Pearson’s Acclaim runs a system where digital badges are awarded to individuals when they enroll in a training course or project. Most achievement certificates and degrees are paper-based and not digitized even now.

Acclaim aims to create a comprehensive system where credentials can be digitized and then shared using the Internet. Research indicates that over 60 percent of reported employment-frauds are related to false claims on CVs. Organizations like Adobe and Microsoft’s Sales Academy have already signed up. The scheme was only launched in 2014, and by the end of 2015, Acclaim hopes to have issued 1 million badges. Make a case either for or against this initiative. Be prepared to share your ideas with other members of the class when called upon by the instructor.