This article discusses the certificates you receive when you complete courses. Certificates are included in all plans at no additional cost. You must complete the course while you have an active subscription to earn a certificate, but you can download the certificate regardless of whether your subscription is active.

This document contains the following sections:

• What Is a Certificate
• How to Download a Certificate

What Is a Certificate

A certificate is proof that you completed a course in QA. Certificates are a great way to show your skills, demonstrate your knowledge, and build your credibility when you include them in your resume and LinkedIn profile. Below is an example of a certificate.

Note: The number of continuing professional education (CPE) credits appears only in enterprise accounts that have been configured to calculate them.

After you download your certificate, it appears on the Certifications tab on the dashboard.

How to Download a Certificate

You must have already completed a course before a certificate is available to download. When you complete a course, you receive an email with a link to download your certificate directly. You can also use these steps to download the certificate:

1. From the home screen, click My Activity or you may click here https://cloudacademy.com/dashboard/full-activity/. Then click the Completed tab.
   A list of all the content you have completed appears, including courses, labs, exams, and courses. You can also use the Filter button to narrow down the search result to courses. Note: Certificates are available for courses only. The following steps won't work if you choose something here that isn't a course. The completed courses appear:
2. Click the course whose certificate you want to download to open it. 
3. Scroll down and click the Download certificate button.
   A new tab opens in your browser containing the certificate. From here you can use the PDF viewer to print or download the file.
   Tip: Click Add to LinkedIn profile from the lower right corner of this screen to add this certificate to LinkedIn.