To add a certificate, switch editing on, go to your course’s homepage and click on the + Add an activity or resource button.

This will give you a screen full of options. Click on the Custom Certificate icon to open the New Custom Certificate page.

Enter the name for the certificate and (if you require one) a short description of it in the Name and Description fields. If you want this description to appear on your course homepage just below the link to the poll, you can tick the Display description on main page tickbox.

The Display mode for the options drop-down list sets whether the options are listed horizontally (i.e. on a line) or vertically (i.e. in a list).

There’s a variety of settings for creating a poll, each with a help icon that includes more information. 

• Options includes settings for how a certificate appears or is sent to learners, the minimum time a learner must be on the course before being eligible for a certificate, preventing learners from modifying a certificate and language.
• Availability enables you to select a specific time period for the poll to be available; alternatively, if you do not adjust these settings then the poll will remain open.
• Common module settings enable you to set the availability of your certificate and its ID number, and set the certificate’s language, and has a group mode if your learners are divided into groups.
• Restrict access includes the option to add restrictions, if for example you only want your certificate to be available after a learner has completed one or more other actions – achieving a passing grade in a quiz, for example. 

Click on the Save and display button and the certificate page will appear showing the name of the certificate and the number of recipients (there will be none so far).