‘Verifying qualifications is crucial for employers’

The positive matric pass rate introduces challenges in the employment market.

This is as a surge in the number of graduates entering the job market looking for entry-level jobs means competition for limited roles, further escalating the country’s high unemployment rate which is currently sitting at 32.1%.

As a result, verifying qualifications has become more crucial for employers as hiring people with appropriate skill sets is essential to create a culture of accountability and transparency within organisations.

Head of Marketing at Manage Integrity Management, Jennifer Barkhuizen says, “It’s important for organisations to go through a verification process to ensure that the matric certificate is actually awarded to the candidate. Now, if you do a search on social media you can buy a fake qualification online. You can even buy them on the streets.”

Verification of educational qualifications