MQA highlights growing concern over forged certificates
Fizana also noted that individuals in senior positions have been found to be using such documents.
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The Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA) has reported the submission of additional forged educational certificates by a person already under police investigation for a similar offence.
Mariyam Fizana Rasheed, Chief Executive of the MQA, said on Monday that the individual had submitted two more invalid certificates. He had previously been accused of presenting a forged qualification, and that case remains under police investigation.
“Now he has two invalid master’s degrees and one bachelor’s degree,” Fizana wrote on Facebook, adding that the individual had been employed in a managerial position using the false documents.
Speaking to Atoll Times, Fizana confirmed that the new case will be filed with the police on Tuesday. Police had earlier announced that they were investigating several cases involving the use of forged certificates for employment and higher education.
Fizana also noted that individuals in senior positions have been found to be using such documents.
She added that the MQA will soon publish its attestation rule to tighten verification processes. According to Fizana, the problem was exacerbated after the MQA stopped affixing validation stamps to certificates from courses conducted in the Maldives and abroad in 2017, following consultations with the Civil Service Commission.
