Will the American Embassy in my country authenticate OSHAcademy certificates?
Embassies will authenticate diplomas issued from universities, colleges, and institutions which are accredited by a U.S Department of Education-recognized accrediting organizations. If it doesn’t appear on the Department of Education database of accredited post secondary institutions, a U.S. Embassy cannot stamp the diploma, as the stamp only attests to the accreditation of the institution in question. This doesn’t apply to the services OSHAcademy provides because we do not offer a “degree-program” but rather a “certificate-program”. A great many worthwhile training courses and professional organizations do not have U.S. Department of Education accreditation, but the U.S. Embassy does not stamp or authenticate them. The purpose of the authentication process is to help guard against spurious ‘diploma mill’ degrees, and I agree with the U.S. Embassy policy. Please let me reassure you that OSHAcademy is NOT a diploma mill. There is no way a student will receive a course or program certifi
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