How our badges work
At the end of a Blue Team programme, MyCyberWay issues two different things. This page explains what each one means, how it is earned, and how anyone can check it.
Last updated 23 October 2026.
The short version
- The badge – MCW Certified Blue Team Analyst, Specialist or Engineer – is earned on assessed work, not on attendance.
- The Certificate of Course Completion confirms the programme and the hours you attended. It makes no claim of assessed competence.
- Both come through our learning portal, and each has a public link that anyone can use to check it.
- They are MyCyberWay’s own credentials. They are not regulated or accredited qualifications, and they are not Microsoft certifications.
- The badge
- What each badge needs
- Completion certificate
- Programme versions
- Checking a credential
- What our credentials are not
- Withdrawal
1. The badge
The badge is a verifiable digital credential, issued only when you have passed the assessed work for your programme. Each badge has:
- a unique credential ID and a public verification link;
- the programme version you were assessed against;
- the skills you were assessed on, which go with it when you add it to LinkedIn in one click.
Your badge does not expire. There is no renewal and no annual fee.
2. What each badge needs
| Badge | To earn it |
|---|---|
| MCW Certified Blue Team Analyst | Attend at least 80% of the scheduled classes, and pass every assignment set by the MyCyberWay team, each handed in by the final class. |
| MCW Certified Blue Team Specialist | Attend at least 80% of the scheduled classes; pass every lab set by the MyCyberWay team, each handed in by the final class; and pass both master assignments – a multiple-choice knowledge check across the whole programme, and a practical investigation written up as a findings report. |
| MCW Certified Blue Team Engineer | Attend at least 80% of the scheduled classes, across all fourteen modules; pass every assignment, each handed in by the final class; submit the configuration pack from all three build sessions; and deliver the build walkthrough, answering challenge questions on your own configuration decisions. |
The Engineer’s configuration pack is assessed against six published criteria: correctness of configuration (25%), coverage against the mapped framework (15%), operability by a small team (15%), evidence quality (15%), least privilege and risk honesty (15%), and the walkthrough (15%).
Your tutor marks the assessed work. You can follow your progress against these requirements in the learning portal at any time.
3. The Certificate of Course Completion
After your final class, the learning portal sends a Certificate of Course Completion to everyone who has completed the classes and met the course’s attendance requirement, whether or not they have earned the badge. It confirms which programme you attended and for how many hours.
It does not carry the badge and it does not claim assessed competence, because we will not tell an employer something we have not checked.
4. Programme versions
Security tooling changes, and our programmes change with it. Every credential records the version of the programme it was earned against – for example, Blue Team Analyst v1.0 – and the syllabus for every version stays available, so an employer can see exactly what was covered, even years later.
The versions being taught and assessed now are Blue Team Analyst v1.0, Blue Team Specialist v1.0 and Blue Team Engineer v1.0.
5. Checking a credential
Every credential has its own verification page, which shows the holder’s name, the credential and the date it was issued. Anyone with the link can view it, and your certificates are in the learning portal for you to download or share.
Questions about a credential, or need the verification link sent again? Email hello@mycyberway.co.uk with your credential ID.
6. What our credentials are not
- Not a regulated or accredited qualification. MyCyberWay is a private training provider, and our credentials are our own.
- Not a Microsoft certification. Microsoft certifications are awarded by Microsoft when you pass its exams, which you book with Microsoft. We are an independent training provider, and no endorsement by Microsoft or any other vendor is implied.
- Not a promise of a job. A credential is evidence of the work you were assessed on. What happens next depends on you, your background and the job market.
7. Withdrawal
We may withdraw a credential that was obtained through plagiarism, cheating or misrepresentation, or that was issued in error, and we mark it as withdrawn on its verification page. Our Terms and Conditions (section 7) say more.