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Certifications · 6 min read · Published 2025-07-13

Certifications and Licenses to Add to Your CV

Which certificates can support hospitality, skilled trade, finance, IT, domestic work, and logistics applications.

Certificates and licenses can help employers trust that you have training for the job. They are especially useful when the role involves safety, tools, food, driving, finance, or technical systems.

Hospitality applicants can add food safety, hygiene, customer service, first aid, barista, housekeeping, or hotel operations training.

Skilled workers can add trade certificates, safety training, electrical licenses, welding certificates, HVAC training, plumbing courses, or equipment operation certificates.

Finance and office applicants can add bookkeeping, Excel, accounting software, data entry, payroll, or office administration certificates.

IT applicants can add helpdesk, networking, programming, cloud, cybersecurity basics, or software certificates. Add only certificates you can explain.

Domestic workers can add childcare, caregiving, first aid, cooking, safe driving, or housekeeping training.

Logistics applicants can add forklift license, warehouse safety, inventory systems, supply chain training, or driving license when relevant.

Include certificate name, provider, and year if available. Do not add fake certificates because employers or agencies may verify them.