A certification management system helps an organization develop and maintain a repository of current certification status of employees. The system may integrate multiple learning management systems and other enterprise level systems across the organization. The system facilitates identifying and enrolling targeted employees for any number and type of certification programs. The system may also implement and support reconfiguring certification programs, for example, during training, and enforcing recertification requirements according to maturing business needs. The system provides automated workflows that facilitate a formal, structured approach to the development and recognition of specific specialized skills at scale by infusing more consistency, rigor, and objectivity.