Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training certificate templates and badges

No. The certificate shows that the person finished a training program. To work as a CNA they must also pass the state competency evaluation, usually a written or oral test and a hands-on skills test, and be placed on the state nurse aide registry. Word the certificate as a record of training, and do not say that the person is certified.

Show the hours your program really delivered. Federal rules set a minimum of 75 hours, at least 16 of them supervised practical training, and many states ask for more. Splitting the total into classroom and clinical hours helps an employer or the state see what the training covered.

Usually the program director or coordinator, who is often a registered nurse, because federal rules require nurse aide training to be given by or under the supervision of an RN. Many programs add the clinical instructor who watched the skills. Print each signer's name and role under the signature.

List the main areas the check-off covered, not every single task: for example personal care and daily living activities, vital signs, infection control, safe transfers and walking, and resident rights. Five or six short items read well. Use the names from your own skills checklist, so the certificate matches the student's file.

A record of finished training does not expire, so it needs no valid-until date. What can lapse is the registry listing: each state sets its own renewal rules, often tied to recent paid work as a nursing assistant. If your program also runs refresher or in-service courses, give each one its own certificate and date.

Yes, when it helps. A short line such as "Clinical training completed at" with the facility's name tells an employer where the student cared for residents. Ask the facility before you name it, and keep the line small so the student's name and the program stay the most visible text.