Certificates, points and badges
Certificates learners earn, the check link, certificates that end, withdrawing one, points and ranks, badges and the leaderboard.
Certificates, points and badges need Standard or higher.
Your certificate
Settings > Certificates: the title, the colour, the words before the course name, and who signs it (name and title). See a sample opens a sample PDF.
Giving certificates
On a course's Settings > Finishing, turn on Give a certificate when the course is finished. When a learner finishes, they get:
- a PDF with their name, the course, the date, your signer and the exam score (when the course has an exam);
- a certificate number and a check link anyone can open to see that it is real;
- an email, and a copy on My learning.
Certificate valid for (months, 0 = always) makes certificates end - for safety or compliance training, for example. A reminder can go out before a certificate ends (see Course messages).
Certificates lists every certificate you have given, with a CSV download. On a learner's page, Withdraw a certificate (for example when it was given by mistake): its check page then says so. Restore undoes it.
Points and ranks
Learners earn points for lessons (each lesson's Points), quizzes (fewer on later tries), finished courses (Points for finishing on the course) and badges. Their rank follows their points: set the ranks on Settings > Points & ranks.
Badges
Badges lists your badges. A badge is given by itself when a learner reaches its rule - finish a number of courses, reach a number of points or finish one course - or by hand with Give a badge on a learner's page. A badge can give extra points.
The leaderboard
Settings > Points & ranks can show a leaderboard on the learner site (first name and initial only). Learners can hide themselves with Show me on the leaderboard on their profile. A course can also show its own top learners on its page (course Settings > Team and page).
The Badges page shows your top learners too.