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Element: Certificate

Learn how to create and customize certificate elements, and student claim process on Teachfloor.

Filippo Schiano di Pepe avatar
Written by Filippo Schiano di Pepe
Updated over a week ago

Hello, and welcome to our step-by-step guide on how to add a certificate element on Teachfloor.

🎓 What is the Certificate Element?

The Certificate element in Teachfloor lets you formally recognize your learners' The Certificate element on Teachfloor lets you reward learners for completing a course, module, or specific achievement. These certificates are fully customizable in both appearance and logic, making them ideal for bootcamps, corporate training, and academic programs.

Certificates are not just visual tokens—they reinforce credibility, increase learner motivation, and can even be shared on platforms like LinkedIn for professional growth.

📍 Where to Find It

To add a certificate:

  1. Navigate to the Curriculum of your course.

  2. Click on ➕ Add Element.

  3. Select Certificate from the available content types.

✨ Pro Tip: Place the certificate at the end of your course or module to make it a final milestone.

🧩 Certificate Settings — A Deep Dive

The Certificate element in Teachfloor is made up of four customizable sections:

⚙️ Streamlined Common Settings

As with all elements on Teachfloor, the Certificate module comes with general controls like:

  • General Settings

  • Requirements

  • Visibility

  • Metadata

These are covered in detail in our Common Settings Guide for All Elements.
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✅ You only need to configure them once per element.

4. Certificate Settings

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🖼 Certificate-Specific Settings (Main Focus)

Now, let's get into the real power of the Certificate element — the settings that define how it looks, functions, and gets issued.

1. Certificate Title

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This is the main heading on the certificate.

  • Default: Certificate of Completion

  • Customize freely to suit your purpose — e.g., Participation Award, Certification of Achievement, Level 1 Completion

🎯 Keep it short and formal for maximum clarity and impact.

2. Certificate Description

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This appears directly under the learner's name and describes why they’re receiving the certificate.

Example:

has successfully met the requirements and was awarded a certificate in the course

💡 You can use variables and past tense to make it feel official and earned.

3. Course Name

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This field auto-populates the name of the course — but it can be edited.

📝 Example:

  • [DEMO] Digital Marketing Bootcamp

  • AI in Healthcare – Masterclass

Ensure consistency with your course branding.

4. Issued By

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This is who’s giving the certificate — typically your academy, organization, or instructor's name.

  • Default: youracademy-teachfloor

  • Suggestion: Customize to your official academy name like: Greenlight AI Academy or FutureSkills Bootcamp

🎨 Design & Color Customization

You have full control over the styling of your certificate:

✅ Editable Design Fields:

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Element

What It Controls

Example Color

Certificate Title Color

The title text (“Certificate of Completion”)

#3A3A59

Certificate Text Color

All descriptive text under the title

#3A3A59

Course Name Color

Color of the course name on the certificate

#0062FF

Background Color

The background of the certificate body

#CEE1FF

🧠 Pro tip: Keep color contrast high for print readability.

🖼 Background Image

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  • Upload a high-resolution background image (📐 Recommended: 1920x1360 px) for a personalized design.

  • Ideal use cases:

    • Your institution’s logo watermark

    • A branded certificate frame

    • A digital badge background

🎨 Keep the background minimal so it doesn’t clash with your text. Avoid too many colors.

🏷 Branding Toggle

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At the bottom of the customization panel, you can choose to:

  • Show Teachfloor branding (default)

  • Hide branding for a fully white-labeled certificate

✨ Perfect for academies who want a seamless brand presence or plan to charge for certifications.

🔁 Use Cases

Scenario

Example Certificate Use

Bootcamp Graduation

Full Stack Developer Track

Corporate Training

Cybersecurity Awareness Completion

Academic Credential

AI & Data Science Foundations

Microcredential

Google Ads Fundamentals Badge

🧠 Pro Tips from Support

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  • Add custom branding by uploading your background and hiding default branding.

  • Combine with a quiz, submission, or peer review to increase certificate value.

  • Use tags or roles to show certificates only to advanced learners or special tracks.

🎓 Learner Experience

Once all requirements are met, learners will see a “Create Certificate” button inside the course.

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They can:

  • ✅ View the certificate

  • 📥 Download it (PDF)

  • 📤 Share on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter

  • 🔗 Access a unique certificate page with a direct shareable link

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🔒 If learners haven’t completed the prerequisites, the certificate element will stay locked.

📬 Need Help?

Still have questions or want help to design the perfect certificate for your course? Chat with us using the live support bubble at the bottom-right of your screen. We're real humans — not bots.

🎉 Start awarding stunning, meaningful certificates and boost your learners’ motivation with Teachfloor today!


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