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alias: user-guide-revoke-certificationemployees
description: "This documentation outlines the process of removing a certification from assigned employees"
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# Revoke Certification from Employees

:lock: Certification.**Revoke**

## Overview

This operation revokes a specific **Certification** from one or more **Employees**, causing the **Employees** to no longer hold the **Certification**. The **Employee** will remain assigned to the **Certification**.

## Preconditions

* The user must belong to the Owner Role of the **Certification**.
* The users being revoked must currently have the property **Certification Date** set (note that it can be logically Certified or Expired).  
* The **Certification** must have the property Grant Type set to Manual.

## Sequence of Steps

To revoke a **Certification** from one or more **Employees**, select the **Employees** that should have the **Certification** revoked and select the **Revoke** button in the **Employees** section of the page.

### Step 1: Details

1. Confirm the **Employees** from which the **Certification** should be revoked.
2. Optionally enter a comment for the grant.
3. Select **Revoke** to complete the operation.

!!! info
	If the **Certification** has the property **Notify users that should obtain this Certification** set to `true`, an individual email will be sent to them.

![Revoke Certification from Employee(s)][revoke_certification_from_employees]

[revoke_certification_from_employees]: images/revoke_certification_from_employees.png