Creating a New Certificate
- From the Course Home Page, select Course Admin from the Manage Course menu.
- Select Awards from the Assessment group.
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- Select Course Awards.
![Course Awards nav item selected.](/wp-content/uploads/course-awards-selected-navbar.png)
- Select Add Award To Course.
![Screenshot of Add Award To Course button.](/wp-content/uploads/course-awards-add-btn.png)
- Select Create.
- Enter the award details:
- Enter the Name.
- Enter a Description.
- Enter Criteria.
- Select Certificate for the Award Type.
- Select the Availability.
- Select the Expiry option.
![Screenshot of the New Certificate options.](/wp-content/uploads/Instructor_Awards_Create-Certificate_001_06052023.png)
- From the Choose Award Image section, select:
- From Existing Library to select a badge from the Award Icon Library.
- Upload New Icon to add a new icon to the image library.
- Create your own award image to launch the Badge Designer website.
NOTE: Badge Designer is a free website that allows you to create custom icons.
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- From the Choose Certificate Template section, select:
- From Existing Library to select a certificate from the Certificate Library.
- Upload New Template to create a certificate using a custom template.
NOTE: For detailed instructions on creating your own custom Certificate Template, see this D2L Certificate Documentation.
- Review the Issuer Information.
NOTE: It is recommended to leave the default Issuer Information.
![Default Issuer information.](/wp-content/uploads/awards-issuer-information.png)
- Select the checkbox to Use this award in… to use the award in the current course.
![Select the checkbox to determine which course(s) you would like to use this award in.](/wp-content/uploads/awards-use-in.png)
- Select Save and Close.