Certification Tool
The Certification tool integrates with MinistrySafe and allows you to track certifications for individuals who take part in ministry and volunteer opportunities.
- This tool requires an integration with the third-party training provider, MinistrySafe.
- With the Certification Tool, you can:
- Create Certification records for contacts and participants.
- View the current status of Certification records for selected individuals.
- Facilitate Certification training for selected individuals to complete through MinistrySafe.
- You can launch the Certification Tool from an open record or from a selection of records on the Contacts, Participants, or Participant Certification pages.
Certification Tool Configuration Settings
Initial Setup
- For Webhook URL, enter https://[Your MP CloudApps Abbreviation].cloudapps.ministryplatform.cloud/tools-dev/api/certificationstatusapi/postministrysafestatus.
- For Webhook Username, enter a username of your choice and retain this value to add in your Configuration Settings.
- For Webhook Password, enter a password of your choice and retain this value to add in your Configuration Settings.
- For Webhook for, select Quizzes.
This tool relies on several configuration settings:
- COMMON, CertificationsProvider
- The URL for your Background Check vendor.
- COMMON, CertificationsApiAddress
- The base address for the Certifications API. For MinistrySafe, this should be safetysystem.abusepreventionsystems.com/api/v2/users.
- COMMON, CertificationCallbackUsername
- The username value you set when you created the MinistrySafe Webhook.
- COMMON, CertificationCallbackPassword
- The password value you set when you created the MinistrySafe Webhook.
- COMMON, CertificationsPassingScore
- The number that defines the minimum score for a certification training to be considered passing, if applicable.
- TOOLS, CertificationsApiKey
- The private API Key provided by your Certifications provider, MinistrySafe, to interact with their API. For help, see this MinistrySafe article: How to Generate an API Key.
Create a New Certification
- MinistrySafe receives information from MinistryPlatform.
- MinistrySafe sends an email with a Certification Request form to the selected individuals.
- Individuals receive the email, begin training, and eventually complete training.
- MinistrySafe sends updated Certification information to MinistryPlatform.
- Certification records and Participant records are updated via the API to include the Certification Completed date and time as well as Passed set to Yes or No.