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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(rti cpd certificate value,what you get rti course,rti course certificate worth,pio training certificate india,faa training certificate india,rti learner certificate)&metatag-description=(What you actually receive when you complete the free RTI Wiki CPD course — a verifiable learner certificate, a permanent credential URL, and public recognition of completion. Honest framing of what the certificate is and is not.)}}
+====== What you get at the end ======
+{{ :social:auto:cpd-what-you-get.png?direct&1200 |What you get — RTI Wiki CPD certificate}}
+This page is deliberately blunt. Your time is valuable. Here is **what you actually receive** when you complete the 12 modules and clear the final exam — and, more importantly, **what this certificate is not**.
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+**Short version.** A **learner certificate** with a unique verification URL; on your public RTI Wiki profile; downloadable as PDF; shareable on LinkedIn. **Not** a degree, not an accreditation, not a legal qualification. It is a statement of completion — and a signal of discipline.
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+===== What you actually receive =====
+  - **A one-page RTI Wiki CPD Certificate** — your name, course title, date of completion, instructor signature, and a **unique 10-character credential serial**. Print-ready and PDF-ready through your browser.
+  - **A verification URL** of the format ''righttoinformation.wiki/verify/<serial>'' — anyone (a hiring manager, your training department, a Commission bench) can resolve your name and completion date from the serial. No login needed for verification.
+  - **An "RTI Guardian 🏛" milestone** on your [[:profile|My Learnings profile]] — visible to anyone you share your profile with.
+  - **A LinkedIn-ready credential** — copy the serial, add "RTI Wiki CPD (PIO / FAA)" to your LinkedIn Licenses & Certifications section, paste the verify URL, done.
+  - **30 CPD hours** of structured reading on the RTI Act, 2005, anchored in 200+ case citations and 12 module quizzes passed at or above 70%.
+===== What this certificate is NOT =====
+  * **Not a statutory qualification.** PIO / FAA appointments in India are governed by departmental rules — not by any single external certificate. This course does not make you eligible for any office.
+  * **Not an accredited degree.** There is no UGC / AICTE / BCI accreditation attached. Indian CPD for public servants is largely internal to each organisation. Your training department decides whether to recognise self-certified CPD hours — many do; check with yours.
+  * **Not a licence to practise.** If you are a law student or advocate, this is a supplementary credential — not a substitute for the Bar Council qualification.
+  * **Not a guaranteed CIC/SIC admission.** The Information Commissions apply their own recruitment rules.
+===== So what is it worth? =====
+A lot, actually — if you are honest about what you are buying with 30 hours of your time.
+  * **A signal of discipline.** You sat through 12 modules, cleared 12 module quizzes at 70%+, and passed a tab-locked timed final. Most officers will not. Most consultants will not. Most citizens will not. You did.
+  * **A reputational credential.** In a field where **"I have an RTI certificate"** is rarely said and often not backed by a verifiable URL, yours is.
+  * **A conversation-starter.** If you are a PIO / FAA new to the role, a citizen activist, or a senior practitioner wanting a structured refresher — the serial on your LinkedIn profile does real signalling work.
+  * **A personal benchmark.** You leave with a **90-second RTI triage**, a **five-line reasoned-order formula**, a **§11 third-party workflow**, and a **case-law citation habit** that survives First and Second Appeal.
+===== How employers and departments view it =====
+  * **Many public-sector training departments** accept self-certified CPD hours of this structure toward their annual learning requirements. Show them this page, the course curriculum, and the verify URL — the conversation usually resolves in your favour.
+  * **Private-sector employers** treat it as you would any online certificate — a signal, not a qualification. Combined with your primary degree and work experience, it helps.
+  * **Law students and researchers** find it useful on the CV as "completed structured CPD on RTI Act, 2005 (12 modules, 30 hours, online, free)".
+  * **No one** — in our experience — has ever rejected the certificate as "fake" because the verify URL resolves to RTI Wiki, a 20+ year editorial authority. See **[[:cpd:why-trust|Why trust this course]]**.
+===== Verification, in one line =====
+''https://righttoinformation.wiki/verify/<your-serial>''
+Anyone can paste your serial there and see your name + completion date. No login, no fee. If the URL resolves, the certificate is real.
+===== What if I lose my certificate? =====
+Nothing to lose. Log in to your RTI Wiki account, open your [[:profile|profile]], click **"View certificate"**. It is always there. You can re-download, re-print, and re-share the URL any number of times.
+===== What about future recognition? =====
+RTI Wiki's long-term goal is that public-authority training departments adopt our CPD framework as the de-facto standard for RTI refreshers. We are in early conversations with **state training institutes and select CIC/SIC secretariats** about recognition. This will be noted here as and when it happens — with direct letters of recognition published and verifiable.
+In the meantime: it is a learner certificate, carefully earned, publicly verifiable, and free.
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:cpd:start|Course home]]
+  * [[:cpd:why-trust|Why trust RTI Wiki's CPD course]]
+  * [[:cpd:curriculum|Full curriculum — 12 modules]]
+  * [[:cpd:app|Course dashboard]]
+  * [[:cpd:certification|Certification details]]
+  * [[:profile|Your profile]]
+~~NOCACHE~~
+//Last reviewed: 21 April 2026.//
+{{tag>cpd certificate value free learner-certificate}}

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