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website: www.secolo.co.za

DETECTION | ANTI-FORGERY | ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

INCLUDING EXPERT PRESENTATIONS FROM; • JOE SAMUELS CEO SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY SOUTH AFRICA

• MIKE HILL CEO GRADUATE PROSPECTS UNITED KINGDOM

• DR F S NYATHI DIRECTOR: CENTRE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA NAMIBIA

• MR CHARIDZA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ZIMBABWE

• DR ROSH MAHARAJ DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES PC TRAINING AND BUSINESS COLLEGE

• JOHN TOWNSEND DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE INFORMATION SERVICES LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY UNITED KINGDOM

• ANDY DOWLING EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN DIGITARY UNITED KINGDOM

SPECIAL KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

• Latest technological advancements in curbing Academic and Qualification fraud • The crucial role of High Security Printing avoiding the falsification of documents • Policy development and management of quality assurance in accreditation regulation • The role of the South African Qualifications Authority in curbing Academic Fraud in South Africa • The UK Digital Academic Records Exchange (DARE) and Higher Education Degree Data check (HEDD)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS SUMMIT • This summit gives insight into the trends of qualification and academic fraud in Africa. • Investigate loopholes in the current detection systems, protocols and the challenges of implementing an effective ongoing structure to fight academic and qualification fraud.

Hackle Brooke Conference Centre | Craighall Park | Johannesburg“An estimated 12% of South Africa’s working population is winging it in their jobs,

having presented fake qualifications at the time of employment.”- Experiencing next level strategies and cutting edge systems

to curb forgery and falsification of qualifications-

Combating Qualification and Academic Fraud Africa Summit 2013

18-20 September 2013



• The unique approach to this summit enables delegates to gain insight into the development and application of strategies, policies and standards to curb an increasing trend of Academic and Qualification fraud in Africa • Delegates will be equipped with the latest technological advancements in the detection and investigation of academic fraud • Delegates will acquire world class strategies and best practices in curbing qualification and academic fraud. The best practices will be drawn from a pool of experienced speakers with hands on approach to the challenges encountered with academic and qualification fraud.

THIRTEEN BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THE SUMMIT

• Identifying the impact and trends of academic and qualification fraud in Africa. • Facing the challenges and effects of Academic and Qualification Fraud heads on in higher institutions and organisations. • Highlighting the impact and challenges of cross border higher education on fraud practices • Implementing effective detection and investigation strategies to academic and qualification fraud • Introducing quality assurance strategies in accreditation regulation; policy development and management • Developing standards and codes of practice of academic integrity • Addressing the major challenges in academic fraud in higher institutions • Identifying the procedures and guidance for individuals with disciplinary authority • Road mapping strategies to curb academic and qualification fraud through the latest technological advancements • Protecting the integrity of the educational system through the authentication of training certificates • Highlighting the role of high security printing in maintaining academic integrity and avoiding the falsification of documents • Identifying effective strategies in combating examination fraud • Highlighting the roles that DARE and HEDD play in securing digital student data services in enabling degree validation, combating fraud and enhancing access to students and employers.

WHO SHOULD ATTENDBy Organisation

Ministries of EducationUniversities and CollegesEducation and Assessment BodiesQualification AuthoritiesQuality Assurance BodiesExamination Boards and CouncilsVerification Agencies

By Designation

Representatives from ministries of higher and tertiary educationDirector GeneralsDeputy Director GeneralVice ChancellorsDeputy Vice Chancellors-Academic AffairsHigher education policy developersDirectors and managers in College accreditationAcademic DirectorsDirectors- RegistryDeans and Directors in Universities and CollegesHead of DepartmentsUniversities and College LecturersExamination Directors and managersExamination coordinators and administratorsQuality Assurance directors, managers, analyst and specialistsHuman Resource Directors and managers

Dear Delegate, Secolo Consulting introduces the Combating Qualification and Academic Fraud Summit 2013. This strategic education gathering is the most insightful event to be dedicated to addressing the challenges of a unique kind of fraud: Academic and Qualification.The first of its kind, Combating Qualification and Academic Fraud Summit 2013 has been especially structured as an important top-level event that brings together all education experts concerned about the person behind a qualification.

This summit will be packed with useful and practical information for developing standards and codes of practice of academic integrity, quality assurance and accreditation regulation as well as the role of ICT and high security printing in fighting academic fraud

This is an informative program that features a distinguished faculty that will help in combating the ever-increasing threat of academic and qualification fraud in Africa.



We would want to encourage you to make definite arrangements not to miss this all-important summit and we look forward to welcome you.

Kind Regards,

Brenda MapurangaProject Manager

Overview

Research shows that academic and qualification fraud is growing rapidly as the job market becomes niche and tighter. Certification is now indispensable for most positions and this has given way to the mushrooming of private institutions and new degree programmes. Because of this need for certification there is a possibility that fake services and falsified certificates will be provided, thus there will more demand for quality assurance and accreditation from institutions and delivery mechanisms. Combating academic and qualification fraud is key to success and service delivery in higher institutions and in other areas of work.

Why this Summit

In the shape of fraudulent degree certificates, adjusted examination results and false claims of membership of professional institutions proper vetting systems need to be followed and if qualification audit systems are inferior, organizations can come under immense pressure and threat from the increasing prevalence of academic fraud. Failure to combat academic fraud will tarnish the hard earned reputation that higher institutions have. This summit has been put together to address the current trends of increasing academic and qualification fraud and corrupt practices in quality assurance and accreditation processes in Africa.

Day 1

18 SEPTEMBER 2013

08:00 Registration and Early-Morning Refreshments

08:30 Chairpersons Opening and Welcoming RemarksMike Lacely-SmithManaging DirectorFREE TO LIVE

08:45 UNDERSTANDING THE TRENDS OF ACADEMIC AND QUALIFICATION FRAUD: THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE

• Who is affected by academic and qualification fraud? • What measures have been implemented so far and

how have they fared? Where are we? • Prevalence and extent of Academic and Qualification Fraud in Africa. • Challenges and effects of Academic and Qualification Fraud on the job market and economy.

Mr CharidzaAssistant DirectorZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

09:00 SPECIAL ADDRESS: CASE STUDIES THE EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE WITH DEGREE FRAUD

• International dimensions of academic and qualification fraud • Analysing the impact and implications of degree fraud in the United Kingdom • Key statistics and examples of Academic fraud in the UK • Strategies implemented in the UK to combat academic and qualification fraud Mike HillChief Executive OfficerGRADUATE PROSPECTSUNITED KINGDOM

09:45 CROSS BORDER EDUCATION AND FRAUD

• The rise of cross border education phenomenon( globalization/service delivery/status symbol/ competition) • Competition amongst students/institutions (reality or a myth) • Opportunities for fraud and corruption (hindrance to achieving quality education) • Perspectives on the role of academic cheating in higher



education quality • Strategies aimed at reducing academic cheating • The way forward

PROF Rosh MaharajDirector of Business, Economics and Management SciencesPC TRAINING AND BUSINESS COLLEGE

10:30 MID-MORNING REFRESHMENTS

10:45 DETECTION AND INVESTIGATION OF ACADEMIC AND QUALIFICATION FRAUD • Investigating academic and qualification fraud through Forensics of Academic Credential Fraud Analysis and Detection • Vetting of fraudulent education documents and degrees • Academic fraud and corruption in traditional forms of higher education

Shariffa MillerChief Executive OfficerKHULISA BUSINESS CONSULTING

11:30 ACADEMIC FRAUD, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ACCREDITATION REGULATION

• Understanding specific forms of malpractice in quality assurance and accreditation • Development and management of policies related to quality assurance • Regulatory framework for the implementation of quality assurance systems and processes • Academic fraud, corruption and quality assurance at University level • Academic fraud, accreditation and quality assurance: learning from the past and challenges for the future

DR S F NyathiDirector; Centre for Quality Assurance and ManagementUNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA

12:30 NETWORKING LUNCH FOR ALL DELEGATES AND SPEAKERS

13:30 DEVELOPING STANDARDS AND CODES OF PRACTICE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

• Maintaining Academic integrity through moral code and ethical policy of academia • Development of research integrity and ethics • Problems surrounding academic integrity with regards to the modern world • Grade inflation: The challenge of faculty and administration of institutions to adhere to academic integrity

EPHRAIM MHLANGAPROGRAMME SPECIALIST- QUALITY ASSURANCESOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

14:00 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND ONLINE RESOURCES FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

• Recognizing and affirming academic integrity as a core institutional value • Helping students understand the potential of the Internet--and how that potential can be lost if online resources are used for fraud, theft, and deception. • Promoting a culture of Academic Integrity in higher institutions

Mike Lacey-SmithManaging DirectorFREE TO LIVE

15:15 Mid-Afternoon Refreshments



15:30 MINI WORKSHOP: CHEATING, PLAGIARISM, FRAUD AND ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

This mini workshop aims at providing Procedures and guidance to individuals charged with administering disciplinary action (“Disciplinary Authority”) while, at the same time, outline the prohibited conduct and the right of appeal.

The main goal is to: • Help if you have been accused of an academic violation; • Help you understand academic violations better so you can avoid committing them inadvertently; • Help you decide what to do should you suspect someone else of committing an academic violation.

Main highlights include • The student’s responsibility • If you are accused • Improper reactions • Disciplinary actions • How to appeal • How offenses are recorded • How to avoid cheating and plagiarism • If you suspect someone else of dishonesty • Reporting a suspect • Resources

Sonia VaesslerChief Executive OfficerTBL INSTITUTE

17:00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks

Day 2

19 SEPTEMBER 2013


08:30 Chairpersons Opening and Welcoming Remarks

Mike Lacely-SmithManaging DirectorFREE TO LIVE

08:45 THE ROLE OF ICT IN DETECTION AND COMBATING QUALIFICATION AND ACADEMIC FRAUD

• Global trends in media and higher education • Combating the negative effects of the use of ICT

09:15 ANALYSING THE BENEFITS OF QUALIFICATION VERIFICATION IN CURBING ACADEMIC AND QUALIFICATION FRAUD FOR RECRUITERS

This is due to the large amount of people who still falsify information, including educational qualifications; this session aims to give all recruiters peace of mind by providing practical information that enables them to confirm qualification details with higher learning institutions

Claudia Naidoo - Van Der MerweMARKETING MANAGERMIE – Background Screening

10:00 Mid-Morning Refreshments

10:15 THE ROLE OF SAQA IN COMBATING FRAUDULENT QUALIFICATIONS • Overall regulatory framework of qualifications in South Africa • Verification of National Qualifications • Evaluation of Foreign Qualifications



Joe SamuelsChief Executive OfficerSOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

11:00 AUDIENCE OR PANEL DISCUSSION: CREATION OF REGULATIONS ON ACADEMIC FRAUD TO REDUCE PLAGIARISM AND PROMOTE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY New penalties for academic fraud went into force across China on 1 January 2013. The Ministry of Education in China announced its intention to crack down on students, faculty members, and other academics who commit plagiarism, fabricate research results, or engage in the widespread practices of purchasing or dealing in academic papers, dissertations, or other academic writings produced by the country’s thriving composed-to-order trade. Panellists Include; Joe Samuels Margaret Munyoro John Townsend

For Discussion:

• Do we need such regulations in Africa? • Has the Chinese initiation been successful thus far in Combating Academic and Qualification Fraud? • Academic fraud, accreditation and quality assurance: WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNT FROM THE PAST AND WHAT CHALLENGES HOLD FOR THE FUTURE?

11:45 PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THROUGH THE AUTHENTICATION OF TRAINING CERTIFICATES • The integrity of the South African educational system is threatened by the high levels of fraudulent certificates – up to 30% of qualifications presented to employers are false. • Combining cryptography with 2D barcodes offers a low cost technique to protect not only the original certificates but also copies of originals against tampering or cloning.

• NWU in cooperation with iDocTrust has developed a home-grown solution to authenticate educational certificates in offline mode using a smart phone.

Prof Alwyn Hoffman

NORTH WEST UNIVERSITYSOUTH AFRICA

12:45 NETWORKING LUNCH FOR ALL DELEGATES AND SPEAKERS

13:45 CREATING DOCUMENT INTEGRITY BY MULTILAYERING OF SECURITY WITH FOCUS ON THE PAPER SUBSTRATE • Importance of multi layers of security (Paper and printing) • Three major layers of security (Overt, Covert and Forensic) • Introduction to substrate manufacturing • Features that are available for the three layers • Substrate features • Printing techniques

Andries RushBusiness Manager SecuritiesSAPPI

14:45 Mid-Afternoon Refreshments

15:00 STRATEGIES TO COMBAT EXAMINATION PAPER LEAKAGE: The Security Printing Aspect



COMBATING EXAMINATION FRAUD AND MISCONDUCT THROUGH SECURITY PRINTING AND SECURE DISTRIBUTION Irregularities before, during and after educational examination may compromise the security system of the education department with dire consequences. It then becomes extremely important that the printing and distribution of examination materials, certificates and their distribution should be on top priority in any government education department. With the introduction of security printing, the education sector will make it almost impossible for any of their documents to be counterfeited. • Creating fairness in the examination process through security printing • Introducing vital strategies that MUST be implemented in order to stop the leakage of examination papers

Mr CharidzaAssistant DirectorZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

15:45 MANAGEMENT OF ACADEMIC FRAUD BEFORE AND AFTER THE EXAMINATION: THE ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE

• Best practices in the development of question papers • Best practices in the management of examinations • Processing and publication of results; security systems and processes • Graduate and certification

Mrs MunyoroDirector Academic RegistryZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY

16:00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks

DAY 3 20 SEPTEMBER 2013


08:30 Chairpersons Opening and Welcoming RemarksMike Lacey-SmithManaging DirectorFREE TO LIVE

08:45 CO – PRESENTED HALF DAY WORKSHOP

DARE & HEDD: Electronic Solutions for Degree Validation

Highlights of the Workshop

Identifying the role of secure digital student data services in enabling • Degree Validation • Combating Fraud • Enhanced access for students and employers

Workshop Outline The UK Digital Academic Records Exchange (DARE) and Higher Education Degree Datacheck (HEDD)

DEMONSTRATION: What they do and how do they work

• Who’s using the services and what they are doing with them • The benefits that can be obtained for students, employers and institutions • The international dimensions • The implications for the future

John Townsend DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE INFORMATION SERVICESLIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITYUNITED KINGDOM

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Andy DowlingEXECUTIVE CHAIRMANDIGITARYUNITED KINGDOM

10:00 Mid Morning Refreshments

10:15 Workshop Continues 12:30 Lunch and Closing Remarks from Chairman



JOHN ANDY

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