Every diploma will be verifiable.None has been issued.

The central CHEQF authority shall maintain a public registry of authorised institutions, programmes and awarded qualifications; its public part must allow verification of institutional status and diploma authenticity without disclosing excessive personal data. The Schools Standard recommends the same for course and Sunday School certificates. This page is that registry, before its first entry.

0authorised institutionsno status has been granted; the Standard is a draft

0approved programmesno Degree Programme Specification has been approved

0registered diplomasno diploma has been issued in the name of CHEQF

0registered certificatesno course or Sunday School certificate has been entered centrally

Verification

Three forms, three answers. The registry says yes, or it says nothing.

01 Three checks

An institution, a diploma,a certificate.

Form 1

Is this institution authorised?

Search by name, city or registry number; filter by country and status. The full list of institutions with a status, by country.

Verify an institution →Form 2

Is this diploma real?

Enter the registration number from the diploma or its supplement. The answer: degree, awarding body, date of award, status.

Verify a diploma →Form 3

Is this certificate registered?

Courses and Sunday Schools. Certificates of Completion, of Competence and of Graduation entered by their issuers under the Schools Standard.

Verify a certificate →

Both forms on one page →

Articles 17 and 28

The supplement is not an extra. It is issued together with the diploma.

02 Diploma and Diploma Supplement

What a CHEQF diploma carries,and what its supplement explains.

On the diploma (Article 17)

graduate's name and record identifier;
full degree title and abbreviation;
programme title / specialisation;
CHEQF Level;
total EAC volume and duration;
mode of study;
list of modules, credits, and grades;
name and status of the awarding body;
description of the CHEQF system and the legal status of the qualification;
information on the thesis/dissertation and the outcome of the defence, where applicable;
signatures of authorised officers and a method for verifying authenticity.

Signatures and authenticity (Article 28)

the diploma is signed by the academic head of the awarding body and the Registrar/Secretary;
for ecclesiastical degrees, an additional signature/seal of the competent Church authority may be required;
each diploma carries a unique number, the date of the award decision, and a means of electronic verification;
amendment of the record after award is permitted only through a formal correction/revocation procedure.

Minimum Diploma Supplement (Appendix B)

Section	Content
1. Holder	Full name; date/place of birth where necessary; student/graduate ID.
2. Qualification	Full degree title, abbreviation, specialisation, CHEQF Level.
3. Awarding institution	Legal and academic name of the awarding body; CHEQF status.
4. Teaching institution	If different from the awarding body: name and status of the affiliated/accredited institution.
5. Admission	Basis for admission to the programme.
6. Programme	Duration, EAC, mode of study, language.
7. Transcript	Modules, EAC, grades, transfer/RPL.
8. Capstone	Title of thesis/dissertation/project and result of the defence.
9. Grading system	Description of the institution's grading scale.
10. Status	Exact ecclesiastical/Church Degree status statement and details of state recognition, if any.
11. Progression	CHEQF levels to which the qualification provides academic access.
12. Authentication	Date, signatures, seal, serial number, verification URL/QR.

Pl. 07Academic procession in front of the College Refectory. Photo possibly taken on 'Diploma Day', as graduation at the College was known for man · Ronald Charles Blackmore / CC BY 3.0

Articles 29–30

An honorary degree is an honour. It is not in this registry.

03 Revocation and honorary degrees

A degree can be withdrawn.An honour cannot be mistaken for one.

Revocation (Article 29)

A degree may be revoked in cases of proven serious academic fraud, document falsification, erroneous award based on false or misleading information, or other circumstances expressly provided for in the Academic Regulations. The decision must be made by an independent panel, with the person concerned having the right to be heard and to appeal the decision.

Honorary degrees (Article 30)

Honorary degrees are not CHEQF academic qualifications and do not provide access to the next level of study. They must always be marked honoris causa (h.c.) and must not be presented in a manner that could be confused with an earned degree.