[Professional+] Certifications help you prepare for external accreditation and compliance schemes. Pick a scheme from the catalog, work through gated journey steps, build an evidence library, and export a handover pack for your auditor.
Elevale prepares your evidence library. Certification submission and award happen on the official certifying body portal, not in Elevale. Elevale does not certify your organisation. Readiness reflects evidence completeness and checkpoint progress, not a certification opinion.
Getting started
Open Certifications from the sidebar (Professional plan required).
Click Add Journey to browse the accreditation catalog.
Some schemes use tier wizards before you start (for example CHAS, Constructionline, Cyber Essentials Plus).
Each journey opens on Overview with a timeline, handover checklist, and tips for newcomers to the scheme.
Working through the journey
Journey Steps tab: section-gated checkpoints with evidence slots.
Link evidence from Wiki pages, file uploads, KPIs, OKRs, tasks, Strategic Direction fields, process map nodes, and programme tools.
Inline clause checklists let you mark clauses compliant, partial, or gap, assign owners, and attach grouped evidence.
Batch upload existing files with advisory AI slot suggestions. Unlinked files stay in the journey until you link or remove them.
AI can draft wiki evidence pages and suggest clause proof from workspace data. Accept or reject each suggestion explicitly.
Evidence library and handover
Library tab: review document completeness and handover readiness.
Export a handover pack as ZIP, Markdown, or JSON manifest when you are ready to share with an auditor.
The handover checklist on Overview links directly to missing evidence slots.
Programme tools
Each journey includes embedded programme tools scoped to that certification:
Training - assign courses and track completion and overdue assignments.
Incidents
System access (access reviews)
Vendor risk
Risk register
Auditor handover - publish the journey pack and share a secure read-only portal link for downloads.
Lifecycle and Trust Center
Track journey status: Ready, Submitted, and Obtained.
Record certificate number and expiry when you mark a journey Obtained.
Use the renewal wizard to roll the journey into a new period with document migration and renewal history.
Publish obtained certifications to your public Trust Center when your plan includes it (Enterprise).
See also
Wiki and Documentation for SOP-style evidence pages.
Process Map for operational flows linked to certification evidence.
Compliance overview for broader governance and Trust Center settings.