In our previous articles, we had discussed what educational credential assessments are and why they are important. To explain in brief, ECA or educational credential assessment is a process used to match the education standards of one country with that of another. In this era of globalization, the world is becoming smaller and smaller and therefore world is becoming one home. Therefore now people have opportunities and easy accessibility to work in different nations. But still, the education standards of different countries differ. Therefore, ECA agencies play an important role in maintaining a uniform standard of education throughout the world. Out of all the educational credential evaluators, IQAS is probably one of the most widely used assessment agencies.
IQAS Canada or International Qualification Assessment Service is an Alberta government service and it is one of the most prominent services sought after by international students and employees seeking to work in Canada. If not from IQAS, then the WES certificate is also considered valid across the country. Since Canada is the most popular choice among students and employees around the world, IQAS receives a high volume of applications every month for the purpose of credential evaluations. And therefore because of this, the turnaround time for ECA by IQAS is slightly on the longer side. You can also say the duration of assessment by IQAS is the longest among all other education credential evaluators. So if you have already received your transcript from Pune University, or any other university then wait no more and apply quickly for IQAS Canada. Wondering how to apply for it?
IQAS Canada accepts online applications for transcripts of international students from all countries. If you have transcripts from Pune University, then you can visit the official website of IQAS and apply for ECA. There are various points that you must consider before applying for IQAS Canada or WES certificate. You need to get only your highest degree evaluated i.e. if you are a graduate, then only your graduation transcript will be evaluated and not the school transcripts. And if you have done your master’s, then your post-graduation degree is required to be evaluated and not the graduation one. Well, you also have the freedom to get all your degree certificates evaluated but it will only increase the duration of the processing of your education credential assessment. The fees might remain the same as the evaluation body doesn’t charge extra. The report generation duration will increase by extra 4 weeks though. If you don’t know, the normal processing time of ECA by IQAS Canada is already very slow i.e. 14 weeks or even longer, all thanks to high application volume.
You may get a WES certificate much faster, but the cost for the same might be on the higher side. Which one would you prefer, WES or IQAS? Do let us know which one you prefer in the comments section below. Also, you can decide on that but let’s get our transcript from Pune University first. Contact us to learn more about the transcript application process. Hope you are clear on how to apply for IQAS Canada. You can visit the official website to learn more about the documents required, fees and track the status of the application if already applied. If you find it difficult and confused about where to get your ECA from, then do not worry, you can fill in the form below and we will help you with your ECA, WES certificate as well as transcripts from Pune University too.
