Please exercise caution when sharing images or copies of qualification certificates on social media or other public online platforms, such as LinkedIn.  Publicly available certificate images can sometimes be copied, altered, or misused by individuals seeking to create fraudulent certificates.

We totally understand that you are proud to showcase your achievement, so to help reduce the risk of their certificates being misused please take some simple precautions:

• Cover or obscure Certificate Issue Numbers, Candidate Registration numbers and QR codes
• Share only a cropped section of the certificate showing your name and qualification title
• Reduce image quality or resolution to make copying and reproduction more difficult
• Add a watermark across the certificate image, such as "Awarded to [Learner Name]"

Rather than posting a full image of the certificate itself consider sharing a photo of yourself with the certificate.

By taking these simple steps, you can celebrate your achievement while protecting the integrity of your qualification and reducing qualification fraud.