Knowledge Base.

Knowing what certifications your users have, and when they are getting near to needing renewal is essential and can be managed in PolarHR.

When an account is registered, some standard certification categories are created by default. Additional certification categories can be added by HR Admin users.

To create a certifications category:

1. As an HR Admin user, click Certification Categories from the Certifications card on the Settings tab.
2. Click New Category.
3. Enter a certification category name, description and click Save.

To edit a certifications category:

1. As an HR Admin user, click Certification Categories from the Certifications card on the Settings tab.
2. Select an existing certification category from the list, edit the details and click Save.

When a certification category is no longer required to create certificates against, it can be archived. Existing user certifications remain unchanged, and, new certifications cannot be created against the category.

To archive a certifications category:

1. As an HR Admin user, click Certification Categories from the Certifications card on the Settings tab.
2. Select an existing certification category from the list, and click Archive.

To unarchive a certifications category:

1. As an HR Admin user, click Certification Categories from the Certifications card on the Settings tab.
2. Select an existing, archived certification category from the list, and click Unarchive.

Certification categories can be deleted by HR Admin users. Only archived certification categories, which do not have certifications associated with them, can be deleted:

To delete a certifications category:

1. As an HR Admin user, click Certification Categories from the Certifications card on the Settings tab.
2. Select an existing archived certification category from the list, click Delete and confirm.