Advance your career.
Enhance your employability by participating in co-curricular activities that are part of the UWA Advance program. You can achieve digital badges that will recognise the co-curricular activities completed at university, providing a verified summary of your experiences and skills for future employers.
What are UWA Advance badges?
UWA Advance badges are digital badges, similar to certificates of achievement, which are verified by UWA and can be shared across your online networks such as LinkedIn. To achieve a badge, a student must apply to an approved co-curricular activity and complete their eligibility requirements. Badges help articulate your employable skills to industries outside the university, summarising your practical experiences and professional competencies, which can be repurposed for resumes, CVs, cover letters, addressing selection criteria and job interviews.
How do I earn badges?
- Apply to an activity or program that has been approved by UWA Advance for a full digital badge.
- Complete the eligibility requirements of the activity or program (e.g. 25 to 50 hours of unpaid commitment)
- Activity coordinators will award the badge through the Milestone platform, which will be emailed directly to students
- Please note: Digital badges are awarded in the calendar year of the activity or program being completed by a student.
Badging categories and eligible activities
Currently, there are nine UWA Advance badges that reflect the type of co-curricular activities and experiences that a UWA student can participate in. These categories cover specific capabilities, competencies, experiences, learnings and skills that you can demonstrate commitment towards, volunteering time outside of your university studies and which does not include any course credit. Each completed badge shows that you can make a difference in the world and stand out to future employers.
- Arts and Culture
- Career Initiative
- Community Impact
- Digital Proficiency
- Global Perspectives
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Marketing and Communications
- Research and Analytics
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Leadership
A Leadership badge recognises students managing one or more people in an activity, taking on additional responsibilities to complete a collective goal.
e.g. Inter-College Sport Representative (UWA Sport)
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Careers Initiative
A Career Initiative badge recognises students developing their employability and professional skills, connecting with industry knowledge and understanding their value to future employers.
e.g. Job Ready Program (Careers and Employability)
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Community Impact
A Community Impact badge is for students who have supported groups through their accomplishments, either for a charity organisation or people in need of help and service.
e.g. LWAG SCULPT Student Committee (Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery)
Wellbeing Peer Program (Student Life)
St Catherine's Volunteers (St Catherine's College)
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Innovation
An Innovation badge recognises students who generate their own opportunities in business and enterprise, developing entrepreneurial ideas and projects for an audience.
e.g. Industry Challenge Participant (Venture UWA)
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Global Perspectives
A Global Perspectives badge is for students undertaking international collaborations or studying abroad, demonstrating awareness and knowledge of intercultural perspectives.
e.g. International Student Engagement Ambassador (International Student Support)
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Digital PROFICIENCY
A Digital Proficiency badge is for students who have demonstrated their use of digital technologies, either through further training or delivering solutions for the benefit of clients.
e.g. UniHall HiRez Media Internship (University Hall)
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Arts and Culture
An Arts and Culture badge recognises students who have produced research or work for artistic and cultural institutions, connecting with an audience for a wider social benefit.
e.g. UniHall Arts Committee (University Hall)
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Marketing and Communications
A Marketing and Communications badge recognises students who have delivered communication and/or promotional deliverables for an organisation, connecting with audiences through design and strategy.
e.g. Careers Ambassador (Careers and Employability)
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Research and Analytics
A Research and Analytics badge recognise students have increased their skills of information finding and data collection, either through a training course or delivering objectives for an organisation.
Frequently asked questions
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What is a co-curricular activity?
A co-curricular activity is an approved activity, program or learning experience that is separate to, but complements academic learning, often contributing to a student’s personal and professional development. Activities are generally ungraded and not eligible for academic credit (with some exceptions). Students must satisfy and complete any eligibility requirements set by the coordinators of the co-curricular activity.
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How do I know if an activity is part of UWA's badging program?
Co-curricular activities that are part of the badging program have been assessed by UWA Advance and approved for a badge. UWA Advance badges will be listed on Milestone.
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Are all co-curricular activities awarded a badge when they are completed?
Each approved co-curricular activity has been assessed against the awarding criteria. Coordinators of the activity or program (e.g. Student Life, LWAG, UniHall, etc) set the eligibility criteria that has to be achieved by a UWA student. Once completed, the student will be emailed details of their digital badge, which can be accessed through SSO and a link can be shared on social media platforms like LinkedIn.
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Do I have to apply to have a badge awarded to me?
Your badge will be awarded to you within the calendar year of completing the activity or program. You will receive the digital badge through student email. You will not have to apply for an approved badge as the Activity Coordinator will keep a record of your participation.
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How can I share my badge
Your email notification of the digital badge will link you to Milestone, which will include the UWA certified meta-data of the badge and the shareable links to social media platforms.
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Can I earn the same badge multiple times
Yes, depending if you fit the eligibility requirements and complete the activity to the coordinator's satisfaction. Some UWA Advance activities have tiered levels, which reward participation on different criteria - Foundation, Standard and Advanced.
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Can I earn multiple badges
Due to the meta-data, a UWA Advance digital badge can only be awarded once to a student. Certain programs will have tiered badges to reward students who commit hours to an activity for more than one year e.g. achieving a Foundation badge in the first year of volunteering, a Standard badge in the second year, etc.
Get in touch
For all UWA Advance and badging enquiries, [email protected].
