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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2026-04-03
Steps: Set Up Certifications

Steps: Set Up Certifications

You can create certifications that workers and academic affiliates can add on their worker or academic affiliate profiles. You can also access these certifications when you create or edit:
  • Job profiles.
  • Job requisitions.
  • Positions.
  • Position restrictions.
The combination of issuer name and certification must be unique.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Certification Issuers
    task.
    Create a list of organizations that issue certifications.
    Security:
    Set Up: Skills and Experience
    domain in the Worker Profile and Skills functional area.
  2. (Optional) Access the
    Maintain Skills and Experience Setup
    task.
    Select the
    Enable Specialties for Certifications
    check box.
    Security:
    Set Up: Skills and Experience
    domain in the Worker Profile and Skills functional area.
  3. Configure specialty date fields on the
    Manage Certifications
    business process.
  4. Access the
    Create Certification
    task.
    Security:
    Set Up: Skills and Experience
    domain in the Worker Profile and Skills functional area.
  5. Set up security segments for the
    Certification
    document category and assign segment-based security groups to these domains:
    • Worker Data: Add Worker Documents
    • Worker Data: Edit and Delete Worker Documents
    See Steps: Maintain Access to Documents.
  6. Configure the
    Certifications
    report on any of these profile groups:
    • Academic for Academic Affiliate Profile
    • Career for Worker Profile
    • Overview for Academic Affiliate Profile
    • Overview for Worker Profile
Users with security permission on the
Manage Certifications
business process can view certification attachments.
  • Access the
    Find Certifications
    report to merge crowdsourced certifications with recognized certifications.
  • Access the
    Maintain Certifications
    report to:
    • Delete unused certifications.
    • View recognized certifications.
  • To see worker certifications, access one of these reports:
    • Worker Certifications
      .
    • Worker Certifications with Specialties
      .