Signal for credentials
Credentials Management Software
Nurses, electricians, drivers, accountants — when a professional credential lapses, that person can't legally work. Signal warns them, and you, long before that day.
A lapsed credential benches your best people
The rules are unforgiving: a nurse with an expired license can't take a shift, an electrician with a lapsed ticket can't sign off work, a CPA who missed CPE deadlines can't file. The person is willing and able — but the paperwork says no, and suddenly you're rescheduling around a gap you could have seen coming six months earlier. In regulated industries, letting them work anyway isn't an option; it's a finding, a fine, or worse.
HR usually holds the credential list, but HR isn't watching it daily — and employees assume someone else is tracking their dates. Renewals also take time: courses to complete, boards to pay, processing queues to wait through. A reminder that arrives two weeks out is often already too late. What's needed is a schedule that starts early and escalates.
Credentials teams track with Signal
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Professional licenses
Nursing, trade, legal, real estate, security licenses — one item per person per credential.
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Certifications with CE requirements
First aid, CPR, forklift, industry certs — remind early enough that the renewal course can actually be booked and completed.
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Background checks and clearances
DBS checks, security clearances, health screenings — the quiet expiries that block onboarding and site access when they lapse.
How Signal handles it
- Multiple recipients. Email the employee and their manager on the same schedule. The employee books the renewal; the manager plans cover if it slips.
- Reminder schedules. Start at 90 days for credentials that need coursework, add 30 and 7-day nudges, and a daily repeat for the final stretch.
- One-click acknowledgement. The employee clicks acknowledge once the renewal is booked — managers see at a glance whose credentials are handled and whose are drifting.
- CSV import. Import the whole staff credential register from HR's spreadsheet in one upload — a row per person per credential.
Frequently asked questions
Can employees get reminders directly, or only HR?
Both. Add the employee as a contact and attach them as a recipient on their own credentials — they get the same schedule as HR or their manager, straight to their inbox.
How far ahead should credential reminders start?
For credentials that require courses or board processing, start at 90 days. Signal lets you stack offsets, so a common pattern is 90/30/7 plus daily in the last week.
Is this per-employee pricing?
No. Signal prices by plan limits on items and team members, and email reminders are unlimited on every tier — tracking a credential for every employee doesn't multiply your bill per reminder.