Creating and Managing LMS Certificates

The GrowthZone Learn Certificate Administration page allows you to provide your users with a customized certificate upon completion of a module in the Learning Management System (LMS). The certificate editor allows you to add your logo and customize the title and descriptions. Certificates are perfect for awarding continuing education credits or acknowledging module completion.

In This Article

• How to access the Certificate Administration page
• How to create a new certificate
• How to edit a certificate
• How to delete a certificate

Access the Certificate Administration Page

1. Click the drop-down menu in the top-left corner of the page and select the Portal Administration link (Fig. 1).

   

   Figure 1. The Portal Administration link

2. From the Portal Administration page, select the Certificate Administration card (Fig. 2).

   

   Figure 2. The Certificate Administration card

Create a New Certificate

From the Certificate Administration page, click the Create Certificate button (Fig. 3) to access the Certificate Editor page.

Figure 3. The Create Certificate button

On the Certificate Editor page (Fig. 4), enter the following:

• Certificate Name: Choose a name for this certificate. The certificate name is not visible to users but is visible to portal administrators.
• Logo Image: Upload your logo by clicking on the Add Image button.
• Certificate Title: This is the title for the certificate (e.g., Certificate of Completion) and is visible to the user.
• Certificate Description: This is the description for the certificate (e.g., This certificate acknowledges that...).
• Completion Description: This is the completion text for the certificate (e.g., <person> has completed <subject>).
• Agent Name: This is the name of the agent authorizing this certificate.
• Agent Title: This is the title of the agent authorizing this certificate.

Note: The user's name, module title, credit value, and date are auto-generated. Credit values are assigned on the Module Editor page.

Figure 4. The Certificate Editor page

Click the Save button and the Close Editor button. This certificate can now be assigned to a module through the Module Editor page. To learn more about assigning certificates to modules, visit the Module Settings article.

How the Credit Term Appears on Certificates

The word printed beside the credit value comes from your portal's credit term, set once under Portal Administration > Settings > Credits. The default is CEU, and portals that never change it keep that wording. If your organization awards something else, set your term there and it will appear on every certificate generated from that point forward. Because the certificate is a fixed-layout PDF, the short forms of your term are limited to 15 characters so the wording fits beside the value without wrapping.

Edit a Certificate

From the Certificate Administration page, click on the certificate you would like to edit. Modify the Certificate Name, Logo Image, Certificate Title, Certificate Description, Completion Description, Agent Name, and Agent Title as needed and click the Save button. Editing a certificate template affects certificates generated from this point forward. Certificates learners have already earned are unchanged.

Delete a Certificate

From the Certificate Administration page, click on the certificate you would like to delete. Click on the Delete button (Fig. 5) in the bottom-right corner of the page. Confirm deletion by clicking on the Yes, Delete button.

Figure 5. The Delete button

The standard LMS certificate template is available with all plans. Three custom LMS certificates are available with the Professional plan, and ten custom LMS certificates are available with the Enterprise plan. Contact us for pricing if additional custom certificates are needed. For further support, please contact: learn@growthzone.com.