The VIRT2UE project is now issuing digital badges to certified trainers. The certified VIRT2UE trainer badge serves as an indicator of accomplishment for those who completed the VIRT2UE Train-the-Trainer program and have qualified as certified trainers in the field of research integrity and ethics.
The badge certifies that the participant has acquired the knowledge and skills to conduct a research integrity following a virtue ethics approach. Specifically, the participant can:
- Identify the core principles and practice of the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity.
- Understand and teach core virtue ethics concepts and terms.
- Relate research integrity to virtue ethics.
- Facilitate case-based and experiential exercises aimed at fostering reflection on virtues.
- Adapt teaching approaches based on the target group characteristics.
So if you are a certified trainer and have received an email offering you the badge - it is real, it is not spam! Open it, accept it, and share it on your social networks 
