{"id":16267,"date":"2016-02-12T08:48:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T15:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=16267"},"modified":"2022-06-16T10:33:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T15:33:01","slug":"certificate-of-completion-wording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/certificate-of-completion-wording\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate of Completion Wording"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/blog\/media\/completion-wording.jpg\" alt=\"completion wording\" class=\"wp-image-16268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/completion-wording.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/completion-wording-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/completion-wording-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether your students successfully finished your dog grooming course or your employees completed a four-day team-building seminar,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/recognition\/certificate-papers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">certificates of completion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can put the crowning glory on their achievements. However, what you write on the certificate can mean the difference between one that gets hung on the wall and one that ends up tucked in the back of three-ring binder.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Basic Info Required<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most certificates of completion include the following basic information:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name of person receiving certificate<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name of institution or facility providing the certificate<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Course, training, seminar, or other event or activity the person completed in order to be eligible for the certificate<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official signature and date<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you can certainly decide to include only those details on the certificate, it could make for a rather boring document. Jazzing up your certificate of completion wording can convey the excitement of the training, the power of the achievement, and add a bit of flair to the mix.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/recognition\/certificate-papers\/standard-certificates\/certificate-of-excellence-renaissance-certificates\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/pd179644-certificate-of-completion-renaissance-certificates-003.jpg\" alt=\"Cream and Blue Certificate of Completion\" class=\"wp-image-19068\" width=\"325\" height=\"325\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Straightforward Certification of Completion Wording<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping it simple is the easiest way to go, with wording such as:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Certificate of Completion is awarded to (name)&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the outstanding completion of (course) at (facility)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certificate of Completion:&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is to certify (name)&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has successfully complete<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d (facility\u2019s) (course)<\/span><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Elaborate Certification of Completion Wording<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If straightforward is too dry for your taste, feel free to flower it up a bit with more elaborate prose:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This honorable Certificate of Completion is hereby bestowed upon (name)&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the exceptional performance that led to the successful completion of (facility\u2019s) (course)<\/span><\/li><li>(Facility) proudly presents this Certificate of Completion to (name) for the dedication and hard work that resulted in the successful culmination of (course)<\/li><li>The faculty at (facility) are honored to present (name) with the official certification for completing (course). Your achievement will be remembered and your participation cherished.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/recognition\/certificate-papers\/standard-certificates\/certificate-of-completion-illustrious-certificates\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/pd179678-pd0416-certificate-of-completion-illustrious-certificates-000.jpg\" alt=\"White and Red Certificate of Completion\" class=\"wp-image-19065\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Humorous Certificate of Completion Wording<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those who dare to add even more flair to certificates can do so with humor:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who Knew?&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite doubts, groans and arriving late on a regular basis, (name) gets this official Certificate of Completion for (course) at (facility). Whew, that was a close one!<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">You Did It! Way to go, (name)! This Certificate of Completion is yours, all yours, for your brilliant completion of (course) at (facility). Go home and hang it on the wall, will ya?<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Way to Go!&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Facility) is thrilled to present (name) with this super-cool Certificate of Completion.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you\u2019ve successfully finished (course), you can finally go out and party!<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from the basic information that indicates who is receiving the certificate and why, the playing field is wide open for any certificate of completion wording you like. Please feel free to mix, match, add, and subtract from any of the examples above with the main goal of getting the certificate on the wall instead of filed away. If you want to find the perfect template for your certificate of completion, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/recognition\/certificate-papers\" target=\"_blank\">browse hundreds of options on PaperDirect today<\/a>!<\/span> Take special of our certificate papers with a &#8220;Certificate of Completion&#8221; or &#8220;Certificate of Training&#8221; header already printed on it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether your students successfully finished your dog grooming course or your employees completed a four-day team-building seminar,&nbsp;certificates of completion can<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[362,363,352,243,364,328,365],"class_list":["post-16267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to-design-certificates","tag-certificate-of-completion","tag-certificate-of-training","tag-certificate-papers","tag-certificates","tag-course-completion","tag-custom-certificate","tag-training-completion"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16267"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16267"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19070,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16267\/revisions\/19070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}