Certificate Renewal Reminder

Description

Certificate Renewal Reminder sends automated notifications to peer mentors as certification approaches expiry, prompting re-enrollment in renewal courses. For HLF, an expired certificate triggers automatic removal from local chapter listings, making proactive reminders business-critical. The feature connects with the Certification Expiry Auto-Pause component to place lapsed peer mentors on pause and hide them from assignment dispatch until certification is renewed.

Sources & reasoning

Line 114 names automatic expiry reminders as part of HLF's certification requirement. Line 80 provides the critical business rule: an expired certificate removes the peer mentor from chapter listings, making reminders essential to prevent unintentional removal. The Phase 3 roadmap places certification-training at v1.1 (third-phase normalization), consistent with the SHOULD matrix classification at Phase 3.

docs/source/likeperson.md · line 114

Kursadministrasjon og sertifisering: Påmelding til kurs i appen, automatisk påminnelse ved utløp, digitale sertifikater.
docs/source/likeperson.md · line 80

HLF kobler dette til sertifisering: ved utgått sertifikat forsvinner likepersonen fra lokallagets nettsider automatisk.

Analysis

Business Value

Certification expiry directly impacts peer mentor eligibility for HLF, where a lapsed certificate automatically removes the peer mentor from local chapter listings. Automated reminders prevent unintentional lapses, protecting active status and compliance posture without manual intervention. Timely re-enrollment prompts ensure a continuously certified volunteer pool and reduce service gaps for contacts. Integration with the auto-pause mechanism enforces certification standards systematically, eliminating coordinator overhead for tracking expiry dates across the entire peer mentor roster.

Implementation Notes

A scheduled backend job queries the certifications table for records approaching expiry within a configurable threshold (default 30 days, second reminder at 7 days) and dispatches push notifications via Firebase Messaging through the notification scenarios engine. The CertificationExpiryMonitor subscribes to the same expiry events and triggers auto-pause status transitions independently. Flutter's local notification layer shows in-app banners when push is disabled. Reminders are suppressed once the peer mentor re-enrolls in a renewal course. All reminder dispatch and expiry events are written to the audit trail for compliance.