# educationalCredentialAwarded - Schema.org Property

> Source: https://schema.org/educationalCredentialAwarded
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T18:43:16.308Z

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A description of the qualification, award, certificate, diploma or other educational credential awarded as a consequence of successful completion of this course or program.

#### Source

[https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/2289](https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/2289)

  

### Examples

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

<body>
<!-- A college course leading to an HNC in Accounting -->
<!-- based on http://www.fife.ac.uk/student/courses/course/HCACC -->
  <h1>Course Details</h1>
  <h2>HNC Accounting</h2>
</body>

Example encoded as [RDFa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa) embedded in HTML.

<body vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="Course">
<!-- A college course leading to an HNC in Accounting -->
<!-- based on http://www.fife.ac.uk/student/courses/course/HCACC -->
  <h1>Course Details</h1>
  <h2 property="name">HNC Accounting</h2>
  <meta property="educationalCredentialAwarded" content="Higher National Certificate in Accounting" />
</body>

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Course",
  "educationalCredentialAwarded": "Higher National Certificate in Accounting",
  "name": "HNC Accounting"
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

<!-- Certificate for a distance learning course -->
<!--Based on http://www.train4publishing.co.uk/courses/distance-learning/basic-proofreading -->
<body>
  <div>
    <h1>Basic Proofreading</h1>
    <h2>What is Included?</h2>
    <h3>Certificate</h3>
    <p>A completion certificate from PQB showing whether you have achieved a
      pass, merit or distinction in your work.</p>
  </div>
</body>

Example encoded as [RDFa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa) embedded in HTML.

<!-- Certificate for a distance learning course -->
<!--Based on http://www.train4publishing.co.uk/courses/distance-learning/basic-proofreading -->
<body vocab="https://schema.org/">
  <div typeof="Course">
    <h1 property="name">Basic Proofreading</h1>
    <h2>What is Included?</h2>
    <h3>Certificate</h3>
    <p>A <span property= "educationalCredentialAwarded">completion certificate from
      PQB</span> showing whether you have achieved a pass, merit or distinction in your
      work.</p>
  </div>
</body>

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Course",
  "educationalCredentialAwarded": "completion certificate from \\r\\n      PQB",
  "name": "Basic Proofreading"
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.