A couple of weeks ago, I suffered the considerably minor inconvenience of missing the deadline for registration for a course due the fact that I misplaced the original copy of my college diploma. I was led to note that there is such a disproportionate great reliance on proof of college attendance through the presentation of paper credentials. And this requirement of proof of graduation is itself creating unintended effects by providing incentives for counterfeit papers presented to some employers who are none the wiser.
Reading this article by Schmidt and Al-Jawoshy of the NYT, I was reminded that the demand to produce certificates and diplomas as proof of educational attainment and therefore professional suitability for jobs is indeed serious. As the story states, a professor in one of the largest universities in Iraq has paid a dear price and is possibly in danger of further harm for his principled effort to stop the issue of diplomas to unqualified people. It should not be a life and death matter to defend the credibility of a university's certification system but perhaps a private sector business may develop from this.
Similar to Shaffi Mather's business that I blogged about here, I see an entrepreneurial opportunity for a firm to charge a fee to certify qualifications at college level in a place such as Iraq and possibly universally.
Reading this article by Schmidt and Al-Jawoshy of the NYT, I was reminded that the demand to produce certificates and diplomas as proof of educational attainment and therefore professional suitability for jobs is indeed serious. As the story states, a professor in one of the largest universities in Iraq has paid a dear price and is possibly in danger of further harm for his principled effort to stop the issue of diplomas to unqualified people. It should not be a life and death matter to defend the credibility of a university's certification system but perhaps a private sector business may develop from this.
Similar to Shaffi Mather's business that I blogged about here, I see an entrepreneurial opportunity for a firm to charge a fee to certify qualifications at college level in a place such as Iraq and possibly universally.
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