{"id":20021,"date":"2026-10-15T08:59:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T08:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sertifier.com\/blog\/?p=20021"},"modified":"2026-10-15T08:59:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T08:59:34","slug":"co-branded-certificates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sertifier.com\/blog\/co-branded-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-branded certificates: make each organization\u2019s role clear"},"content":{"rendered":"

A training provider delivers a course for a client. Both organizations want their logos on the certificate. Before arranging the artwork, decide what each name means to the person reading it.<\/p>\n

A co-branded certificate displays more than one organization’s branding. The wording should still identify who issued the credential and what the other organization contributed.<\/strong> Equal logo size does not explain responsibility. A short role label often does.<\/p>\n

This guide is for training teams preparing a shared certificate design. It offers an editorial review method, rather than a rule that every partnership must use the same issuing arrangement.<\/p>\n

Define the relationship before designing the certificate<\/h2>\n

Write down the actual arrangement in plain language: who owns the course, who teaches it, who approves completion, and who issues the credential. One organization may perform several jobs. A client that commissions training may have a different role from the provider that delivers it.<\/p>\n

Co-branding is used in real training programs. For example, Mount Royal University describes co-branded certificates for eligible custom training<\/a>. That example establishes a use case; it does not establish permission to use any institution’s logo or promise academic credit for your program.<\/p>\n

For your own certificate, confirm the approved organization names, artwork, role labels and course wording with the people responsible for the program. Keep the approval with the exact design version.<\/p>\n

Use labels that answer a reader’s question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Reader’s question<\/th>\nPossible label<\/th>\nWhat to confirm<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Who issued this credential?<\/td>\nIssued by<\/td>\nThe named organization is responsible for issuance under this program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Who delivered the teaching?<\/td>\nTraining delivered by<\/td>\nThe named provider delivered the stated course or session.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Who was the program created for?<\/td>\nTraining provided for<\/td>\nThe client relationship is accurately described.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Who supported the activity?<\/td>\nSupported by<\/td>\nThe support and approved acknowledgement are clear.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

These are wording options, not automatic entitlements. Use the labels that fit your approved arrangement. Avoid adding \u201caccredited,\u201d \u201cendorsed\u201d or \u201cjointly issued\u201d merely because an organization supplied a logo.<\/p>\n

A sample layout with clear roles<\/h2>\n
\n
SAMPLE<\/div>\n
Certificate of completion<\/div>\n[Recipient name] completed [Course title] on [Completion date].<\/p>\n
\n
Issued by<\/strong>
[Issuing organization]<\/div>\n
Training delivered by<\/strong>
[Training partner]<\/div>\n<\/div>
Role labels connect each organization to its contribution.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In this fictional layout, the issuer and delivery partner are different organizations. If your client only commissioned the course, use wording that describes that role instead. If your arrangement requires joint issuance, confirm how both issuers will be represented in the credential record and verification experience before approving the artwork.<\/p>\n

Build the design without changing the issuer by accident<\/h2>\n

Sertifier’s credential design guide<\/a> documents importing images and adjusting their placement, adding text, and using recipient and course attributes. Use approved logo files and explicit role text to represent the agreed arrangement. Keep variable learner details as attributes rather than typing a sample learner’s name into a shared design.<\/p>\n

The same guide explains that the Issuer Name attribute takes the institution name from account branding settings. Adding a partner logo to the artwork should therefore be reviewed separately from the issuing account’s identity. Do not change organization-wide settings just to make one certificate’s branding fit.<\/p>\n

The Issuer Profile documentation<\/a> also describes organization information drawn from account settings. Compare the certificate with the issuer information a recipient can actually see. If the account represents the wrong organization for the intended arrangement, resolve that setup with the account owner before issuing.<\/p>\n

Review the certificate and the verification page together<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Read the certificate without context.<\/strong> Can a colleague identify the issuer and training partner from the wording alone?<\/li>\n
  2. Check a realistic sample.<\/strong> Use a long course title and representative organization names. Ensure logos, labels and learner details remain readable on a phone and in the downloaded document.<\/li>\n
  3. Follow the verification route.<\/strong> Compare the issuer, course and recipient shown there with the certificate. Sertifier documents verification from the credential page in its recipient verification guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. Check the claim.<\/strong> A certificate of completion should describe the completion that the program approved. The second logo should not silently add a qualification, accreditation or employment authorization.<\/li>\n
  5. Save the approved version.<\/strong> Record which design and wording apply to this course and cohort, along with the person responsible for later corrections.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If the certificate is clear but the verification page suggests a different issuer, hold the release until the discrepancy is resolved. A correct-looking image cannot settle a conflicting credential record.<\/p>\n

    Handle the next client as a new review<\/h2>\n

    For a repeat course, retain the approved core design and review the client-specific names, logos and role wording before reuse. Check that the previous client’s identity has not remained in the artwork or supporting text. Keep earlier approved versions so a later correction can be assessed against what was actually issued.<\/p>\n

    If the partnership changes, review future issuance separately from existing records. Do not automatically replace historical branding without checking the program’s agreed correction process.<\/p>\n

    For broader evidence and approval responsibilities, see the training certificate governance guide<\/a>. For credentials earned by resellers or implementation partners, use the partner training credentials guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Plan your shared certificate workflow<\/h2>\n

    Bring a sample certificate, the organizations’ agreed roles and the intended verification experience to a Sertifier demo<\/a>. Use those materials to check how the design and issuing account should work together before sending a live batch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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