New resource to support members with verification of qualifications
UK ENIC has published a new resource to support members with the verification of qualifications from key markets to help counter education fraud.
Links to verification services, and options for over 850 higher education institutions in Australia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, South Africa and Zimbabwe, are included in the Directory of Verification Sources. [PDF; login required]
The publication includes a range of online resources such as databases, lists and repositories, and contact methods including online forms, email enquiries and postal enquiries. It also includes details of third parties responsible for verification, in cases where responding to verification requests has been delegated to an external organisation.
The ability to confirm authenticity of qualifications has become an increasingly important counter-fraud measure. However, verification services vary between countries and institutions, and are not always widely promoted. This publication is the result of an initial research project carried out by UK ENIC to identify and catalogue verification resources from key countries.