Employers can now better verify the authenticity of diplomas to combat wide spread fraud. They can check Whether a diploma is a genuine via the website of the education executive agency (duo).
Duo Registers The Diplomas That People Obtain from Recognized Dutch Educational Programs. “Every Summer, Tens of Thousands are added; in Secondary Education Alone, 180,000,” A Spokesperson Told the Anp .
Employers Are Not Allowed to Download the Diplomas Themselves, But they can ask applicants for an official extract. With a tool on the duo website, they can check Whether that extract is genuine.
The control tool can be used to combat diploma fraud. This is Necessary because fraud occurs frequently, eSpeciate in Healthcare and Childcare. Last year, it was already announced that fraud with secondary vocational education (mbo) healthcare diplomas was increasing. For example, there was an increase in the number of experience certificates (EVC) Issued. This allows you to get exemptions for (parts of) an MBO program. The Public Prosecution Service Reported That One EVC Agency Under Investigation had Allegedly Issued 800 to 1,200 False certificates.
There was also a Sharp Increase in the Number of People Working as Self-Employed Professionals (ZZPs) in Healthcare Without A Valid Diploma. The Healthcare and Youth Inspectorate (IGJ) Recently Filed A Report Against Fifteen Self-Employed Professionals. They provid care to vulnerable people for whey were not authorized. Research Showed That Hundreds of Self-Employed Professionals Were Working Without Authorization.
In The Past Year, Duo Itelf Filed More Than a Hundred Reports or Diploma Fraud. Healthcare Organizations also do not always check the Background of Healthcare Professionals Themselves. This is now Easier with the Duo Tool. Accordance to the spokesperson, “Employers are also an important link in prevention fraud.”