"formal certificates" is a perfectly valid and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to documents that are traditionally created and presented with a certain degree of formality (such as a diploma or an official award). Example sentence: "She was presented with a formal certificate in recognition of her outstanding achievements."
According to the NGO Concern, less than 10% of the population have formal certificates of ownership for the land they farm, making them vulnerable when investors begin sniffing around.
The training lasted for 18 months and concluded with an examination before two members of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Lower Canada, with the result that on July 12 , 1849 the women received formal certificates of midwifery.
A failure to pay a draft must be more or less formally ascertained (in continental Europe through a formal "certificate of dishonour").
Two of our senior developers joined us with just this background and with no formal certificate in coding.
In most cases the electors cast their ballots yesterday in the form of a formal certificate, in public, and in the state legislatures.
In North Carolina, for example, the agency Correction Enterprises works in 17 different industries; in each case, the agency partners with a formal certificate or apprentice program, allowing inmates to earn a recognized credential in fields ranging from welding to braille transcription.
If the case is not settled by this time, Acas will bring the early conciliation to a close and issue a formal certificate to this effect, and you can then issue your claim.
Through its Laboratory Management Institute (LMI), UC Davis offers a formal certificate program in how to run a lab.
Finally, learners with higher perceptions primarily enrolled in the MOOC in order to form a viewpoint on animal welfare, while lower perception learners enrolled to earn a formal certificate of completion.
You may even teach without any formal certificate if you are teaching just a few hours a week, which is an ideal way to get a clear picture of the reality of school life from a teacher?s perspective.
You will receive a formal certificate from the insurance board in 1 to 2 months, but the temporary paperwork is enough for you to start work.
