January 26th, 2018 Diploma mills and misrepresentation of academic documents continues to be a growing problem in countries around the world. The BBC 4 recently reported on the serious problem of diploma mills and the large number of fake degrees purchased by UK citizens employed by the National Health Service and defense contracting industry. The […]
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The never ending case of Credential Fraud and Misrepresentation
January 19th, 2017 On January 5, 2017, the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA), frustrated with the continued proliferation of diploma mills and fraudulent qualifications, made a bold announcement that it will name and shame holders of these bogus degrees and diplomas. The SAQA has established a national registry where those found guilty of having misrepresented […]
International Credential Evaluation: A Matter of Trust
June 27, 2013 When I first entered the international education profession in 1982 as a junior level credential evaluator, there were less than 10 companies engaged in providing credential evaluation services. Today, there are more than 300 such companies spread across the U.S. Question that I get asked is how does one go about picking […]