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THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF JAMAICA FEATURE |
IX
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018
degrees, alongside online
study, The UCJ provides
information so that they can
make informed decisions and
not fall victim to the shady
operators of diploma mills also
referred to as diploma mills.
IMPORTANT TO CHECK
Diploma mills tend to offer
‘degrees’ for a price without
requiring students to
complete any significant
academic work. They may
even collaborate with other
institutions to offer degrees
through arrangements that
are suspect and fraudulent. It
has been reported that more
than 2,600 diploma mills
operate globally. It is,
therefore, important that
persons desirous of earning a
foreign qualification first
determine the recognition of
the institution and its
qualifications.
The UCJ carries out the
assessment of foreign
qualifications, deciding on a
case-by-case basis, whether the
qualifications are sufficiently
comparable in standard to the
Jamaican system and standards
of education. Each credential is
validated to determine that the
person is a valid graduate of the
institution and that the
qualification is not fake and
accredited by an accreditation
mill. The UCJ conducts research
by accessing a range of sources
and foreign databases to
ascertain information on the
education system of a country.
The UCJ competently
manages Jamaica’s foreign
qualification recognition
policy and practice to support
student and labour mobility. It
is committed to fair,
nondiscriminatory, and
transparent service, using
credible and coherent
methods and applying
internationally agreed
principles and guidelines.
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It has been reported that more
than 2,600 diploma mills operate
globally. It is, therefore, important
that persons desirous of earning a
foreign qualification first determine
the recognition of the institution
and its qualifications.