Free Printable Certificate of Completion Template

A certificate of completion is a record, not a prize. It states that someone went through a defined programme from beginning to end, and it often needs to be filed, shown to an employer or attached to a training record. That is why the wording on it should read like a statement of fact rather than a compliment.

When to use it

Course providers issue them at the end of a workshop, a module or a season of classes. Companies use them for onboarding, compliance training and internal academies, where somebody later has to prove the training happened. Community centres and language schools use them for the same reason.

Include the name of the course and the date on the certificate itself. A completion certificate without a course title is nearly useless six months later, when neither the recipient nor their employer can remember what it was for. The reason line and the date line above both take that.

How it works

Click any line on the certificate above and type over it. Choose your design, your paper size and, if you want to save ink, the black and white version. Then press Download PDF and print. Everything happens in your browser — your text is never uploaded anywhere.

Editable in PowerPoint and Word

If you need to add a logo, a second signature or a different wording, download the editable file instead. The PowerPoint version opens in PowerPoint, Keynote, LibreOffice and Google Slides; the Word version opens in Word, Google Docs and LibreOffice. Every line is a real text box.

Printing

Print at 100% scale, not “fit to page”, or the border will shift. Use landscape orientation and the paper size you downloaded — A4 outside the United States, US Letter inside it. Paper of 160 to 200 gsm costs very little and changes how the certificate feels in someone’s hands.

Questions

Where do I put the course name and the number of hours?
In the reason line. Something like “has completed the 40-hour Introduction to Bookkeeping course” covers both, and keeps the certificate useful as a record.

Is this a formal qualification?
No. It records that someone completed your programme; it does not confer accreditation. Only an accredited body can do that.

Is it really free?
Yes, for personal, educational and commercial use, with no watermark and no account. The only thing you cannot do is resell the file itself as a template.

Which paper size should I pick?
US Letter in the United States and Canada, A4 almost everywhere else. If you are unsure, check the paper already loaded in your printer.