The certification is life time like your certificate. If your Instructor is not a Federation Member and would like to become a Federation Member. Having your students certified in the American Federation of Jujitsu is a simple process. First you test your students with your own school's belt requirements. Many Instructor prefer to have the certificates in advance of the test so they can present them upon completion of the test.
Some Instructor like to test their students first and then send for the certificates.
How you run your testing and when you give your certificates to your students is up to you. You must send your students name, address, new belt rank, style, school and month of the test. The certificate will be printed on the same stationary as your certificate with a gold seal. You will notice that it differs from yours and also it has a line for you to sign as their Instructor. The certification is life time like your certificate.