Verified Contributor Program

Don't stay anonymous forever. Set your profile page, and get listed in our community directory. We create a testimonial page for all verified members and send you an access card.

What the credential certifies

The VCP credential is based on trust and true data. Is not just a badge it is an authentication ID credential. We verify your social presence to make sure you are not a machine, a spam agent or a scam artist. You must be who you say you are, authentic professional and trustworthy human being.

Certificate of completion

A signed certificate is issued for the track you follow and is archived in the community certificate collection.

Public contributor profile

Your name, role, certification and year are listed in the community directory, with link to your profile page.

Mentor endorsement

Mentors can endorse your skills on LinkedIn. Sage-Code verified members get priority on GitHub work items.

Prerequisite path

Order matters here. First you register for roadmaps, if you are here to study. The second step is a subscription on Ko-Fi, for extra resources and specific role. Next you can join substack and finally follow us on LinkedIN.

  1. Pick a roadmap. The broad route is the Software Engineering roadmap. The short tracks — HTML, CSS, JScript or Dart — each end in their own quiz and are the fastest way to win your first certificate.
  2. Alternative learning path. Every roadmap ends with a Prep Quiz. Our quizzes are not design to trick you, but have a teaching purpose. We design the questions such that reading the quiz will reinforce your learning.
  3. Pass the prep quizzes. The quizzes are based on Google Form and requires a Google sign-in. There is no time limit; most learners finish in under 45 minutes. We will create our own quia platform and gradually switch the quizzes for a better native experience.
  4. Score 80% or more. Below 80% the result is not verified: re-read the weak topics and take the quiz again. Use your real name if you want the LinkedIn endorsement; the form accepts Anonymous, but an anonymous score cannot be attributed to you.
  5. Ask for a review. Report your quiz result in the Discord server. A mentor will verify the responses and approve your application. We design certificate of completion with QR code that can be verified by anyone with a phone.

How to apply

Applying for VCP is a conversation, not a single form you have to fill in. There is no fee and no subscription, and no application is accepted before a quiz has been passed. Make sure you have performed the learning and you have the required social presence on any of LinkedIN, GitHub, BlueSky, Reddit, X Twitter, Discord or Substack.

  1. Pass at least one prep quiz, so there is a result to review.
  2. Post the result in discord, include the roadmap name.
  3. Send your profile data, a link to your social profile will do.
  4. Optionally, access our digital repository, hosted on Ko-Fi.
Privacy Note: quiz answers are recorded on Google Drive against the name you type on the form. Your score is never published; only the certification and the profile data you send us are. See the privacy terms for the opt-in rule that covers contributor profiles.

Support the Lab

Roadmaps, quizzes, certificates and profiles are produced by volunteers and paid for by the community. Supporting the Lab on GitHub is separate from applying for VCP status, and it never changes a review outcome. Your status is granted on merit not on your monetary contribution.

The Ko-Fi shop covers hosting and tooling for the open-source projects. Every contribution is spent on the laboratory: domains, build infrastructure and development time for roadmaps and projects.