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AcademiaCraft  ·  School of Excellence
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Certificate of Completion
This is to certify that
{{ $student->name }}
has successfully completed the
{{ $course->title }}
{{ ucfirst($course->type) }} Programme  ·  {{ $course->duration_weeks }} Weeks
Issued on {{ $issuedAt }}
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Principal
Academic Registrar
Date
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Cert No: {{ $certNumber }} Verify: {{ config('app.url') }}/verify/{{ $verificationCode }}