02:09:31 Meg Wenger: It's interesting to me that applicants would agree to go through the process when they have fake docs. 02:09:46 Peggy Hendrickson: haha 02:10:08 Emily Tse: It's crazy! 02:11:31 Meg Wenger: It seems like just requiring applicants to go through the process would eliminate fakers. 02:12:29 Peggy Hendrickson: We currently have someone arguing with us that an institution doesn't actually know what they're talking about when they said she never attended much less graduated, so some people are really … special 02:13:01 Tatiana McKenna: Are the credentials also uploaded in addition to the information on the application form? 02:13:54 Emily Tse: Does Qualification Check have a policy for dealing with credentials issued by diploma mills (fake / bogus institutions)? 02:14:47 Ronda Ringer: so this covers both degree’s and transcripts? 02:16:29 Ed Hall: Hi Tatiana, yes they are 02:17:07 Tatiana McKenna: Thank you! I missed that information while listening:) 02:17:10 Ed Hall: Hi Emily, we would not have a Diploma Mill listed on our website so verifications could not be done 02:17:33 Emily Tse: That makes sense. Thanks! 02:17:38 Emily Tse: To clarify, does Qualification Check verify both high school and university credentials? 02:17:46 Ed Hall: Hi Ronda, It is degree verifications that are done 02:18:22 Ed Hall: YEs Emily we verify High School, University/ College as well as professional qualifications and licences 02:18:38 Meg Wenger: Sorry if I missed it - who pays for the service? The person or organization initiating it? 02:19:11 Ed Hall: Hi Meg - either can pay it is up to the organisation to decide. 02:19:26 Meg Wenger: Great, thank you! 02:19:49 Ed Hall: You can even have the Applicant fill in the details and then the organisation pay so can be as flexible as you like 02:20:05 Peggy Hendrickson: brilliant! 02:20:08 Ed Hall: Using our API would also allow you to white label 02:20:25 Meg Wenger: Makes sense 02:20:29 Ed Hall: So verifications could be done directly from your systems by yourselves or the applicants 02:21:07 Emily Tse: How long has QC been around? 02:21:19 Ed Hall: Since 2009 02:22:30 Tatiana McKenna: Are you a governmental organization? 02:22:32 Emily Tse: What is the cost for verification? 02:23:31 Emily Tse: Are you able to reveal the more problematic regions in terms of discrepancies (fraud) found? 02:23:36 Meg Wenger: Not to be blunt, but what is the source of trust? Why should we trust you? 02:23:38 Tatiana McKenna: Thank you! So your verifications are accepted by state universities, schools, etc in the UK? 02:24:00 Peggy Hendrickson: Well phrased, Meg. 02:24:13 Emily Tse: That would be great, thanks! 02:24:20 Peggy Hendrickson: I'd like to get more details! 02:25:34 Peggy Hendrickson: Sorry if this was covered (had to deal with something else for a bit), but do we know up front which institutions you can verify in a specific country? Some services we use say they can verify in xyz countries, but then it turns out they might have very limited access within a country, and we don't find out until after we've submitted a verification request. 02:26:41 Meg Wenger: Do you have staff/contractors around the world? 02:26:51 Peggy Hendrickson: Exactly, Meg. If you're not the issuing institution or the educational authority, we have a much harder time knowing that the verification service is trustworthy. 02:28:19 Tatiana McKenna: How do you do the verification in the countries which are the so-called "grey zone" ones, ie Turkmenistan, Eastern Ukraine, Crimea, etc? 02:30:02 Peggy Hendrickson: Your website includes a link to Request Trial. What does that mean? 02:30:46 Peggy Hendrickson: Very cool. Thanks! 02:31:13 Rose Sarah Merlin: where in your website we can see the country in Africa you cover 02:31:38 Rose Sarah Merlin: perfect thanks! 02:32:11 Peggy Hendrickson: Again, my apologies if I missed this earlier: Are you mostly verifiying degrees, or do you also verify post-secondary diplomas or certificates, or secondary qualifications as well 02:33:10 Peggy Hendrickson: Thank you. Sorry, it was chaos here for a minute. :D 02:34:01 Peggy Hendrickson: Is it free to sign up before submitting a verification request to see what institutions can be verified? 02:34:01 Shanker Munshani: Thanks Ed and Phil 02:34:02 Tatiana McKenna: Many THANKS!!!!!! 02:34:14 Ed Hall: Thanks everyone! 02:34:15 Jeanie Bell: Thank you! 02:34:21 Daniël van Dijck: Thank you all! 02:34:21 Peggy Hendrickson: That was really great. Thank you so much for helping to assuage our concerns.