# Academy

Courses from Apostille Finder. Pass the exam to earn a certificate of completion.

## Foundations

- [Apostille foundations for document holders](https://apostilles.fyi/academy/apostille-foundations.md): Learn what an apostille certifies, when a destination needs legalization instead, which office issues it and how to read an office listing on this site.

## Practitioner

- [Prepare a document for an apostille request](https://apostilles.fyi/academy/prepare-a-document-for-an-apostille.md): A practical method to get a document ready: secure the right original, check the notary and the translator, put the steps in order and ask the offices good questions.

## Specialist

- [Verify apostilles and choose document services](https://apostilles.fyi/academy/verify-apostilles-and-document-services.md): For people who receive apostilled documents or pay others to handle them: check a certificate, question a private service, plan multi-step files and know when to ask a lawyer.

Also on the [web page](https://apostilles.fyi/academy).