Using SimplyCerts to Validate Your Skills: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
In today’s job market, having skills isn’t enough, you need to prove them. Whether you're applying for internships, remote gigs, or freelance jobs, certification helps you stand out.
That’s where SimplyCerts, a Blip School tool, comes in. It’s a customizable certificate generator built to help tech learners like you showcase your achievements confidently and professionally.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to use SimplyCerts step by step, from creating your first certificate to sharing it on LinkedIn or your tech portfolio.
🚀 What is SimplyCerts and Why Does It Matter?
SimplyCerts is a smart tool created by Blip School to help learners and tech professionals generate verified certificates for completed courses, projects, skills, and workshops.
Why it's important:
- Visual proof of skill for employers or clients
- Boosts trust when applying for jobs without a formal CS degree
- Easily shareable on LinkedIn, CVs, or personal websites
- Custom branding if you're issuing certificates for your team or students
Whether you’re a solo learner or running a bootcamp, SimplyCerts helps you certify your growth.
🛠️ Step-by-Step: How to Use SimplyCerts to Validate Your Skills
✅ Step 1: Access SimplyCerts from Your Blip School Dashboard
Once you complete a course or project at Blip School:
- Go to your Blip School dashboard.
- Click on “SimplyCerts” in the top navigation bar.
- Select the course, project, or skill you want to generate a certificate for.
💡 Didn’t take a Blip School course? No worries — you can still use SimplyCerts to create certificates for self-taught skills or projects.
✍️ Step 2: Choose a Certificate Template
You’ll see a variety of professionally designed templates. Choose based on:
- Style: Modern, Classic, or Minimal
- Use Case: Project Completion, Course Certification, Skill Endorsement
- Theme Colors: Match your brand or personal portfolio style
You can preview the certificate before proceeding.
🧠 Step 3: Add Your Certification Details
Fill in the following information:
- Your Full Name
- The Name of the Skill/Course/Project
- Date of completion
- Issuer (Blip School or another recognized org)
- Optional: Skill Tags (e.g., HTML, React, API Integration)
You can also add a custom signature, seal, or QR code for verification.
📤 Step 4: Download, Share, or Embed
Once your certificate is ready, SimplyCerts gives you three flexible options:
- Download a high-resolution PDF
- Share directly to LinkedIn, Twitter, or WhatsApp
- Embed the certificate in your online portfolio or Notion page
Want to impress recruiters? Include your SimplyCerts certificate link in your:
- CV or Resume
- LinkedIn Featured Section
- Portfolio Website
- Job applications or Upwork proposals
💼 How SimplyCerts Helps You Get Hired
Certificates don’t just look nice, they build credibility, especially when you’re starting out with:
- No formal tech degree
- Limited work experience
- Self-taught or bootcamp backgrounds
Hiring managers spend just 7 seconds scanning resumes. A certificate from SimplyCerts with clear skills can make them pause and pay attention.
Plus, it helps you speak more confidently during interviews:
“I completed a JavaScript project through Blip School’s frontend course, and here’s my certificate with what I learned.”
🔄 Keep Certifying as You Grow
One of the best parts of SimplyCerts? You can generate new certificates anytime as you:
- Learn new technologies
- Complete new side projects
- Attend workshops or mentorship sessions
- Build open-source contributions
It’s not just a one-time tool — it grows with you.
Let Your Skills Speak Loudly
You’ve put in the hours learning.
You’ve done the work.
Now it’s time to let the world see it.
With SimplyCerts, you can finally back up your learning with clean, credible, and shareable certificates — all in minutes.
Telage Concept created SimplyCerts to help learners in Africa and beyond show up with confidence, even without traditional credentials.
📣 Ready to Validate Your Skills?
👉 Explore Blip School’s tech courses and get certified as you learn
👉 Use SimplyCerts to showcase every step of your growth
👉 Stand out, even without a degree