How to fill in this certificate of attendance
- 1Organizer
e.g. San Isidro National High School - 2Organizer's address
e.g. Brgy. San Isidro, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija 3100 - 3Organizer's phone and email
e.g. (044) 463 2218 · sinhs.cabanatuan@gmail.com - 4Participant's full name
e.g. Angelica Mae D. Santos - 5Grade and section
e.g. Grade 9 – Rizal - 6Part they took
e.g. an Investigatory Project contestant
For school programs and competitions
Schools give these for Nutrition Month, Buwan ng Wika, science and math fairs, camps, seminars and outreach. Learners keep them in their portfolio; they help with scholarship and college applications. Write the part the learner took — participant, officer, contestant, volunteer — not just "attended".
Have it signed by the adviser or event coordinator and the principal. A certificate made here is the school's own certificate; it is not a DepEd form.
What a certificate of attendance must state
Whoever reads it later — an HR officer, a school registrar, a scholarship committee — looks for the same few things.
- The participant's full name, spelled as on their school or company records.
- The exact title of the seminar, webinar or event.
- The date (and the hours, for a training or seminar) and the venue or platform.
- The organizer's name and contact details, so it can be checked.
- The date given, and two signatures with printed names and positions.
Mistakes that make a certificate look made-up
Check these before you print a stack.
- A misspelled name or a nickname instead of the full name.
- No organizer details, no logo, or a signature without a printed name under it.
- A date that does not match the event's program or invitation.
- Words like "CPD units" or "accredited" when the event is not.
Questions people ask
Is this a certificate of recognition or of participation?
Participation. A certificate of recognition or merit is for a placing or an award ("1st Place"); write that in the part they took only when they actually won it.
Who should sign a certificate of attendance?
The person who can vouch that the participant was there: the head of the organizing office or school, and the resource speaker, event coordinator or adviser. Two signatures make it harder to question.
Does a certificate of attendance count for PRC CPD units?
Only when the seminar is given by a PRC-accredited CPD provider for an accredited program, and the provider issues its own certificate with the program number and credit units. A certificate made here proves attendance; it does not grant CPD units.
Can I make one certificate for each participant?
Yes. Type the first name, download, then change the name and download again — the event details stay. Save it to My Desk to come back for the next batch.
What is the QR seal for?
Employers and schools sometimes doubt a printed certificate. With a seal, they scan the code and see who issued it, to whom and when — and that it was not changed after sealing.
This page explains common practice and is not legal advice. Offices set their own rules — when in doubt, call ahead or ask your notary or lawyer.