Podia + Open CPD
Podia keeps things simple for creators. Open CPD keeps the credential just as simple — a certificate and badge, issued the moment someone finishes.
Why pair Podia with Open CPD
Podia is built for creators who want to sell courses, memberships and downloads without a lot of setup overhead. That simplicity is the appeal — and it's also why most Podia creators don't have a credentialing story at all. A certificate feels like a “big platform” problem.
It isn't. Open CPD connects to Podia the same low-effort way you set up everything else, and gives every learner a certificate, badge and shareable achievement page without adding any admin to your week.
How it connects
A student completes a course (or hits a milestone in a membership) in Podia.
A Zap picks up that event and sends the student's details to Open CPD.
Open CPD issues the certificate, badge and achievement page, and emails the student directly.
No change to how you run or deliver training in Podia.
What your Podia students get
Your name, your logo, their course title, learning outcomes and CPD points.
Shareable on LinkedIn or in an email signature, verifiable in one click.
A permanent, indexed page recording what they learned and who taught it.
Podia questions, answered
We'd recommend switching it off once Open CPD is connected — two certificates for the same course just confuses students about which one is the real record. If you'd like to keep Podia's look and feel, we can build a bespoke Open CPD certificate template to match your branding instead, so it feels like part of the same experience — it's just always generated and issued by Open CPD, not by Podia.
Ready to add certificates to your Podia courses?
Start free, or talk it through with our team first.