Free · Word and PDFCertificate of achievement templates
For a result worth marking: a top score, a level reached, a goal met or a personal best. 12 templates, every line editable in Word.
Want your logo, colour or signature on it? Press Customise to open any template in the free certificate maker.
Wording for an achievement certificate
Lines for under the name. Copy one, then paste it over the placeholder in Word.
What to put on it
- What they achieved, with the number if there is one
- The subject, course or activity
- Who confirms it, and their signature
- The date
How to edit an achievement certificate in Word
- 01Download the Word filePress Word on any template. It’s a .docx, A4 landscape, with its fonts inside.
- 02Enable editingWord may open it in Protected View first, as it does any download. Click Enable Editing.
- 03Type over the placeholdersEvery line is its own text box. The logo, seal and signature are pictures: delete them, or right-click ▸ Change Picture.
- 04Print it or save a PDFFile ▸ Print on card, or File ▸ Save As ▸ PDF to email it. Change the name and save again for the next person.
Questions
- Achievement or accomplishment?
- They mean the same on a certificate. Use whichever word your organisation uses; the heading is editable in Word.
- Should I put the score on it?
- If it’s something to be proud of, yes: a number makes the achievement concrete. Put it in the line under the name.
- Are these certificate templates free?
- Yes. Download as many as you like as Word or PDF: no sign-up, no watermark.
- Can I edit them in Word?
- Yes. The design is the page’s background and every line of text is a text box you can retype, in the template’s own font (the fonts are inside the file). The logo, seal and signature are pictures you can delete or change.
- Will they open in Google Docs?
- They’re made for Microsoft Word. Google Docs can open a .docx but may move the text boxes and swap the fonts, so for Google Drive, customise the template in the maker and download a PDF.
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