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Certificate of attendance template
A certificate of attendance confirms someone was present at an event, session or meeting, without claiming they passed anything. It suits seminars, information sessions and mandatory briefings where nobody is assessed.
What to include
- The attendee’s name
- The event name, date and place (or “online”)
- The organiser’s name and a signature
- Optional: session hours, if attendees log them for CPD
Sample wording
Other ways to say it: “attended”, “was present at”, “participated in”. More in our wording examples.
Make them for everyone at once
- Put one row per person in Excel or CSV. These columns work well:
Full_NameEvent_NameVenueEvent_DateCert_ID - Open the template: the wording above is already in place with merge tags such as
{{Event_Name}}. - Upload your list, add your logo and signature, and check a few certificates in the preview.
- Download a ZIP with one PDF per person, or a single PDF for printing.
Questions
Attendance or completion: which should I use?
Use attendance when you only recorded who was there. Use completion when people had to finish all the material or pass an assessment.
Can I make them from a sign-in sheet?
Yes. Export or type the sign-in sheet into Excel with one row per attendee, then upload it. Any column can be printed on the certificate.
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