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title: "How to create a certificate for your own LMS"
url: "https://lmskb.lawpilots.com/en/article/how-to-create-a-certificate-for-your-own-lms"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-10-21T12:08:51.181Z"
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# How to create a certificate for your own LMS

### Introduction

Certificates are an effective way to reward learners for completing Trainings. During onboarding, you receive a metadata file with your Training files. This file contains the **Training title** and **learning objectives/modules** that must appear on any certificate. While every LMS has its own certificate function, the following best practices and example template will help you design a clear, professional certificate in your own LMS.

### Steps

**1\. Open your metadata file**

-   Locate the exact **Training title** and **learning objectives/modules** listed there.
-   Keep spellings, capitalization, and formatting as provided.

**2\. Define the required certificate content**

-   Your certificate must include:
-   **Training title** — exactly as in the metadata file.
-   **Learning objectives/modules** — listed clearly, ideally as bullet points.

**3\. Add recommended elements (from your LMS or internal process)**  
These details are not in the metadata file but are commonly expected on certificates:

-   Learner’s full name
-   Completion date
-   Issuer (company or Learning Manager)
-   Company logo and/or signature

**4\. Design your certificate layout**

-   Place the **Training title** prominently below a clear heading such as *Certificate of completion*.
-   List the **learning objectives/modules** as a bullet list for easy readability.
-   Keep the layout professional: clear fonts, whitespace, and a balanced structure.
-   Add branding (logo/seal) and signature fields near the bottom.
-   Use the provided example certificate as inspiration — replace lawpilots branding with your own.

**5\. Set up the certificate in your LMS**

-   Insert placeholders or tokens for fields supported by your LMS.
-   Map the **Training title** and **learning objectives/modules** directly from the metadata file.
-   Map other fields (learner name, completion date) from your LMS data.

**6\. Test and finalize**

-   Preview the certificate with sample data.
-   Check that long Training titles wrap correctly.
-   Ensure learning objectives display cleanly as a list.
-   Export to PDF if possible, then verify on desktop and mobile.

### Best practice checklist (based on the example template)

-   Prominent **Training title**
-   Bulleted list of **learning objectives/modules**
-   Issued-on date, issuer signature, and logo/seal
-   Clean design with sufficient whitespace

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/75a73470-ddb7-4880-be9a-d9a489ebf23b)

### FAQs / Troubleshooting

**My Training title is cut off.**  
→ Reduce the font size or enable text wrapping so the full title appears.

**Objectives don’t fit on the page.**  
→ Adjust bullet spacing or font size slightly — avoid dense paragraphs.

**Our LMS doesn’t support certificates.**  
→ Generate a PDF externally using the metadata file, then upload or distribute it manually.

**Do I need to include all learning objectives?**  
→ We recommend include the objectives from the metadata file so the certificate fully represents the Training’s content.