Contents of the Certifications Screen

The Certifications screen displays the following columns and actions.

Columns

Click Add New Certification to create a new internal certification record.

Click View Internal Certificate Template to view the page layout for Certificates of Completion generated by the Learning module.

Column Description
Certification This is the name of the certification (for example, CPR Training).
Description This is a description of the certification.
Duration (Days) This indicates the number of days that the certification is valid from the date it was earned if the Certification Should Expire After a Specific Amount of Time check box was selected during the creation of the certification.

This displays the value Permanent if the Certification Should Expire After a Specific Amount of Time check box was not selected during the creation of the ceritication.

Learning Acquired This column lists the learning paths and courses that the employee completed to earn the certification or course associated with the certification.
Status This column displays the status of the certification.
Actions This column displays the actions that can be taken for each item in the table.

Actions

The buttons, links, and icons on the Certifications screen perform the following functions.

Icon/Button Action Description
Add New Certifications Click this button to display the Add/Update Certification screen.
View Internal Certificate Template All by clicking this link. Click to edit the physical certificates are based on a single format, which you can see certificate format.
Edit Click this icon to modify the details of the certification, such as how long it is valid and what learning paths a student must complete to earn it.

If the status of the certification is Draft, then all fields are editable.

If the status of the certification is Active, then only the following fields are editable:

  • Acronym
  • Name
  • Description
  • Issued By
  • Status (with Active or Archived options)
  • Archived Date
  • Notify Users before/after expiration checkboxes
  • All notification-related fields
  • All recipient notification fields

    If the status of the certification is Archived, then all fields are read-only.

Grant Certifications Click this icon to display a list of all of the students who have completed the required Learning Objective and grant certifications to them.

This button is disabled if there are no students with certifications to grant.

Delete Click this icon to delete the certification. This is enabled only if the status of the certification is Draft. Active and archived certifications cannot be deleted.