Content Creation

A custom certificate allows you to create unique certificates for students. 

1. One your course homepage, Turn editing on. 
2. Click 'Add an activity or resource' in the section of your course where you want the Certificate to be displayed.
   
   
   
3. Select the Custom Certificate option from the activities list.
   
   
   
4. Click Add which is located at the bottom of the 'Add an activity or resource' box.
   
   
   
5. Name the Certificate, and provide a description if needed.

6. Custom Certificate - Options

   • Enable these options if you want staff, students or any email address entered to receive a copy of the certificate when it becomes available. 
   • If enabled, this setting allows anyone with the certificate verification link (including people not logged in) to verify a certificate. 
   • Enter here the minimum amount of time, in minutes, that a student must be logged into the course before they can receive the certificate.
   • Click the action checkboxes that you want to prevent students from editing this certificate. 
     
     
     

7. Other settings

   The other settings you can change on the Certificate page are shown below:
   • Common module settings
   • Restrict access
   • Activity completion
   • Tags: this feature allows you to add tags to the certificate
8. Click either Save and return to course  or Save and display if you want to edit the certificate.