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Research by the Engineering Council UK has revealed that 30% of employers surveyed found it difficult to verify the CVs of applicants for engineering and technical posts.

Help is at now at hand in the shape of a new service from Technical Qualifications Validation (TQV), a newly-formed joint venture created by the Engineeering Council UK and the engineering institutions that are its licensed members. Many employers of engineers lack the time and/or personnel to properly check candidates’ qualifications and experience. Yet serious consequences can result from appointing people who have exaggerated their abilities.

TQV is able to offer a solution to this dilemma because of its access to the wealth of data and expertise within the Engineering Council UK the latter’s 36 member institutions.

It is a simple matter for TQV to check whether a qualification cited by an applicant actually exists and whether it appears on the Engineering Council’s list of accredited engineering degrees and other courses. In the case of a person educated overseas it would establish equivalence with a qualification gained in the UK. Crucially, it is then able to check that the individual holds the qualification claimed – regardless of whether it was awarded in the UK or overseas. If required, it can also arrange for a candidate to undergo a probing interview by an appropriate panel of experts.

Fees charged by TVQ are stated to be relatively insignificant compared with the generally high cost of recruiting.

On request – and free of charge – TQV will verify whether a named individual appears on the Engineering Council’s database of 250,000 registered engineers and technicians.

Registration in itself provides proof of a person’s knowledge, competence and commitment to professional standards and thus makes the other checks unnecessary.   

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