July 06, (THEWILL) – The National Examinations Council (NECO), has unveiled an e-platform for verification and confirmation of results of its examinations.
Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, at the unveiling of the platform in Abuja, on Thursday, said the process will help to ensure accuracy of academic credentials.
Tagged NECO e-verify, the platform is designed to perform dual result verification purposes like the instant result verification and institutional bulk verification.
Wushishi said the goal is to prevent educational institutions, employers, and other agencies from granting admission or hiring unqualified persons that may hinder the ease of achieving set goals, helping organisations to seamlessly verify the authenticity of NECO results presented to them for admission or recruitment anywhere around the globe.
“Due to the growing need for verification and confirmation of results by institutions both home and abroad, the Council decided that now was the best time to introduce the e-Verify platform.
“The ‘NECO e-Verify’ is an Online Result Verification solution that guarantees instant authentication of academic and basic information about prospective candidates for admission and employment into academic institutions and work places respectively.
“Result verification is an important process that helps to ensure the accuracy of academic credentials.
“By verifying the authenticity of candidates’ results, academic institutions and employers will be more confident that they are admitting and hiring persons who have the required qualification for further studies and specific job schedules”, he said.
Speaking on its benefits, Wushishi said it increased confidence, reduced the risk of admitting/hiring unqualified persons that can lead to a number of risk such as poor academic performance, decreased productivity, low morale and improved efficiency.
“With proper verification of candidates results, institutions and businesses will run more efficiently as they will be able to recruit the best applicants that are capable of learning faster and employees that can carry out their duties without or with minimal supervision.
“This also places universities and other tertiary institutions on a good pedestal as candidates with questionable results would not dare to apply for admission”, he added.
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