Certificates & Sign-off
Auto-issued certificates, expiry, revoke/recertify, and e-signature.
Certificates
When a learner completes a course, WashConsole issues a Certificate automatically as a PDF. There's nothing to generate by hand — finishing the course produces the record.
Key behaviors:
- Optional expiry — give a certificate an expiry date for training that has to be refreshed on a schedule (for example, annual safety training). Leave it off for one-and-done courses.
- Revoke — a manager can revoke a certificate if it's no longer valid.
- Recertify — assign the course again so the learner re-earns the certificate.
- Manager-retained — certificates are kept as a completion record managers can refer back to.
Both learners and managers can view certificates on web and iOS.
Sign-off (Read-and-Attest)
Some material doesn't need a quiz — it needs a documented acknowledgment. A sign-off is a read-and-attest step: the learner reads the content and confirms by typing their legal name. That typed name is the e-signature on record, giving you proof the person read and accepted the material.
A course can use a quiz, a sign-off, or both, depending on what you need to confirm.
How It Connects
Complete a course -> Certificate issued (PDF, optional expiry) -> Manager can revoke or recertify -> Sign-off captures a typed legal-name e-signature
Tip
Use expiry dates for compliance training so the system flags people for recertification instead of you tracking renewal dates in a spreadsheet.