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HEDD (UK)
Website is in English.Hedd is UK Higher Education's official service for candidate verification and university authentication. Check if a university or college is officially recognized: ...
The Changing Landscape of Accreditation: Guide to Secondary-School Recognition in the United States
White Paper, May 2020Accreditation in the United States has been and remains an integral aspect of the education system in the United States. Accreditation functions as the independent quality assuran...
European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR)
This is the official register of quality assurance agencies of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). It includes:Register of trustworthy quality assurance agencies in EHEADatabase of hi...
e-Learning: The Educational System of South Africa (VIDEO)
Length: 1:00:52Topics include:Overview of the educational systemSecondary and tertiary benchmark credentialsNational Qualifications Framework (NQF)Credit and grade conversionUsing SAQA in evaluat...
e-Learning: United Kingdom Part II: The Vocational & Technical Education System (VIDEO)
Length: 59:34This e-Learning walks you through the basics of United Kingdom vocational credentials.Topics include:Introduction to the vocational systemBTEC Diplomas, Certificates, and moreProfessional...
e-Learning: United Kingdom Part I: Academic System of Education (VIDEO)
Length: 1:10:25This e-Learning begins with an overview of secondary and tertiary education. Topics include:Introduction to the educational systemO Levels, A Levels, and morePost-secondary educati...
e-Learning: Transnational Education (VIDEO)
Length: 1:03:17Transnational Education (TNE) can be confusing to evaluate. In this video, we will break down the various types of TNE programs and offer tips for evaluation.Topics include:The various ...
e-Learning: The Educational Systems of Nepal and Bangladesh (VIDEO)
Length: 1:00:14This video provides an overview of the education system of both Nepal and Bangladesh. Topics include:Credentials, including samplesSecondary educationTertiary educationCredit and g...
The envelope please… Why inspecting the envelope is an important part of fraud detection
In light of the changes associated with COVID-19 and the rapidly increasing digital age, the need for paper documents is dwindling. However, the paper transcript and diploma are still often required and can be necessary when trying to verify the authenti
read moreCommon document forensic features and tools to spot them
Educational documents are valuable credentials. Academic institutions invest in ways to protect them from being forged by incorporating security features into the document. Learning what security features are available and keeping a record of the feature
read moreTips for building document verification expertise
Besides forensic features on paper documents, there are several red flags that may give away a potential fraud. When we talk about red flags, we don’t mean that the flags themselves prove the document is fake. It’s merely a piece of information that shou
read moreOnline Verification: ACCA certificate validation (United Kingdom)
Go to https://exams.apps.accaglobal.com/acca-pr-web/certificates/validate and enter the following: Certificate Number, Certificate Title, Date Awarded, and Student Registration Number
read moreKenya cancels 2020 school year
The government of Kenya has announced that primary and secondary schools will remain closed for the rest of 2020 due to COVID-19, with plans to reopen for the new school year in January 2021. This applies to both public and private schools. National exam
read moreIs online verification the answer?
Well, it depends on the question. It’s true that online verification takes away the delay, the frustration and the uncertainty of sending a request for verification by mail to a country where people don’t have a whole lot of confidence in their postal sy
read moreColleagues Need Your Help
Internal Verification Database
Hello, we are looking to create an Internal Verification Database that would include samples of credentials based on Country,...
read moreUniversity of Health and Medical Sciences Accreditation - St. Kitts and Nevis
Hello,We have a transcript from University of Medical and Health Sciences (UMHS), St. Kitts and Nevis. We noticed that ...
read moreElectronic Transcripts
Hello,We are considering starting to accept electronic transcripts as a proof of graduation. What are some of the platforms o...
read moreIndia Final Year Exams delayed
With the dealy of final exams in India and UGC enforcing the completion of the exams, interested in approaches that instituti...
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