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# Renew a Cert
New card, same Cert, a clean slate.
When you renew a Cert, we recommend you keep using the same CertLocker record rather than creating a new one. CertLocker keeps each round of renewal as its own **Renewal Cycle**, with a snapshot of that cycle's progress and its Cert document.
## Tap to Open & Tap Renew
When looking at your Locker, **Tap a Cert** to open it, then tap **Renew** under the document preview. (You can also open the Renewals pane and tap **Start new renewal cycle**.) The **Process Renewal** sheet slides up.
## Reset Renewal Requirements
Decide whether to **Reset renewal requirements**. With it on, CertLocker archives your current cycle (with all its credited training and its document) and starts the new cycle at zero, using the Cert Type's current requirements. Training you've already logged that falls inside the new window can then credit itself to the new cycle. With it off, CertLocker simply extends the dates and keeps your current progress.
## Check the Dates
For Cert Types with a renewal schedule, CertLocker shows when training counts toward the new cycle (for example, "Training counts from April 1, 2028 through March 31, 2030") and suggests the new **Expiration**. For NREMT Certs, you'll also enter the **Approval (renewal) date**, the day the National Registry approved your renewal. For Cert Types without a renewal schedule, set the **Issued** and **Expiration** dates. Always check these against your new card.
## Attach Your New Card
Tap **Upload new document** and choose the file of your renewed Cert, and it will be attached when you finish renewing.
## Tap Renew
When everything looks right, tap **Renew** in the top right corner. You'll see a confirmation that your Cert was renewed, and the Cert will show its new dates and fresh progress.
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**If renewal doesn't go through**, keep the sheet open, read the message, and tap **Renew** again. It's safe to retry: CertLocker won't archive your cycle twice.
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## Look Back at Past Renewals
Every renewal you process is listed under **Renewal cycles** at the bottom of the Renewals pane, below the **Active cycle**. Tap a previous renewal to see its dates, its Components, the training you applied, and the document from that cycle (tap **View archived attachment**). A past cycle's progress is frozen. If you need that cycle's evidence, tap the **Share Icon** and choose **Export training evidence**. The export uses the Training Records you have now, so keep your own copies of the evidence you submit.
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