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Certificate verification

Check a certificate against the record that issued it

Every certificate carries a number. Enter it and this page reads the issuing register directly, not a copy and not the document in front of you.

  • Read from the issuing register
  • The document itself is never uploaded
  • No account, no sign-in

Or scan the QR code printed on the certificate.

How the check works

Three steps, and the middle one is the only one you do.

  1. 01

    Find the number

    Printed on the certificate under the holder's name, and encoded in its QR code. It looks like SHOG-C-2026-H66Q65Y.

  2. 02

    Enter it above

    Spaces and lower case are fine. The number is read the way it was issued.

  3. 03

    Read the record

    The answer has its own address, so it can be filed, sent to a colleague, or opened again in a year.

What this check tells you

A verification answers one question: does this number belong to a certificate issued through this platform, and does it still stand. It is not a report on the person.

Shown

What the register holds against the number.

  • The course, and the company whose people took it
  • Who issued it, and whether the course was theirs or ours
  • The date it was issued, and the date it lapses
  • Whether it is valid, lapsed or withdrawn today

Not shown

Held by the company that ran the training, and theirs to release.

  • Assessment scores, attempts or answers
  • Contact details, employment or job title
  • Any other training the holder has taken
  • Anything at all about who ran this check