The Certification section specifies the duration for which a certification remains active and the timeline for learners to complete their recertification.
Please note, that this tab is important within a Certification. Making changes to this tab can cause issues with reporting and the user's recertification dates. More information can be found here.
Recertification Date:
What do these options mean?
| Setting | Description |
| Use certification completion date | When a user completes one of the certification paths (original or recertification), the expiry date will be calculated based on the date that the completion occurred. The active period is added to the completion date. |
| Use certification expiry date |
Calculate the new expiry date based on the previous one. The first time this is calculated, it adds the active period to the assignment due date if there is one, otherwise it uses the date the certification was completed. If the user is overdue or expired, it adds the active period to the date the primary certification was just completed (as if the user was newly assigned), so that certifications are active for a minimum of the active period. |
| Use fixed expiry date |
This option causes the expiry time to be calculated based on the specified assignment due date (if available, otherwise the first completion date), and subsequent completion expiry dates will be calculated using that same base date, regardless of whether they are late or early. The active period is repeatedly added to the base date until the first future date is discovered. The Minimum active period is available only with this setting, and must be at least as big as the Recertification Window. |
Active Period:
Determines how long a certification, once complete, will be active or valid before it expires.
| Setting | Description |
| Certification is active for | Enter a numerical value in the field and select Day(s), Week(s), Month(s) or Year(s). |
| Minimum active period | Becomes active when using 'Use fixed expiry date' is set, this option specifies the minimum length of time that the certification will be guaranteed to be active. If a user completes their certification and there is less than this amount of time until it would be due to expire, the expiry date is pushed forward by another whole active period |
| Setting | Description |
| Period window opens before expiration | Recertification window specifies the period before the certification expires that a learner can start recertifying. When the window opens, data and activity completion for all recertification pathway courses will be reset, including courses and activities completed by RPL. |