At the completion of a task or event, a diploma is usually given as a symbolization of the effort and hard work put into achieving and completing the tasks. Seeing a diploma in your dream may be reflective of a current situation in which a diploma is given to you as an embodiment of recognition and fame. Thus, it is usually a good sign to envision a diploma is one’s dreams as it is indicative of good job at hand being completed.
Often, when given a diploma, it can mean that the person who is dreaming has achieved some goals they were working hard for. Perhaps they have completed a task at work or made it somewhere close to finishing school. If people dream about seeing someone else picking up their diploma, then this could mean that the person who picked up the diploma is more qualified then those who haven’t finished all the steps of their profession path, and deserve recognition for the steps they’ve finished.
My girlfriend dreamt I was holding a framed certificate and when she asked me I said to her its a diploma and I kissed her and she woke up