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Confirm your candidate’s job qualifications with reliable, high quality education verifications from a trusted industry leader.

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Streamline Confirmation of Your Candidate’s Education

Be confident your candidate’s qualifications match the requirements for the job. An education check can confirm your candidate’s education history with the institution or their third-party data source.

Experience faster verification searches with our intelligent automations and proprietary contact database that delivers quicker education check results.

Choose from scalable workflow options that deliver the right strategy to more effectively drive your business objectives.

Hire confidently around the world with our extensive global education verification services.

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Need to verify your candidate’s complete academic history? Unable to accept documents as proof of a diploma? Let our industry experts assist you in developing a background check program that complies with mandatory regulations and aligns with your company policies. We can streamline the verification process for you and your candidates, helping create a smooth and efficient experience!

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Our advanced fulfillment systems will accelerate the turnaround times and enhance search accuracy for your background checks. Our searches utilize intelligent automation to speed up the entire employment background check process and help you contain costs.

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Education Verification FAQs

First Advantage education verifications confirm the academic history details provided by the candidate against the information from the institution. It usually confirms degree, major (if applicable) and graduation date (if available) or enrollment dates.

At First Advantage, U.S. education verifications can often be completed in about two days. However, the time it takes to complete education verifications can vary by type of diploma or degree and responsiveness of the institution. For example, verification of a high school degree or GED can take longer if we are reliant on the registrar’s availability. If the request is timed during a school holiday, the school may not respond with the requested details until it is returned to session.

A First Advantage education check can confirm many different diploma types, including collegiate, high school, GED and home-schooling levels.

Yes. First Advantage conducts international education verifications in most countries. Please note that international education verification results typically take longer to obtain.

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Whether you want to rethink your employment background check program or need enhanced education verification checks for more informed hiring, we can help.

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