diff --git a/classes/event/certificate_created.php b/classes/event/certificate_created.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adb94b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classes/event/certificate_created.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+// This file is part of the Certificate module for Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * This page lists all the instances of certificate in a particular course
+ *
+ * @package    mod
+ * @subpackage certificate
+ * @copyright  Mark Nelson <markn@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace mod_certificate\event;
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+class certificate_created extends \core\event\base {
+}
diff --git a/lib.php b/lib.php
index dda5309..743142c 100644
--- a/lib.php
+++ b/lib.php
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ function certificate_get_post_actions() {
  */
 function certificate_cron () {
     global $DB;
+
     $sql = "select distinct cm.id as cmid, c.*, ce.id as certificateid, ce.name as certificatename
             from {certificate} ce
               inner join {course} c on c.id = ce.course
@@ -379,6 +380,19 @@ function certificate_cron () {
                    (certificate_get_course_time($course->id) >= ($certificate->requiredtime * 60))) {
                     echo "            generating issue certificate for {$student->firstname} {$student->lastname}...";
                     $certrecord = certificate_get_issue($course, $student, $certificate, $cm);
+
+                    $context = context_module::instance($cm->id);
+
+                    $event = \mod_certificate\event\certificate_created::create(array(
+                        'objectid' => $certrecord->id,
+                        'context' => $context,
+                        'other' => $certrecord)
+                    );
+                    //$event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $this->cm);
+                    //$event->add_record_snapshot('attendance_sessions', $session);
+                    //$event->add_record_snapshot('attendance_log', $record);
+                    $event->trigger();
+
                     echo " Done! Certificate {$certrecord->code} generated!\n";
                 } else {
                     echo "            {$student->firstname} {$student->lastname} has not required course time. Skiped!\n";