This free workplace DEI certificate confirms that an employee completed an inclusion program you delivered for their employer. It's made for DEI consultancies and training providers that run programs for client organizations and want each certificate to show both the provider and the client.

A midnight blue side panel on the left holds your logo, the client's logo, the level, a list of areas covered, and a QR code. A teal and orange stripe and a gold-ringed "Verified" seal mark the panel's edge, next to a white main area with a faint cross pattern and corner brackets. Below the bold navy blue slab-serif title come the recipient's name over an orange rule, a boxed row with the completion date, issue date, and program name, and two signature lines.

When a client program ends, upload the participant list or automate issuing with Zapier, and every participant gets a certificate and matching badge in one run. Each certificate links to a credential page the client's HR team can open on any plan.

What is a workplace DEI certificate?

A workplace DEI certificate shows that a named employee completed an inclusion program run for their organization. The course content is usually practical: inclusive communication, equitable decision-making, bias awareness, and belonging at work. Consultancies issue it so each participant has a record, and the client has proof the program was delivered.

The certificate records attendance and completion, however,  it doesn't prove the client is compliant with any law.

This template is laid out on A4 landscape (29.7 x 21 cm). Sign up for a free Certifier account to set up your first client design.

What should a workplace DEI certificate include?

For client work, each certificate should name the provider, the client, the participant, and what the program covered.

Static fields

• Training provider block: Your logo and name (e.g., Northfield Consulting).
• Program label: The program line above the title (e.g., Workplace Inclusion Programme).
• Certificate title: (e.g., Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate).
• Program description: What participants learned (e.g., inclusive communication, equitable decision-making, and workplace belonging).
• Signature and role areas: Two signature lines (e.g., Learning & Development Director and Head of DEI).

Dynamic fields (automatically populated by Certifier)

• Recipient name: The participant's full name (e.g., Mariana Castillo-Hughes).
• Client name: The organization you delivered for (e.g., Veridian Group). Swap the client logo in a copy of the design for each client.
• Level: (e.g., Practitioner).
• Areas covered: The topic list in the side panel (e.g., Inclusive Leadership, Equity & Fairness, Belonging, Bias Awareness, Inclusive Communication, Cultural Competence).
• Date completed and program name: (e.g., 11 September 2026, Inclusive Workplace).

For each client, change the panel topics or any other field in Certifier's design builder.

How to issue workplace DEI certificates for a client

1. Duplicate the design for the client: Keep your logo, add the client's logo, and set the level and areas covered for this engagement.
2. Upload the participant list: Import names, emails, and completion dates from the client's attendance sheet.
3. Issue under both names: Certifier emails each participant a certificate that shows your consultancy as provider and the client by name.
4. Report back to the client: Use the Credential Repository to show who received, opened, and shared their certificate, filtered to that client's group.

Available workplace DEI certificate template formats

Edit and issue online with Certifier 

Keep one design per client in your account and issue each group from its own list.

Download in Microsoft Word 

Enter your email to receive a ZIP with editable Word files.

PDF document export 

Participants and the client's HR team can download print-ready PDFs from each credential page.

Who issues workplace DEI certificates?

DEI consultancies 

Running inclusion programs for several client organizations calls for one branded design per client.

Corporate training companies 

Wider leadership or management programs often gain a workplace inclusion module, and this certificate records its completion.

Freelance facilitators and coaches 

Facilitators who deliver workshops under their own name want a certificate that looks as professional as a large provider's.