spotlight directory

Make credentials easy to find and verify

Spotlight Directory turns your digital credentials into searchable, trusted, and branded assets — connecting your recipients with the right opportunities while reinforcing your program’s value.

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What is Spotlight Directory?

Digital credentials are already shareable and verifiable — but they’re not always easy to discover.

Spotlight Directory changes that. It creates a branded, centralized hub where your credential holders can be found, verified, and connected to new opportunities.

Help learners stand out. Show the strength of your programs. And turn achievement into visibility.

84% of learners want to be featured in an online directory, but only 35% of credential issuers offer one according to the 2024 State of Credentialing Report.

Turn recognition into opportunity

Acme Academy Directory webpage showing a list of members with profile pictures, names, locations, join dates, brief summaries, skills, and course tags such as Python Bootcamp and Introduction to Web Development. The page displays members 21-40 out of 389 and includes search and sorting options. A filter panel on the right allows filtering by credentials, location with city or country and state, and skills with checkboxes for options like Python Bootcamp, Advanced Python for Data Projects, CSS, and more.
Customize to your brand

Spotlight is customizable to match your brand — with your logo, colors, messaging, and domain — so it feels like a seamless part of your website. 

Whether your directory is public or private, you control the visibility. Tailor what credentials appear, highlight specific departments, and define searchable filters that match the needs of your learners and audiences.

Show credential outcomes

Spotlight turns recognition into results. More than visibility, it showcases where your credentials can take learners — and how your program helps them get there.

Showcase the roles, companies, and industries your learners enter. Help recipients celebrate achievements and give prospects a clear picture of the value of joining your program.

Profile page for Rosa Roesner showing a portrait photo and location London, England. She is a Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect with 5+ years of experience as a Cloud Software Developer and Data Engineer. Work availability options include Full-Time, Part-Time, and Contract. Additional information includes practitioner level Chartered (5+ years), membership number 12345, driving license, and spoken languages English and German. Work experience lists Cloud Software Engineer roles at Google (June 2018 to present) and T-Mobile (May 2017 to June 2018). Credentials section shows certifications for Professional Data Engineer and Professional Cloud Developer from ACME and Google Cloud, with relevant tags like Cloud Architect, Data Engineer, and Cloud Engineer.
Screenshot of Accredible's Spotlight Directory settings page showing three directories with eligible and visible profiles and their status. Below, settings for directory eligibility, default profile privacy with Public selected, departments included (Department A, B, C), and credential visibility options, including issuers and expired credentials preferences.
Support employer discovery

Make it easy for employers and partners to discover and trust your credentialed talent. Spotlight streamlines verification and highlights qualifications — so hiring decisions happen faster and with more confidence.

Control who can access your directory — whether public, private, or shared with select partners — while giving recipients ownership over their profiles and visibility.

Stronger visibility for your programs

Public Spotlight Directories are automatically included in our Accredible Directory Network, a publicly accessible hub that brings together verified credential directories from across the Accredible ecosystem.

Your directory appears alongside other trusted credentialing programs, signaling collective credibility and giving your learners more ways to be discovered — all within a curated, employer-facing network.

Webpage of Accredible Directory Network showing a search interface with verified directories for certified professionals by region and category. Highlighted directories include NASM Professional Directory with over 267,000 verified professionals and National Strength and Conditioning Association Directory with over 72,000 verified professionals. A side panel features a man in glasses working on a laptop with a link to a 5-minute read article titled 'Find the Right Talent Faster with Spotlight Directories.'
Who's using Spotlight?
Snowflake logo

“We offer the Snowflake Directory to quickly and easily identify applicable Snowflake skills, which we believe is a benefit to our certified population and those seeking them out for open jobs.”

Tara Miller
Certification Services Coordinator, Snowflake

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“We love the directory and the fact that you can easily have something white-labeled that sets the stage for creating an ecosystem of experts. That was a huge differentiating factor and a big part of our plans.”

Julien Clement
Former Director of Certification and Education

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“In addition to LinkedIn shares, we’ve seen a good uptake of learners opting in to be featured in our Certified Credentials Directory.”

Ruth Murphy
Support Services Operations Coordinator

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Still have questions?

Can Spotlight be public or private?

Yes — you choose the visibility. Make your directory public, private, or shared with select audiences.

How is this different from sharing tools?

Spotlight creates a centralized, searchable hub. Sharing tools rely on individual action — Spotlight does the work at scale.

How does it help employers?

It makes credentialed talent easy to find and verify, reducing time-to-hire and improving quality of matches.

Ready to get started?

Schedule a demo and discover how Accredible can help you attract and reward learners, visualize learning journeys, and grow your program.

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