#E-Learning

Tuesday 13 October 2026

Engineering

How Online Course Certificates Can Be Trusted: Issuing and Verifying Them

A certificate that is only a PDF can be edited by anyone. Here is how the certificates on my e-learning platform are earned, numbered, issued and publicly verified, and what they do and do not prove.

12 Oct 2026 · 5 min read · By Francis Landford