Employers, Institutions, Stakeholders urged to demand Original School Certificates from Applicants12/14/2021
The Education Department is concerned that many fake certificates are being circulated and has urged all stakeholders including employers, institutions to demand original certificates from the applicants and verify those certificates with the Measurement Services Division Database. Forgery and use of fake certificates can be avoided only if employers and education institutions start demanding original certificates from applicants for verification with the Measurement Services Division. Assistant-secretary Measurement Service Division (MSD) Packiam Arulappan said the MSD would be collecting data and list of people reporting lost certificates and their names would be published in the media so employers and education institutions can see them. “Time is up for those forging and using fake certificates for employment and education systems because there is not just one way to identify certificates,” Arulappan said. “In the past we had only one system called the “embossed year seal” which is a gold seal on the certificate but since 2016 more features were developed to keep all certificates secured and not duplicated easily. “These features were one of the 62 requirements the current Education Secretary, Uke Kombra, directed the MSD to implement to improve the examination systems in the country.” The following security features in general education certificates include:
Meanwhile, the education minister Jimmu Uguro warned people with fake certificates to stop misleading themselves and others with fake school certificates. “Buying and selling of Grade 10 and 12 certificates are illegal and you will be prosecuted by the law,” he said in response to The National news report on the circulation of fake certificates. “Those with information on those responsible for churning out such certificates should report to the education authority or police immediately. Statement / The National Next : PNG Government's Free Education Comes With Strict Rules Comments are closed.
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