Verifying qualifications

Requests carry a service charge of £30 per search completed and must be made via the online shop.

After completing the transaction, and before the request can be fully processed, a 'Consent to disclosure' form or your own equivalent, signed by hand or via a verifiable secure-signature-creation device by the student in the last 12 months and clearly showing the name of the candidate either typed or written, must be emailed to the Verifications team with the email subject line as: 'Verification: [Your Online Store Order Number] [Student Name]' - for example, 'Verification: OXF364515 Sophie Wright'. The signed consent must specifically name the company, agent or sub-contractor requesting the verification. If this is not available an official signed authorization letter from the parent company must be provided directly to us from the parent company. Such letters will be kept on file. Consent must be sent within 21 working days in order to be processed. After this time a new order should be placed. No refunds will be given for unfulfilled orders should the above terms not be met.

 The following information is required:

• student surname
• student forename
• student maiden / former name
• date of birth
• programme of study (for example BA in History)
• classification awarded
• college
• date study commenced (dd/mm/yyyy)
• date study completed (dd/mm/yyyy)

From 1 July 2019 only the current Data Protection Act 2018 (UK) version of our consent form will be accepted. You can continue to use your own consent.

Requests are free of charge and must be made by email to Verifications with the email subject line as: 'Verification: [your organisation name], [Student Name]' - for example, 'Verification: British Council, Sophie Wright'.  

Organisations must attach a 'Consent to disclosure' form or your own equivalent, signed by hand or via a verifiable secure-signature-creation device by the student in the last 12 months and clearly showing the name of the candidate, either typed or written, together with a scanned document on your business letterhead paper with direct contact details for the person making the request. 

The following information is required:

• student surname
• student forename
• student maiden/former name
• date of birth
• programme of study (for example BA in History)
• classification awarded (enter 'n/a' if seeking information for an on-course student)
• college
• date study commenced (dd/mm/yyyy)
• date study completed (dd/mm/yyyy) (enter 'n/a' if seeking information for an on-course student)

From 1 July 2019 only the current Data Protection Act 2018 (UK) version of our consent form will be accepted. You can continue to use your own consent.

Requests are free of charge and must be made by email to Verifications with the email subject line as: 'Verification: Solicitor/Notary Public, [Student Name]' - for example, 'Verification: Solicitor/Notary Public, Sophie Wright'.  

Organisations must attach a 'Consent to disclosure' form or your own equivalent, signed by hand or via a verifiable secure-signature-creation device by the student in the last 12 months and clearly showing the name of the candidate, either typed or written, together with a scanned document on your business letterhead paper with direct contact details for the person making the request. 

The following information is required:

• student surname
• student forename
• student maiden/former name
• date of birth
• programme of study (for example BA in History)
• classification awarded (enter 'n/a' if seeking information for an on-course student)
• college
• date study commenced (dd/mm/yyyy)
• date study completed (dd/mm/yyyy) (enter 'n/a' if seeking information for an on-course student)

From 1 July 2019 only the current Data Protection Act 2018 (UK) version of our consent form will be accepted. You can continue to use your own consent.

To verify qualifications awarded by Oxford Lifelong Learning (formerly the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education), visit the online shop. Student consent must be sought; full details are available on the online shop website. There will be a charge of £12 for this service.

The department can only verify awards made by Oxford Lifelong Learning. These include Undergraduate Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas, Postgraduate Certificates and Diplomas and a number of part-time Master's courses. Please check with the student in question whether they studied with Oxford Lifelong Learning/the Department for Continuing Education before proceeding to the online shop.

From 1 July 2019 only the current Data Protection Act 2018 (UK) version of our consent form will be accepted. You can continue to use your own consent.

Requests for academic references to verify the course details of a student due to undertake an internship placement should be directed to the Internship Office of the Careers Service.