Safeguard Academy
Free courses and publicly verifiable certifications for software supply chain security at academy.safeguard.sh — video/text/audio lessons, AI tutors, course communities, live sessions, and shareable certificates.
Safeguard Academy
Safeguard Academy is Safeguard's free, public learning and certification platform at academy.safeguard.sh. Anyone can sign up with a Safeguard account, take curated courses on software supply chain security, pass a certification exam, and receive a publicly verifiable certificate.
Everything is free for individuals — courses, exams, and certificates.
What's on the Academy
| Capability | What it is |
|---|---|
| Courses | Curated courses built from video, text, and audio lessons, with per-block progress tracking. |
| Certification exams | Timed exams in multiple modes: auto-graded question sets, subjective answers with AI-plus-human grading, and AI-conducted interview exams. |
| Verifiable certificates | Every certificate is a public page at academy.safeguard.sh/cert/<cert-id> with live verification status, LinkedIn sharing, PDF download, and a QR code. |
| AI tutor | A per-course chat tutor scoped to the course material. |
| Course community | Doubts answered by AI tutors, human tutors, and peers; open discussions; moderated. |
| Live sessions & meetups | Course-scoped sessions over Google Meet; Academy-wide meetups on YouTube Live with a recording archive. |
| Learner calendar | Sessions, meetups, study tasks, exam cooldowns, and certificate expiries — exportable to Google Calendar and iCal. |
| Academy feed | A built-in activity feed: certificates earned, new threads, upcoming meetups. |
First certification
The Academy's first credential is the Safeguard Certified Practitioner — three modules covering supply-chain security fundamentals, the scan/triage/VEX workflow, and SBOM, compliance, and the wider Safeguard ecosystem, followed by a timed 30-question exam (45 minutes, 70% to pass). The credential is valid for 24 months. See Exams & certifications for the full mechanics.
Platform notes
- Accounts — one Safeguard account works across the product and the Academy. The course catalog and certificate pages are public; enrolling, learning, and taking exams require sign-in.
- Languages — the Academy is available in English and Hindi.
- Themes and devices — light and dark mode; mobile-friendly.
- Keyboard-first — press Cmd/Ctrl+K for the command bar (search courses, lessons, threads, your certificates); press ? for the shortcut overlay.
In this section
- Getting started — sign up and enroll in your first course
- Taking courses — lessons, content blocks, progress, and the AI tutor
- Exams & certifications — exam modes, grading, and certification requirements
- Certificates: verifying & sharing — public verification, LinkedIn, PDF, and QR
- Community & live sessions — doubts, discussions, Google Meet sessions, YouTube Live meetups
- Calendar & study tasks — the learner calendar and calendar export
- FAQ
- For teams