Schools & Courses · Section 23
A register is recommended, not required. Where it exists, this is its public face.
Verification·Courses and Sunday Schools
Verify a certificate.Courses and Sunday Schools.
Enter the unique identifier printed on a Certificate of Completion, a Certificate of Competence or a Sunday School Graduation Certificate. The answer shows the type, the programme, its level and volume, the issuing organisation, the date of issue and the status of the record.
To see a positive answer, verify the specimen number . It is marked as a specimen and counted nowhere.
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For certificates, “not found” is weaker than for diplomas. The Standard allows a local register.
01 How to read the answer
Three answers,and the third is not a verdict.
- ValidThe certificate is in the central register and has not been revoked.
- RevokedRevoked under section 22 for falsification, erroneous issuance or material breach of the conditions of award.
- Not in the central registerNot entered centrally. The certificate may still be genuine and registered locally by the issuing organisation (section 23 allows either): ask the issuer, and ask for the register entry.
What a certificate must carry (Section 24)
| Category | Content |
|---|---|
| Required | Recipient’s name; exact programme title; certificate type; date; issuing organisation; signature or digital authentication; unique identifier. |
| For Completion / Competence | Volume of study; where applicable, course level SC-1–SC-5; final result or confirmation that requirements have been fulfilled. |
| Recommended Disclaimer | This certificate is an ecclesiastical non-degree qualification and does not constitute a state-awarded academic degree or professional licence unless separately recognised. |
| For Sunday School | Level SS-0–SS-3/SS-A or identification of the completed cycle; academic degrees and titles shall not be used on such a credential. |
For issuing organisations
Parishes, dioceses, centres: one line per certificate, and the certificate becomes checkable anywhere.
02 How certificates are entered
One line per certificate.Number, programme, volume, date, issuer.
Section 23 recommends a centralised or local register for the Certificate of Completion, the Certificate of Competence and the Sunday School Graduation Certificate. The minimum record is the certificate number, the graduate’s name, the programme title, the volume of study, the date of issue, the issuing organisation and the status of the credential. Public verification shall comply with personal data protection requirements: this page shows the record without the name unless the issuer chooses to include it.
Until the register has a back office, issuing organisations send entries to office@patria.uno: number, type, programme, level SS or SC, hours, date of issue, issuing organisation and its registry number if it has one. Revocations under section 22 go the same way.
Verification address to print on the certificate: https://patria.uno/edu/verify/certificate/?c=NUMBER. A QR code of that address opens the check with the number filled in.