How-To: Verifying Certificates & Academic Credits

Every digital certificate issued by Savadub Institute is backed by an auditable digital credential record with cryptographic verification.

1. Graduation & Issuance Criteria

Certificates are issued automatically once an enrolled student satisfies three mandatory criteria:

1. Curriculum Mastery: 100% completion of all playbook lessons within the course or track.
2. Assessment Benchmark: Scoring 80% or higher on all module comprehension quizzes.
3. Capstone Approval: Submission of a production-grade capstone project repository (GitHub or GitLab) reviewed and officially approved by an academy mentor or corporate staff facilitator.

2. Locating Your Certificate & Verification Link

1. Log in to your Student Portal (/student).
2. Navigate to Learning Studio > Verified Credentials.
3. Locate your graduated program card.
4. Click View Credential to inspect the digital record, or click Download PDF for a vector print-ready certificate.
5. Click Copy Verification Link to copy your public credential URL:

   https://institute.savadub.com/verify/SAV-CERT-928174

3. How Employers & Auditors Verify Credentials

Employers, background-check organizations, and university admissions can verify credentials instantly:

Method A: Web Verification URL

• Navigate directly to the provided verification URL in any browser.
• No account or login is required.
• The system displays an authenticated validation badge confirming the student's legal name, completion date, issuing faculty, and syllabus competencies.

Method B: QR Code Scan

• Every downloaded PDF certificate includes a high-resolution QR code in the bottom corner.
• Scanning the QR code with any smartphone camera instantly directs the scanner to the live, tamper-proof verification page on Savadub Institute servers.

4. Continuing Education Units (CEU) & ECTS Credits

Each verified certificate states the audited academic and continuing education credits earned:

• Contact Hours: The exact number of verified study hours recorded via the Playbook Reader and laboratory exercises.
• Continuing Education Units (CEU): Calculated at 0.1 CEU per 1 contact hour (e.g., a 40-hour engineering track yields 4.0 CEUs).
• ECTS Equivalence: Formatted to align with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, where 25 to 30 total learning hours correspond to 1 ECTS credit.

5. Adding Credentials to LinkedIn

To add your verified credential to LinkedIn:

1. In your LinkedIn profile, navigate to the Licenses & Certifications section.
2. Enter:
   • Name: The exact course or track title (e.g., Advanced AI & LLM Systems Engineering).
   • Issuing Organization: Savadub Institute.
   • Issue Date: Month and Year of graduation.
   • Credential ID: Your certificate number (e.g., SAV-CERT-928174).
   • Credential URL: Your public verification URL (https://institute.savadub.com/verify/SAV-CERT-928174).
3. Click Save. Visitors to your profile can click through directly to verify your accomplishment.