Sometimes, people are given participation certificates to show that they are appreciated and cared for when helping out or when participating in a specific situation. Participation certificates honor a participant's completion of a course, their achievement in reaching a goal or their contribution to a benefit event. There are numerous online site that offer free templates for participation
. certificates for both educators and employers, depending on the purpose of the certificate. Many sites specialize in participation certificates for different age groups or event types, such as sites for certificates meant for children, sporting events or even educational achievements at a college level. Rather than paying to have participation certificates printed and customized, using template resource sites is a way to do so for free from home with a wider array of themes and designs to use.One website for free downloadable templates including templates for participation and other awards is Microsoft Office's directory site (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/certificate-of-participation-TC010356217.aspx). On Microsoft Office's website, users are able to download and save the free particiaption certificate template to their computers to open with Microsoft Office or Microsoft Word software. Although the certificates are free, these programs are also required in order to properly print and view the certificate as it was originally designed using the software.Another website with a gallery of printable and downloadable participation certificate templates is Free Printable Certificates (http://www.freeprintablecertificates.net/category/participation). Free Printable Certificates offers a downloadable ".doc" file, which opens using Microsoft Office products. Some of the printable certificates for particiaption available on Free Printable Certificates include general participation templates, soccer participation, family reunion participation and even debate participation templates--giving users a wide range to choose from to fit any type of event or age range. Most of the downloadable templates on Free Printable Certificates are available in color ink and also have additional designs aside from plain text and information. More reference links: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/certificate-of-participation-TC010356217.aspx http://www.freeprintablecertificates.net/category/participation
