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Background Check International (BCI) a pioneer firm in the background screening industry as part of its determined effort to assist organisations authenticate claims provided by Individuals on educational qualifications has launched an online educational certification verification platform, EduCheck.
EduCheck is a 24/7 online based e-commerce verification and e-transcript obtaining platform that links those that need verification services with the institutions or bodies that possess the data that will aid the verification.
Kola Olugbodi, Chief Executive officer of Background Check International, while speaking at the launch of the platform in Lagos said the offering was created out of the need to improve verification process and help eliminate the increasing level of fraud among individuals and organisations on issues and processes related to certification verification.
According to Olugbodi, Background Check International which pioneered the background check industry in Nigeria will through the new EduCheck platform automate the verification process. “Before now, we were carrying out verification physically, but with Educheck the process will now we be automated”.
“The launch of this new platform is phenomenal because it is going to help solve several bottlenecks usually encountered in conducting physical verification of credentials and certifications. The platform totally eliminates the length of time required in conducting physical verifications as verifications can now be completed within a space of just one hour to 48 hours at most.
“Signing up on this platform is a way of conforming to how things are done globally. In developed climes, you don’t have to be physically present for you to have credentials verified because technology and the internet have changed the way this things work”, he added.
Highlighting the benefits of subscribing to the EduCheck platform by institutions, Olugbodi noted that beyond providing the institutions with a source of income, the platform will be eliminating possibilities of fraud amongst institution officials as payments are made directly to the institutions account and the institution will further be projecting their selves in the global market space.
Seun Olugbodi, Chief Operating Officer of the company, noted that such innovation had come at a time when institutions and companies are finding it difficult to ascertain claims made by individuals. He stated that with this unique platform, users stand the chance of enjoying timeless value, faster job opportunities as well as convenience in getting desired information.
KELECHI EWUZIE
