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University certificates for programmes and departments
Issue certificates for university courses, workshops, seminars, and co-curricular programmes — with department identity, cohort lists, and verification.
On this page
A university issues certificates at two levels: the institution’s credential for a programme, and the department’s certificate for a workshop, seminar, or co-curricular activity. The second is more frequent, and it usually runs on a spreadsheet.
Verifycate gives the department its own recipient list and design while keeping the institution’s identity and access controls. The same Template can carry the department and programme as fields across cohorts.
This page covers the platform pieces, what they replace, the options for a department, and the outcomes it can report.
The department runs its own cohort
A department knows its programme, signatory, and list. What it usually lacks is a repeatable way to issue certificates without asking central IT for a portal project.
The practical unit is the programme or activity, not the university. Create a certificate per cohort or event, keep the department and programme as Attributes, and let the department own the recipient list.
What you get
| Capability | What it gives you |
|---|---|
| Programme certificates | Department, programme, cohort, and roll number as Attributes. |
| Bulk import | CSV, Excel, paste, API, or an LMS trigger. |
| Institutional design | University mark, signatory block, and department wording on one Template. |
| Issue Request Form | Collect late students or missing details in a department inbox. |
| Correction Form | Fix names and roll numbers on the same certificate and page. |
| Public page | QR code, download, LinkedIn, and Open Badge 3.0 data. |
| Access controls | Workspace roles; on Pro SSO, SCIM, and audit logs. |
The stack it replaces
| Old approach | Friction | With Verifycate |
|---|---|---|
| A design file plus a mail merge | Every cohort is a new export | Template with cohort Attributes |
| A student spreadsheet | Duplicates, missing emails, no status | Import, dedupe, and recipient status |
| PDFs emailed by the department | Hard to verify; easy to alter | Public page and QR code |
| Correction requests by email | Staff reissue the file | Correction Form on the same record |
| A central portal project | The department waits for IT | Self-serve department workspace |
What you can change
- One programme or several. Separate certificates per programme, or one design with department and cohort Attributes.
- Completion claim. Completed, attended, or presented, matching the evidence the department holds.
- Identity. Use the institution’s approved Template and signatory block.
- Correction fields. Allow names and roll numbers; require review for grades or awards.
- Credits. One per certificate issue; corrections do not spend a credit.
Metrics that move
| Outcome | Where it shows up |
|---|---|
| Cohort issued | Recipient status |
| Delivery and bounces | Delivery events |
| Name and roll-number corrections | Correction Requests |
| Student sharing | Page views and clicks |
| Pending students | Recipient filters |
Fit and requirements
Course completion, workshops, seminars, symposiums, student club activities, and faculty development. The department can start with one programme and reuse the Template for the next cohort.
For the department workflow, see how to issue college fest certificates.
Common questions
- Can different departments use the same design?
- Yes. Use a shared Template and put department, programme, and cohort in Attributes.
- Can students request a name correction?
- Yes. The Correction Form lets a student request a change; the department approves it and the same certificate and page update.
- Do you integrate with our student information system?
- No. Verifycate is not a SIS or LMS. Import a CSV or Excel export, or use the API and webhooks.
- Do you support institutional SSO?
- Yes, on Pro: OIDC and SAML 2.0, with SCIM provisioning and audit logs.
Related workflows
- Course certificatesIssue course completion certificates from a cohort list or an LMS trigger, with reissue, expiry, public verification, Open Badge 3.0, and LinkedIn sharing.
- Hackathon certificatesIssue winner, finalist, participant, mentor, and volunteer certificates from one hackathon list — with public verification, corrections, and late additions.
- Workshop certificatesIssue workshop attendance or completion certificates from the list you have — including walk-ins, missing emails, late corrections, and a verification page.
Start issuing
Issue the first batch with 300 free credits
Design once, import the list, review the recipients, and send. No card required.