What is Education Credential Assessment?
Every country has their own standard of education. The grading system differs in universities across the world. So, Education Credential Assessment is a process that describes the equivalence of your current degree or diploma to that of a Canadian degree. It assesses if the degree you hold is equivalent to a Canadian degree or not.
The value of a degree is relevant only during job applications. Your first two or three employers will check the relevance of the degree you hold. They will check whether your degree holds any value for the job you have applied for. And therefore the ECA reports come in handy in that case.
Who needs Education Credential Assessment then?
A person who is applying for the Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP) or someone who wants to earn points for a degree completed outside of Canada needs to apply for Education Credential Assessment. If you are going for higher studies, then it doesn’t make any sense to get your degree from other universities outside Canada pr evaluated. Because higher studies in Canada means you already have educational value as per their standard. And you do not need to prove that your previous education holds the same value as theirs. For education in Canada, you will need a transcript of records. Worldwide transcripts help a candidate to get their transcripts and also with ECA.
So when you are applying for FSWP you only need an assessment for your highest level of education. For example, if you have done B. Tech and MBA, then you need Education Credential Assessment only for MBA.
Who asks for ECA and who does the assessment?
Since you are applying for Canada Imigration or Canada PR, the governing body in Canada i.e. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada asks for ECA. They have designated a few organizations or professional bodies for assessment of your educational credentials.
A few of the official assessment bodies are:
- Comparative Education Service – University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
- International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)
- World Education Services (WES)
- International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
- International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES)
Just to let you know Worldwide transcripts has tie-ups with all these and other credential assessment organizations. We are professionals in this field for a long time now and we can get your assessment job done efficiently and cost-effectively.
Conclusion
In this article, we explained what ECA is, who needs ECA, who asks for ECA and who does the assessment. So I believe you must have understood that ECA is indeed a mandatory requirement but only for those who are applying for Jobs or FSWP. And if you are going for studies you will need Academic Transcript. Hope you got your question answered. If still any doubt, or question or suggestion, please write it down in the comments section below.
