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title: "Certification: Notifications"
slug: "certification-notifications"
updated: 2022-03-11T17:11:24Z
published: 2022-03-11T17:11:24Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/certification-notifications"
---

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# Certification: Notifications

The certification's notification settings control whether a learner, home group contact, and/or custom contact is emailed when a learner completes the certification.

![Notifications](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/certification-notifications-image-rlh2rbom.png)

A learning plan's notifications settings are located in the Notifications accordion of the Add/Edit Certification workscreen. The Notifications accordion displays when you [add](/v1/docs/adding-a-certification) or [edit a certification](/v1/docs/editing-a-certification).

## Settings

### Send Certification Completion Notification

If checked, an email will be sent to the selected recipients (i.e., [learner](/v1/docs/certification-notifications#send-to-learner), [home group contact](/v1/docs/certification-notifications#send-to-home-group-contact), [custom contact](/v1/docs/certification-notifications#send-to-custom-contact)) when a learner completes the certification.

### Send to Learner

If checked, the Certification Completion to Learner email is sent to the learner when they complete the certification. By default, the [account's selected Certification Completion to Learner email template](/v1/docs/account-email-template-options#certification-completion-to-learner) will be selected.

To change the selected email template, check the **Change Assigned Email Template** checkbox and select the email template from the list. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Preview%2020210811(1).png) to preview the selected email template.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/certification-notifications-image-05s2ikz3.png)

### Send to Home Group Contact

If checked, the Certification Completion to Home Group Contact email is sent to the [group's specified contacts](/v1/docs/group-group-information#send-completion-notifications-to). By default, the [account's selected Certification Completion to Home Group Contact email template](/v1/docs/account-email-template-options#certification-completion-to-home-group-contact) will be selected.

To change the selected email template, check the **Change Assigned Email Template** checkbox and select the email template from the list. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Preview%2020210811(1).png) to preview the selected email template.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/certification-notifications-image-o0kd80br.png)

### Send to Custom Contact

If checked, the Certification Completion to Custom Contact email is sent to the email addresses specified in the [certification's **Custom Contact Emails** setting](/v1/docs/certification-notifications#custom-contact-emails). By default, the [account's selected Certification Completion to Custom Contact email template](/v1/docs/account-email-template-options#certification-completion-to-custom-contact) will be selected.

To change the selected email template, check the **Change Assigned Email Template** checkbox and select the email template from the list. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Preview%2020210811(1).png) to preview the selected email template.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/certification-notifications-image-yduggysw.png)

### Custom Contact Emails

Enter the email addresses to which the Certification Completion to Custom Contact email will be sent when a learner completes the certification. Separate each email address with a comma.

## Related

- [Account: Email Template Options](/account-email-template-options.md)
- [Adding a Certification](/adding-a-certification.md)
- [Editing a Certification](/editing-a-certification.md)
- [Email Templates](/email-templates.md)
- [Settings: Certifications](/settings-certifications.md)
- [System Email Templates: Certification Emails](/system-email-templates-certification-emails.md)