How to Create, Customize, & Brand a Course Certificate

 

 

You can create professional-looking course completion certificates in minutes using ProProfs Training Maker. Whether you want to upload a pre-designed template or customize one from our library, you’ll have full control over branding elements like logos, participant names, and signatures.

 

Certificates aren’t just visual rewards—they help meet compliance, boost motivation, and offer tangible proof of learning outcomes.

 

Watch this quick video guide to learn how to create, customize, and brand course certificates.

 

 

 

Why customized certificates matter

 

  • Compliance audits: Many industries (e.g., healthcare, safety, financial services) require proof of training. Custom certificates with branding, dates, and names make your documentation audit-ready.

  • Learner motivation: Branded certificates reinforce learner achievement and can be used on resumes or LinkedIn profiles.

  • External presentation: If you're training clients, partners, or external vendors, a well-branded certificate helps present your company professionally.

 

Here’s a preview of a course certificate.

 

Course Certificate Preview

 

How to Create, Customize, & Brand a Course Certificate

 

Step 1: Go to Settings (1) > General (2) in a course editor.

 

Go to the General tab of a course settings

 

Step 2: Scroll down to "Presentation" and follow the screenshot instructions.

 

1. Enable "Customize Completion Page."

2. Enable "Show Certificate."

3. Click Edit to customize the certificate.

 

Enable Customize Completion Page and Show Certificate

 

NOTE: You can allow learners to share course completion certificates on social media by enabling the option.

 

Step 3: On the certificate customization screen, follow the instructions shown in the screenshot:

 

1. Select a certificate template from our library, upload your certificate, or you can even Google for more designs.

 

2. Click Customize This Certificate to edit the design further.

 

Select or upload the certificate design

 

Step 4: Follow the screenshot instructions below to edit your certificate design further.

 

1. Drag and drop the required placeholders over the certificate. Don’t worry about the values as yet. Values, such as the learner’s name, the course title, etc., will automatically appear when the certificate is generated.

2. Enter static text and place it anywhere on the certificate.

3. Formatting options for the placeholder text.

4. Switch between certificate templates.

5. Click Save & Done when you’ve customized the certificate to your requirements. Your customized certificate is ready.

 

Customize the Course Certificate

 

 

Best practices

 

  • For regulated industries: Include instructor signatures and expiration dates to support compliance checks.

  • For internal teams: Use department-specific logos or legal text to track which branch issued the training.

  • For external learners: Add course titles, completion status, and branding elements to maintain professionalism.

 

 

FAQs

 

Can I issue different certificates for different learning paths?
Not currently within one course, but you can split a path into separate short courses and assign unique certificates to each.

 

Is there a way to track who downloaded their certificate?
Certificate downloads aren’t tracked individually, but you can confirm course completion in the reports section.

 

Can I add a QR code or certificate ID for verification?
There’s no built-in QR generator, but you can add a static image of a QR code or use a unique certificate ID field via static text.

 

Do certificates expire?
Expiration isn’t built into certificates, but you can display validity dates manually or trigger a follow-up course using automation when the certificate is about to expire.

 

 

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