Adding a Certificate to an Event, Learning or Pathway

In this article:

• Overview
• How to add a Certificate
• Things to keep in mind
• FAQs
• Who can do this

Overview

A Certificate gives your learners formal recognition for completing a piece of learning, and SuperPath awards it automatically the moment they finish. You can attach a Certificate to an Event, a Learning (Library content) or a Pathway — the process is the same in each case. This guide walks through adding one while editing an existing Library Learning, but the same steps apply when you're building or editing an Event or Pathway.

How to add a Certificate

1. Open the Event, Learning or Pathway you want to add a Certificate to. In this example we're editing an existing Learning, so click the edit (pencil) icon on the Learning.

2. Click Create Certificate.

3. On the Details tab, enter a Name for the Certificate (required).
4. If the Certificate expires, turn on Does this certificate expire? and enter the number of months.
5. Optionally fill in a Description, Certificate Provider, Website URL and an Icon image.
6. If you turned on the expiry toggle, you can also choose who's notified before it lapses under Notify on Certificate Expiry — notify the learner's Manager, or choose specific people.

7. Switch to the Advanced tab if you want to attach a file the learner receives once the Certificate is awarded — upload it under Certificate File.
8. Once you've uploaded a Certificate File, you can also turn on Generate name on template to have SuperPath print the learner's name (and optionally the date) directly onto the certificate file, with options for font size, font colour and page size.
9. Click Create certificate.
10. Click Save changes.

Good to know: Once attached, the Certificate is awarded automatically when a learner completes the Event, Learning or Pathway — it appears on their profile and can be viewed and downloaded from there.

Things to keep in mind

• The Certificate form has two tabs: Details (name, expiry, description, provider and icon) and Advanced (the Certificate File and its template options).
• Only the name is required to create a Certificate — the expiry, description, image, provider details and Certificate file are all optional.
• Set an expiry period (in months) only if the Certificate should lapse and need renewing; otherwise leave the expiry toggle off.
• The file you add to the Certificate File box is the one attached to the learner's record once the Certificate is awarded.
• On a Pathway, the Certificate is added from the Pathway settings panel rather than the edit screen shown here, but the Certificate details are the same.

FAQs

Is adding a Certificate different for Events, Learnings and Pathways?
No — the Certificate details you fill in are identical. You just reach the Create Certificate button from the item you're editing (an Event, a Library Learning, or a Pathway's settings).

When is the Certificate awarded?
Automatically, the moment the learner completes the Event, Learning or Pathway it's attached to. There's no manual step.

Can I reuse an existing Certificate?
This guide covers creating a new Certificate inline. Certificates can also be created and managed centrally under Settings → Features → Manage Certificates.

Who can do this

Owners, Admins, Managers and Content Managers can create Certificates. Instructors, People Managers, Employees and Restricted users cannot — they can only view existing Certificates. On the API, creating a Certificate requires the create permission on Certificate; Owners, Admins, Managers and Content Managers hold manage on Certificate, which includes create.

Updated on: 24/07/2026