---
title: "Certification requirements tab"
slug: "certification-requirements"
tags: ["certification requirements", "certification paths"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:46Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:46Z
canonical: "totara.help/certification-requirements"
---

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

# Certification requirements tab

The **Requirements** tab is where you define how a certification is structured and how learners move through it over time. It brings together the essential settings that control recertification behaviour, path configuration and learner progression into one place.

From this tab, you can:

- Set the rules for how and when learners need to recertify.
- Create one or more certification paths to define the sequence and the valid period of the certification path.
- Manage how overdue learners are handled and whether extensions can be requested.
- Control how learners progress through each certification cycle.

The **Requirements** tab is divided into two main areas:

- [**Requirements**](/totara-20/docs/creating-paths): Used to build the learning structure by creating, sequencing and managing certification paths.
- [**Recertification**](/totara-20/docs/recertification): Used to configure reference dates, reinstatement rules and extension request options.

All changes made in the **Requirements** tab directly affect how learners experience and complete their certification, so configuration should be completed before assigning learners.

![Certification requirements page showing a single learning path requirement and recertification options](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-IT84OVH3.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A31%3A11Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A31%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=kkIrOanGJEGJ23DudlD73PPWuPk9Ic2w9y93AP7jz2Y%3D)

## Next steps

- [Create paths](/totara-20/docs/creating-paths)
- [Adding additional paths](/totara-20/docs/adding-additional-paths)
- [Recertification](/totara-20/docs/recertification)

![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=2026-11-09T16%3A31%3A11Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A31%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=kkIrOanGJEGJ23DudlD73PPWuPk9Ic2w9y93AP7jz2Y%3D) The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Programs and certifications](https://totara.community/mod/page/view.php?id=24374) in Totara Learn. Here you can learn more on how to use programs and certifications, see best practices, and why not give it a go yourself.

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