Educational institutions up against diploma forgery
The digitization of the world brings many benefits, but unfortunately also some risks. One of those risks, specifically for educational institutions, is the increase in the number of forged diplomas. Online searches for fake diplomas are alarmingly high, and this poses a serious threat to the integrity of education and the job market. How can educational institutions secure their diplomas against fraud?
The growing threat of fake diplomas
Obtaining fake diplomas and certificates is easier than you think. There are hundreds of websites offering “fake diplomas” and tens of thousands of searches a month from people looking to “forge a diploma. With a few clicks, people can generate fake diplomas online with increasingly convincing results.
This has serious consequences. When fraudulent diplomas are distributed, it becomes more difficult for companies to trust the qualifications of applicants and employees. Moreover, this can lead to dangerous situations in fields where specific knowledge and experience are essential, such as health care, engineering or education. People with fake diplomas can do jobs for which they are not qualified, with potentially serious consequences for the safety of others.
Common online searches for fake diplomas are*:
– Buy diploma online
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– Diploma maker
– How to make a copy of a diploma?
– How to make your own doctors assistant diploma?
– Fake diploma
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– Make duplicate nursing diploma
– Physician diploma imitation
– Template diploma
*source: Google Ads, Microsoft Ads
What are the dangers to educational institutions?
For educational institutions, the spread of fake diplomas can seriously damage credibility and reputation. If falsified diplomas from your educational institution start circulating, it can directly affect the value of the diplomas you award. Graduates who have actually studied and worked hard see the quality of their degree undermined by the existence of forgeries. In addition, educational institutions face legal risks if it turns out that their diplomas are easy to forge. This can result in reputation damage and financial consequences.
How educational institutions can secure diplomas
Educational institutions have a responsibility to ensure that their diplomas are not only of high quality, but also secure against forgery. This means that the process of diploma issuance, from design to award, must have strict security measures in place to ensure authenticity.
There are several steps that educational institutions can take to secure their degrees.
Here are some of the most effective methods to prevent forgery in these areas:
- Document security: A high-security document consists of a clever mix of different layers of security that complement each other and are easy to communicate and control. For example, consider a combination of protections in paper, ink and design.
- Security in design: When designing a secure diploma document, there are several visual security options to apply, such as microtext, individual colors, decorative patterns that are difficult to imitate or an anti-copy structure. Adding a unique logo or crest increases recognition of the organization.
- Security in personalization: In addition to securing the use of personal data, the personal data on the document can also be secured. Important personalization measures include different fonts, separate digital encryption through a QR code, and signature printing with added security for authenticity.
- Security in the ordering process: Ordering the documents can only be done by authorized persons. Guarantee a four-eye principle; know who is ordering the documents and ensure that the ordering person is not allowed to receive these documents themselves. Ordering should be done through an IT ordering platform that is secured according to the latest ISO data security and is only accessible to authorized users who are granted access, for example, via two-factor authentication.
- Security in the production process: Blank preprints are kept in a safe at a secure value printing company such as that of Royal Joh. Enschedé. In the printing process you provide the documents with all personal student data using special inkjet and laser. Finally, you can combine different (printing) techniques to provide the documents with a unique complex security combination, such as different printing techniques such as; offset, letterpress, intaglio and the use of security inks, iris printing, foil and holograms.
- Security in the shipping process: The final step of the shipping process must also be strictly regulated. The value documents go through secure transport to the desired educational institution. This includes both secure transport to the physical location and online traffic through the platform. The order is intended only for persons who have permission to do so. It is predetermined which individuals may receive the documents. When issued, the recipient is identified. Digitally secure copies are uploaded and stored in the national diploma registry and/or a local database.
Diploma Support: A complete solution for secure diploma issuance
Diploma Support was created to guarantee educational institutions a completely secure process for issuing diplomas. From design to printing and mailing, Diploma Support is a diploma service that brings together all security measures into one complete secure process. This is because the security of the diploma process is only truly effective when multiple components are combined. This provides educational institutions with a convenient solution to securely generate, order and ship all diplomas and certificates online.
A diploma service with the highest level of security
Diploma Support provides an all-in-one service platform for formatting, securing, printing and sending diplomas for educational institutions:
- Ease of creation and ordering: This is a customized diploma service tailored to the specific requirements of each educational institution. Diploma Support delivers personalized diplomas in the institution’s corporate identity, error-free to order through an efficient online process.
- A secure production process: Fraud-proof diplomas, grade lists and supplements with advanced security, including digital signatures with microtext. Value printing Royal Joh. Enschedé ensures reliability in every step.
- Online and offline delivery: Diploma Support sends documents securely and predetermines recipients. Digital copies go to national registries or local databases, ready for awarding. Diploma Support manages the entire process from application to award.
Want to learn more about how your educational institution can secure its diploma issuance process? Contact us today and find out how Diploma Support can help you set up a foolproof diploma issuance process:
