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How do you add a course certificate to LinkedIn?

SHORT ANSWER

Use the Licenses & certifications section of your profile. Enter the course name and actual issuer, and add a working sharing link if the certificate has one.

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Gather the information from your certificate

Have the exact course title, issuer and issue date to hand. Use the document ID if there is one and LinkedIn asks for it. If the course uses an external AI service, still choose the organisation that actually issued the certificate.

Add the entry to your profile

Open your profile and choose to add a profile section. Look for Licenses & certifications. Fill in the information and use the credential URL field if you have a shareable link. Then check the link while signed out so an employer can open it.

Connect the credential to a task

To show what you learned, you can publish a work sample or a short project description too. For a course on AI and content, this might be an edited text with a note on the source checks you performed. Share only material you have permission to show.

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Sources

LinkedIn Help · Manage Licenses & certifications