Forj Learn now includes Custom Certificate Templates, so you can design branded Certificates for each of your courses. Build as many Certificate Templates as you need: one for CE credit, another for a certificate of completion, or a special design for your flagship program. Each Certificate Template fills in automatically with the right details for every Learner, such as name, course title, completion date, and credit amount and type. You decide where each field goes on the page. Add your own text, logos and images, and arrange everything with columns and tables for a polished, professional layout.

With new Course Metadata, Admins can also include custom fields to any Course, like program codes or accreditation statements, and show them on Certificates automatically.

Note that Admins don’t need to do anything to keep issuing certificates. All courses use the Default Certificate Template automatically, with your existing logo, signature and printed name. The Default Certificate Template design is similar to the previous certificate, with small text updates that can be edited if desired.

Table of Contents

View the Default Template 

Edit the Default Template

Add a New Certificate Template

Select Certificate Template in Course

VIEW DEFAULT TEMPLATE

Follow the steps below to view the Default Certificate Template. If you do not create another template, this will be the default used in all courses. 

• Navigate to the Organization Settings. 
• Select Learning. 
• Navigate to the Certificate Templates Section.

This will show the Default template option first. If new templates are created those will show above the Default. 

• Click Preview to see the design elements that will display on earned certificates. 

A popup will display the Certificate preview, indicating where the Learner Name, Course Name, Date, Credits, and Signature will be, as well as image or text size, and font. 

• Select a Course or enter a potential Course Title to verify the fit of the Course Name on the Certificate. 

• Select Credits and then add the Type and Amount to determine how this will display on the Certificate. 

• Select Learner and enter a name to determine how the Name field will display on the Certificate. 

• Click the Download PDF button to view how the Certificate will display in PDF format. 

• Click the Edit Template link to make changes to the Default. Note any changes will apply to all courses that are using the Default. 

EDIT THE DEFAULT TEMPLATE

Follow the steps below to edit the Default Certificate Template. Note that if the Default is the only template being used, any edits will apply to all course certificates going forward from the changes. 

• Navigate to the Organization Settings.
• Select Learning. 
• Navigate to the Certificate Templates Section.
• Click Edit for the Default template. 

This will display the Default template design. 

• Edit the Name if desired.
• Adjust the Border if desired. 
• Remove any content on the Certificate Template by highlighting and clicking delete on your keyboard.  

Standard items pull content from the course and the platform: Learner Name, Course Title, Certificate Issued Date, Credit Hours, Credit Name, Credit Abbreviation. These can be rearranged on the template, and text can be added before, after, or in between these fields as needed. 

Note that the Community image is what displays as the Logo on the Certificate Template. The design elements on the page can be moved, the images and text can be resized. 

• Hover an image to edit, realign, or preview. 

• Click on text to open text editing options. Text size and font can be adjusted, and color can be changed.

• Click on a blank line to view an expandable menu. 

• Expand the menu to select from Heading Styles, Bulleted List, Numbered List, Divider, Inserting an Image, Table, Columns, Repeating Sections, or Variables. 

Columns can be used to separate content on the same line. The 2 Columns option was used for the Credit Accreditor Logo and Accreditation Statement and The Forj Team signature in the example below.

Note the slider to adjust the amount of space for each column. If blank space is needed between the fields, use the 3 Columns option. Images such as signatures can be dragged and dropped and text can be typed directly into a column. 

Variables can include Certificate data, Course data or metadata, and Learner specific data.

• Once you have made all of your changes, click Preview to view how the Certificate will display to Learners. 
• Click Save to save your changes. 

ADD NEW CERTIFICATE TEMPLATE

Follow the steps below to create a Certificate Template. 

• Navigate to the Organization Settings.
• Select Learning. 
• Navigate to the Certificate Templates Section.
• Click Add Certificate Template. 

This will display the Default template design. 

• Add the Name of the new template. 
• Adjust the Border if desired. 
• Remove any content on the Certificate Template by highlighting and clicking delete on your keyboard.  

Standard items pull content from the course and the platform: Learner Name, Course Title, Certificate Issued Date, Credit Hours, Credit Name, Credit Abbreviation. 

• Make adjustments by rearranging content on the template as needed. Drag and drop to change position.
• Add text before, after, or in between these fields as needed. 

Note that the Community image is what displays as the Logo on the Certificate Template. The design elements on the page can be moved, the images and text can be resized. 

• Hover the image to edit, realign, or preview. 

• Click on text to open text editing options. Text size and font can be adjusted, and color can be changed.

• Click on a blank line to view an expandable menu. 

• Expand the menu to select from Heading Styles, Bulleted List, Numbered List, Divider, Inserting an Image, Table, Columns, Repeating Sections, or Variables. 

Columns can be used to separate content on the same line. The 2 Columns option was used for the Credit Accreditor Logo and Accreditation Statement and The Forj Team signature in the example below.

Note the slider to adjust the amount of space for each column. If blank space is needed between the fields, use the 3 Columns option. Images such as signatures can be dragged and dropped and text can be typed directly into a column. 

Variables can include Certificate data, Course data or metadata, and Learner specific data.

• Once you have made all of your changes, click Preview to view how the Certificate will display to Learners. 
• Click Save to save your changes. 

SELECT CERTIFICATE TEMPLATE IN COURSE

Once you have created your Certificate Templates, you will need to select the template within your courses. Follow the steps below to select a Certificate Template within a course. 

• Navigate to the desired Course.
• Navigate to the desired Awards section.
• Click the Certificate dropdown. 

• Select the correct Certificate Template for the course design.

• Click the Save button. 

Note that Learners who have already earned a Certificate in the course will see the Certificate design they earned. Changes apply only to certificates issued after the change.