The Zentralverband der Deutschen Elektro und Informationstechnischen Handwerke (ZVEH) is now working with Virtualbadge.io to issue training records for the electrical trade digitally. Starting in June 2025, all continuing education certificates awarded by the ZVEH or its affiliated educational institutions will be issued in a digitally verifiable form. Paper forms are eliminated, and the verification process is significantly simplified.
This digital approach makes it easier for companies and skilled workers to prove completion of mandatory training. At the same time, the solution sets a future ready standard for the digital awarding of qualification records in the trades.
The ZVEH's training partners can now create certificates independently through a user friendly web interface from Virtualbadge.io. Manual, error prone processes are eliminated, enabling fast and smooth issuance.
Key benefits:
All digital certificates follow a consistent visual format that clearly identifies them as belonging to the official ZVEH organization. This strengthens trust and makes identification easier in professional and administrative contexts.
Benefits of standardized design:
Each digital certificate contains an individual QR code linking to a validation page. This allows the authenticity of the record to be checked at any time and prevents forgery.
Recipients can publish their certificates directly on social networks such as LinkedIn. This increases their own visibility and also strengthens the digital image of the training institutions.
Benefits of social sharing:
Collection and submission of participant data is designed to be flexible. Data can be entered either by participants themselves via QR code or by institutions through Excel or a form.
Highlights of certificate management:
The collaboration with Virtualbadge.io is part of the ZVEH's comprehensive digitalization strategy. Managing Director Alexander Neuhäuser explains:
As part of its digitalization agenda, the electrical trade organization is working to map all key processes digitally. Issuing trustworthy certificates through the electrical trade organization sharpens our profile as a competent partner for high quality qualifications. With the new tool we are taking a new approach and ensuring that records can now be created, corrected and checked without complication. Everyone who deals with certificates benefits from this.
With the new digital certificate system, the ZVEH sets a benchmark for modern, secure and efficient training records in the electrical trade.
Organizations that regularly issue certificates or participation confirmations, including trade associations and educational institutions, can benefit from similar digital solutions.
Virtualbadge.io supports customers across various industries, including national associations and continuing education providers.
Take a look at our case studies to see how other organizations have already successfully switched to digital certificates.
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