bakery-level-2-2c-2d-2e.pdf

bricklaying-level-1.pdf

beauty-therapy-level-2.pdf

site-carpentry-level-2.pdf

business-level-3-year-2.pdf

medical-form.pdf

business-level-3-year-1.pdf

student-charter-june-2025.pdf

carpentry-and-joinery-level-1.pdf

cabin-crew-l2-year-1.pdf

Ensure each PDF document has a formally defined title.

## What this means

A PDF title, typically found in the document properties, acts as the official name of the document. This title is used by screen readers and other assistive technologies to provide a clear understanding of the document's content at the outset. It's different from any title or heading text that might appear within the content of the PDF itself.

## Why it matters

1. **Accessibility**: Screen reader users often hear the document title first when they open a PDF. A clear, descriptive title helps them understand what the document is about.
2. **Searchability and Organization**: A proper title makes it easier to search for and organize documents on a computer or network.

## How to fix

1. **Set the Title in Document Properties**: In your PDF editor, access the document properties section and ensure there is a title that accurately reflects the content of the PDF.
2. **Use Descriptive Titles**: Avoid vague titles. Instead, choose titles that clearly and concisely convey the subject or purpose of the document.

## Testing Methodology

Silktide checks the document properties of a PDF to verify that a title is 
specified and not empty.

### Limitations
- **Title Relevance**: While Silktide can detect the presence of a title, it does not evaluate the title's relevance or accuracy in representing the document's content.

## Further Reading

- [WCAG - PDF 18](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/PDF18.html)
- [Setting Titles in PDF Documents](https://www.adobe.com/accessibility/pdf/pdf-accessibility-overview.html)

pdf-no-title

November 2025

October 2025

University College Birmingham

	Title / URL	Issues
	bakery-level-2-2c-2d-2e.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/wylmdjls/bakery-level-2-2c-2d-2e.pdf	1
	bricklaying-level-1.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/b31pvlvt/bricklaying-level-1.pdf	1
	beauty-therapy-level-2.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/gmlbh0de/beauty-therapy-level-2.pdf	1
	site-carpentry-level-2.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/zzgnseos/site-carpentry-level-2.pdf	1
	business-level-3-year-2.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/iqtd4wul/business-level-3-year-2.pdf	1
	medical-form.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/uhdnug51/medical-form.pdf	1
	business-level-3-year-1.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/gayhn4oq/business-level-3-year-1.pdf	1
	student-charter-june-2025.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/3pnlnh3b/student-charter-june-2025.pdf	1
	carpentry-and-joinery-level-1.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/rljfeyjh/carpentry-and-joinery-level-1.pdf	1
	cabin-crew-l2-year-1.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/oyvp2cmp/cabin-crew-l2-year-1.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

University College Birmingham

Where this issue has occurred