Education Verification

Make smarter hiring decisions with Certn’s education verification checks. Get a comprehensive report for every candidate’s education — no degree required.

Turnaround Time: Varies
Recommended for: All Employers
Cost: $21.50*

*Contact us to explore larger-scale packages and customized pricing. Pricing is subject to change. Pass-through access fees may apply.

Make informed hiring decisions, quickly and easily.

Be safe in your candidates’ knowledge.
Certn ensures that potential hires have the requisite qualifications for the work you need.

Screen candidates from all educational backgrounds.
Verify the education of candidates with a new-school path to wisdom — diplomas, degrees and certificates.

Build a culture of credibility.
By systematically checking educational backgrounds, you can confidently grow your workforce and mitigate safety, compliance, and financial risks.

What you get from Certn’s Education Verification Checks:

• Verification of Educational History
• Degree, Diploma & Certificate Verification
• Dates of Enrolment

Education verification checks as simple as 1, 2, 3.

Certn is the easiest way to check your candidates’ backgrounds. There’s no setup fees, no minimums, and no hassle.

1. Select your relevant checks.
Pick the products you need — and skip the ones you don’t.

2. Verification of information provided by candidate.
Candidates fill in details online, then we check it out.

3. Your detailed verification report gets created.
Results are consolidated and sent for your review.

Get the world’s easiest education checks with Certn.

FAQs

What is an education verification check?
Education verification verifies the educational background in a candidate’s résumé or job application against information in institutional databases and records. It involves verifying the educational history, enrolment dates or completion dates, and the attainment of degrees, diplomas, and/or certificates, as available.

What shows up in an education verification check?
Education verification verifies the educational history, enrolment dates or completion dates, and the attainment of degrees, diplomas, and/or certificates, as available.

What do I need to run an education verification check?
All that’s needed is the candidate’s name and email or phone number to start the verification. Candidates will be asked to supply education details, and potentially, education documentation.

What is the process?
The process for the candidate is simple. Here’s how it works:

1. Send your checks to the candidate via email or phone number.
2. Your candidate completes their background check online.
3. While the verification check is in progress, the verification team will reach out to collect education documentation as needed.

That’s it! Once the candidate submits their background check and documentation, the status will be updated in the Certn dashboard.

How long does it take?
Turnaround times depend on the responsiveness of the sources but Certn’s in-house Verifications team initiates the process within one business day.

Our customers love our comprehensive background checks.

Not only is the platform easy to use for all audiences, but the internal support system is beyond what we could have imagined.
Suzy Ko
Talent Acquisition Leader
ATB Financial

The price point is amazing, and so is the service and turnaround time. It’s really a no-brainer.
Deanna Brousseau
Director of Talent Acquisition
AltaML

It’s effortless on the employer’s end. Just fill out the employees email, they fill out their own information and you have results seconds after they submit.
Alex C.
CEO
Hospital & Healthcare

Certn makes background screening easy

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Ready for the world’s easiest background checks? It’s time to get Certn.