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How to Assign a Certificate to a Candidate Manually

Article verified for Release 15.1 on October 1st, 2025.

This article explains how to manually assign certificates to candidates without requiring them to complete a test. This feature is helpful when a certificate needs to be issued retroactively or independently from test results.

Assigning a Certificate to a Candidate

To manually assign a certificate to a candidate, follow these steps:

  1. In the main menu, select Users and then choose User profiles. The list of all users in the system will be displayed.
  2. Use the search box to find the candidate and click the username to open the candidate’s profile.

  1. Open the Certificates tab and click the Assign Certificate button.

  1. A pop-up window will appear, allowing you to select the certificate you want to assign to the candidate from the drop-down menu. For detailed instructions on creating certificates, please refer to this article.

  1. Specify the validity period by filling in the ‘Valid from’ and ‘Valid to’ fields. If the certificate should remain valid indefinitely, leave these fields blank.
  2. Click the Create button to save the changes and assign the certificate.

Candidate’s perspective

After a certificate is issued, candidates can access and download it by following these steps:

  1. Open My Profile.
  2. Navigate to the My Achieved Certificates section.
  3. From the Actions column, click the Download icon to save the certificate.

Note: If the certificate template automatically includes the test name, manually assigning a certificate will not add the test name. To avoid this, use a template that either already includes the test name or does not have a test name field.

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