Registration for 2026 CC Certificate Courses is now open! Save your spot today.

All CC Certificate courses provide an in-depth study of CC licenses—helping you become an expert in open licensing and the commons!

Upcoming CC Certificate Course Calendar

Note: Registration closes one week before the course start date, or once all tickets have been sold. If registration is not high enough to run a particular session, we may ask participants to defer their enrollment to the next session. For both of these reasons, please register as soon as you are able.

2026 courses:

• September 28 to December 6, 2026: Tickets available now
  • CC Certificate for Academic Librarians
  • CC Certificate for Educators
  • CC Certificate for Open Culture (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums)

2027 courses are now open for registration:

• January 25 to April 4, 2027: Tickets available now
  • CC Certificate for Academic Librarians
  • CC Certificate for Educators
  • CC Certificate for Open Culture (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums)

• June 7 to August 15, 2027: Tickets available now
  • CC Certificate for Academic Librarians
  • CC Certificate for Educators
  • CC Certificate for Open Culture (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums)

“If you’ve ever seen a Creative Commons license and wondered what on earth they were about, this course will tell you everything you could ever want to know. If you’re more familiar with CC Licenses and the range of activities they’re used for, like I was, you will still get tremendous value from this course. I’ve been using CC Licenses since 2002 and I got a lot of new information from this course and the chance to engage in hands-on learning activities that I can take back to my workplace.” -Lauren Bourdages, Wilfrid Laurier University

CC Certificate Registration Information

• CC Certificate courses are offered online throughout the year in January, June, and September. (If you are looking for in-person training, take a look at our bootcamp options!)
• CC Certificate courses run for 10 weeks online and include instruction, a discussion forum, and support for cohorts of 25 learners per facilitator.
• Upon successful completion of the course and passing the assessments, learners will earn a CC Certificate. The CC Certificate comes in the form of a digital badge that recognizes specialization in open licensing and the commons, and the ability to help others understand and implement open licenses.
• CC Certificate course tuition is $500. The tuition is refundable in full up to 30 days before the particular course you registered for begins. After that date, the tuition is non-refundable.
• If needed, you may defer your course selection by emailing certificates@creativecommons.org at least 15 days before the course start date. If you contact certificates@creativecommons.org in less than 15 days before a course starts, we likely cannot accommodate this request.
• We are happy to work with educational systems and institutions who wish to purchase CC Certificate seats in bulk, and send you a single invoice. CC offers the following discounts to institutions enrolling large groups in the CC Certificate:
  • 25 people (minimum): 5% discount
  • 50 people (minimum): 10% discount
  • 75 or more people: 15% discount
• We try to accommodate all registration requests. However, we generally cannot accept participants after the registration deadline. If you email certificates@creativecommons.org with your registration request after the deadline for a given course, we will help you enroll in a future course.

Bootcamps

To organize an in-person or online CC Certificate Bootcamp for your team, or for any custom course design for your specific needs, please contact certificates@creativecommons.org.