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Last Updated: 2025-06-27
Steps: Set Up Learning Certifications

Steps: Set Up Learning Certifications

Create learning content.
You can issue and renew certifications to learners based on their successful completion of associated learning content. Certifications improve learner engagement by encouraging skill development and help to ensure compliance in your organization.
You can use the
Learning Enrollments
 report data source in custom reports to print a completion certificate using a business form layout. See Steps: Create a Business Form Layout.
  1. Access the
    Create Business Process Definition
     task to create a default definition for the
    Manage Learning Certification Rule
     business process.
  2. Access the
    Create Certification
     task.
    • Create an issuer for the certification. Example: Workday Learning.
    • Create a name for the certification. Example: Health and Safety.
    Security:
    Manage: Learning Certifications
     domain in the Learning Core functional area.
  3. Configure the
    Manage Learning Certification Rule
     business process definition.
  4. Access the
    Create Learning Certification Rule
     task.
    • Select the learning content for the certification. Example: Health and Safety.
    • Select effective dates for the certification rule.
    • Select the
      Display on Content
       check box to display the related certification information to learners on the content overview and completion pages.
    • If you rescind a certification rule, Workday removes the achievement, but doesn't delete the certification as this information remains useful for reporting purposes.
    • Learners must successfully complete the learning content within the effective dates in order to receive the certification.
    • Workday bases the expiry date of a learning certification on the expiry of the associated learning content.
    • We only display relevant certifications for the associated learning content.
    • You can only add 1 piece of content per certification rule.
  • Workday Learning issues a Health and Safety certification to all employees who successfully complete the Health and Safety course.
  • Learners can view details for their awarded certifications using the
    View Certifications
     report of the content completion page or the
    Certifications
     tab on their Career Profile.
Configure the
Manage Learning Certification Rules
 report to display on the Learning Admin dashboard so that you can manage content and effective dates for learning certifications.