Advancing Coil CPD Certificate Certificate, Portrait

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A portrait CPD certificate where a rising coil splits the page and a brass loop holds the CPD hours and credits. With outcomes, signatures and a QR code.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
Your logo, colours and wording
A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 6 November 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: CPD Certificate
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Learning objectives met, Reflective practice, Knowledge assessment passed and Application to practice
Details: duration, credits and cpd type
Signatures: Managing Director and Course Director

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 210 × 297 mm · 8.27 × 11.69 in
US Letter: 8.5 × 11 in · 216 × 279 mm

Fonts

Spectral: Title, Recipient name
Source Sans 3: Text, Labels
Mrs Saint Delafield: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#faf7ef
Ink#1e2b26
Accent#2e5b4c
Second accent#b0812f
Muted text#56635c

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

A portrait page reads like a document to file, so this one puts who and what at the top and the record below. A pale coil climbs across the middle of the page into a brass loop holding the hours and credits, with the cycle's four stages around it. Below sit the learning outcomes in two columns, the issue date, credential ID and CPD type, two signatures and the QR code. A good fit for schools, institutes and providers who print or attach certificates in A4 or US Letter.

About

CPD Certificate Template, Advancing Coil Portrait

Teachers, nurses, engineers, accountants and many other professionals must show their regulator or institute that their learning did not stop at qualification. A CPD certificate is the proof for one activity: a workshop, a short course, a conference session or an online module. The issuer states the hours, the credits and what the learner can now do, and the learner adds it to the portfolio they reflect on each year.

Wording on the template“has completed this structured programme of continuing professional development, achieved its stated learning outcomes and recorded reflective evidence of how the new learning will be applied in their professional practice.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: Your CPD certificate is ready, name

Hi name,

Thank you for taking part in our training and for the effort you put into it. Your CPD certificate is ready. It shows the activity, the date and the hours you completed, with a credential ID your professional body or employer can verify.

Open it to view the record, download a copy for your CPD log or print it, and share the badge on your profile to show your ongoing learning.

With best wishes from the training team.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

This week I completed a structured CPD course and added the hours to my development log for the year. It gave me practical ideas I have already started to use with my team, and a chance to step back and reflect on how I work. Thanks to the trainers for a well-run course. #CPD #ProfessionalDevelopment

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it upright, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

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How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.