Digital Badges
Your CPDM, in a form anyone can verify.
Every Certified Professional in Disability Management now earns a digital badge issued through Credly. It's a shareable image with a permanent, verified record behind it, so proving your certification takes one click instead of a scanned PDF and an explanation.
Issued and verified by Credly
Behind the image
The picture isn't the certification. The record is.
Anyone can save an image. What they can't reproduce is the record attached to it: hosted by Credly, generated only by IEA, and permanent once issued. Click any CPDM badge and you'll see all of this in seconds.
That's the practical difference between a badge and a certificate. A certificate asks someone to take your word for it. A badge answers the question before it's asked.
What's inside your badge record
What it stands for
Earned across three courses and an exam.
The CPDM badge is issued only after the full program is complete: 53.25 hours of coursework spanning compliance, program design, and case management. This is what anyone who clicks your badge will see behind it.
Course One
Foundations in Absence and Disability Management
Coordinating leave programs across FMLA, ADA, and workers' compensation, and building an absence system that holds up.
Course Two
Building Effective Absence and Disability Programs
Designing integrated leave solutions, managing absence with data, and aligning HR, risk, and compliance around one strategy.
Course Three
Advanced Compliance and Case Management
Navigating overlapping leave laws, leading mental health strategy, improving return-to-work outcomes, and measuring what the program delivers.
Skills tagged to your badge
Beyond the certificate
Three things your certificate can't do.
Show the skills, not just the title
"CPDM" means something to us. The ten skill tags mean something to a hiring manager who's never heard of it.
Point you at the market
Credly maps your verified skills against live job postings: who's hiring for them, what titles, what they pay.
Travel with you
The badge lives in your Credly account, not your employer's files. It moves when you do, and it can't be misplaced.
How it works
Earn it, claim it, use it.
The whole thing takes about two minutes, once.
Earn
Complete the CPDM program and pass the certification exam. Once your results are verified you're invited automatically. There's nothing to request.
Claim
Watch for an email from admin@credly.com. Check spam. That's the single most common reason a badge never gets claimed. Create a free account and accept.
How to accept your badge Credly help center
Share
From your Credly dashboard, push it anywhere:
- LinkedIn (profile and feed, one click)
- Email signature
- Résumé and cover letters
- Proposals and RFP responses
- Company bio page
How to share your badge to LinkedIn Credly help center
Maintain
Six continuing education credits a year keeps your CPDM current, and the badge with it.
For employers and verifiers
Someone sent you a CPDM badge.
Click it. You'll land on a Credly page showing the person's name, the date IEA issued the certification, what was required to earn it, and the specific skills it covers. If the page loads and the issuer reads IEA Training, it's real. There's nothing else to check and no one to call.
Questions
Frequently asked questions.
What is a digital badge?
A digital badge is a secure, verifiable online record that recognizes your Certified Professional in Disability Management (CPDM) achievement. Issued through Credly, it allows you to easily share your certification with employers, colleagues, and your professional network.
How do I earn a CPDM badge?
Earn your CPDM badge by successfully completing the Certified Professional in Disability Management (CPDM) program and passing the certification exam. Once certified, you'll automatically be invited to claim your digital badge through Credly.
When will I receive my badge?
Once you have successfully completed the CPDM certification requirements and your results have been verified, your digital badge will be issued through Credly. You'll receive an email with instructions on how to claim and share your badge.
What can I do with my badge?
Your badge can be shared on LinkedIn, your resume, email signature, digital portfolio, and other social media platforms. It provides employers and colleagues with instant verification of your certification and demonstrates your expertise in disability and absence management.
Why does having a badge matter?
Your CPDM badge provides trusted, third-party verification of your certification. It helps employers, clients, and professional peers quickly recognize your expertise and commitment to excellence in Integrated Disability and Absence Management (IDAM), helping you stand out in today's competitive workplace.
Where you are right now
You've earned your CPDM
Your badge is waiting in Credly. Claiming it takes about two minutes and it's yours for good.
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Three stackable courses, 53.25 SHRM PDCs, and a certification you can prove in one click. Start with a free preview.
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