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title: "Program and certification capabilities"
slug: "program-and-certification-capabilities"
tags: ["Site Administrator", "Totara Learn", "Reference"]
updated: 2025-12-09T08:48:35Z
published: 2025-12-09T08:48:35Z
canonical: "totara.help/program-and-certification-capabilities"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Program and certification capabilities

It is possible to assign a variety of [editing permissions (capabilities)](/19/docs/default-roles) within the [program](/19/docs/what-are-programs) functionality. Any user with one or more of the following capabilities will see an **Edit program details** button whenever they view a program.

By clicking on this they will then see the **Overview** tab, followed by additional tabs based on the capabilities they have assigned to them as follows:

- **block/totara_program_completion:myaddinstance**: Add a new Program completions block to the My Learning page
- **totara/core:programmanagecustomfield**: Manage a program custom field
- **totara/program:markstaffcoursecomplete**: Mark staff course as complete
- **totara/program:cloneprogram**: Clone certification or program
- **totara/program:createprogram**: Create programs
- **totara/program:accessanyprogram**: Access any program
- **totara/program:auditmessages**: Audit program messages
- **totara/program:configureassignments**: Configure program assignments
- **totara/program:configurecontent**: Configure program content
- **totara/program:configuredetails**: Edit program details
- **totara/program:configuremessages**: Configure program messages
- **totara/program:deleteprogram**: Delete programs
- **totara/program:editcompletion**: Edit certification or program completion records
- **totara/program:handleexceptions**: Handle program exceptions
- **totara/program:viewhiddenprograms**: View hidden programs
- **totara/program:viewprogram**: View programs
- **totara/program:visibility**: Hide/show programs
- **enrol/totara_program:unenro**l: Unenrol users from course
- **totara/program:markcoursecomplete**: Mark a course in a program complete via a user's required learning
- **block/totara_program_completion:addinstance**: Add a new Program completions block

## Certification capabilities

It is possible to assign a variety of [editing permissions (capabilities)](/19/docs/default-roles) within the [certification](/19/docs/what-are-certifications) functionality. Any user with one or more of the following capabilities will see an **Edit certifications details** button whenever they view a certification.

By clicking on this they will then see the **Overview** tab, followed by additional tabs based on the capabilities they have assigned to them as follows:

- **block/totara_certifications:myaddinstance**: Add a new upcoming certifications block to the My Learning page
- **totara/certification:createcertification**: Create certification
- **totara/certification:configurecertification**: Configure certification
- **totara/certification:configuredetails**: Configure certification details
- **totara/certification:deletecertification**: Delete certification
- **totara/certification:viewhiddencertifications**: View hidden certifications
- **block/totara_certifications:addinstance**: Add a new upcoming certifications block
- **totara/program:editcompletion**: Edit certification or program completion records
- **totara/program:cloneprogram**: Clone certification or program

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_programs-and-certifications.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A05%3A20Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A05%3A20Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vHzZMpzvN5Epol1aPoAQiHZlt6UVjgiINJagdPfLGWA%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Programs and certifications](https://totara.community/mod/page/view.php?id=22023) in Totara Learn. Here you can learn more on how to use programs and certifications, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

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