The Increased Training Fee (HEC) is about to introduce a blockchain-powered digital attestation system, enabling college students to confirm levels on-line with out visiting places of work or submitting bodily paperwork, The Information reported.
Officers stated the HEC would introduce a blockchain-based platform by which candidates may submit requests and monitor functions.
They stated as a part of the implementation, HEC had signed an settlement with CMPak and its three way partnership accomplice Wibbow Applied sciences to develop the platform.
The officers stated for college students and graduates, the change meant no in-person visits, sooner processing and simpler sharing of verified credentials, particularly for these dwelling outdoors main cities or making use of from overseas. They stated the system was scheduled to turn out to be operational by June 30.
Earlier in February, Standing Committee of the Nationwide Meeting on Authorities Assurances requested the HEC to cut back the turnaround time in diploma attestation.
The committee was of the view that the system of diploma attestation in vogue was cumbersome and imposed a monetary burden on college students.
Whereas discussing the implementation report of the reassurance given by the Minister for Training on the ground of the Home on points in diploma attestation, the committee noticed that the turnaround time from submission of the diploma attestation utility until its completion ought to be minimised.
The HEC chairman apprised the committee that consistent with the digital transformation, a complete, sturdy and safe blockchain system was being arrange, which is able to tackle the problems highlighted by the committee.
He additional apprised that the challenge can be carried out earlier than thirtieth June, 2026, linking HEC with initially 25 universities and the Attestation Directorate of the International Workplace. The committee additionally sought a joint presentation by the HEC and the International Workplace on diploma attestation.
