Internship Certificate Format: Samples to Copy into Word

An internship certificate is issued by a company to confirm that a student completed an internship with it, in which role and for how long. Colleges ask for it for credits and projects, and employers ask for it when you apply for your first job. Below are three samples and what each part should say.

What an internship certificate must contain

Print it on company letterhead and have it signed by HR or the reporting manager.

Certificate or completion letter?

Some colleges want an internship certificate, others a completion letter on letterhead addressed to the college. The content is the same; only the opening changes. Check your college’s format before asking the company.

Using it on your resume

Add the internship to your resume with the company, title, dates and one result. Keep the certificate ready as proof; first employers often ask for it during document checks.

Internship certificate samples to copy

Select the text, copy it into Word or Google Docs, replace every [bracket] and print it on the company letterhead.

1. Standard internship certificate

[Company letterhead]

Ref. No.: [ ]              Date: [DD/MM/YYYY]

INTERNSHIP CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that [Full Name], a
student of [Course] at [College Name], has
completed an internship with [Company Name]
as [Internship Title] in the [Department]
from [DD/MM/YYYY] to [DD/MM/YYYY].

During the internship, [he/she] worked on
[project or tasks].

We found [him/her] sincere and eager to
learn. We wish [him/her] success.

For [Company Name]

[Signature]
[Name], [Designation]

2. For a college project internship

[Company letterhead]

Date: [DD/MM/YYYY]

To,
The Head of Department, [Department]
[College Name], [City]

Subject: Completion of internship

This is to confirm that [Full Name],
Roll No. [ ], of [Course, Year], completed
an internship project titled "[Project]"
at our [Department] from [DD/MM/YYYY]
to [DD/MM/YYYY], under the guidance of
[Guide Name], [Designation].

For [Company Name]

[Signature]
[Name], [Designation]

3. Industrial training certificate

[Company letterhead]

Date: [DD/MM/YYYY]

TRAINING CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that [Full Name] of
[ITI / Polytechnic / College] has completed
[number] weeks of industrial training in
our [Workshop / Plant / Department] from
[DD/MM/YYYY] to [DD/MM/YYYY].

During the training [he/she] worked on
[machines, processes or tasks].

For [Company Name]

[Signature]
[Name], [Designation]

Before you ask for the certificate

Check

• Your name spelled as on college records
• The exact internship title and dates
• Your college’s required format, if any
• Letterhead, signature and seal

Keep together

• Offer or internship letter
• Internship certificate
• Project report or summary
• Stipend proof, if paid

Common questions

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