Samoa Qualifications Authority

“USP embraces the accreditation of USP Samoa Campus programmes by the National Quality Assurance Agency which is the SQA as USP values the importance of having its locally delivered programmes being nationally recognised. The USP team is ready to work collaboratively with the SQA team to accredit its programmes in due time for the benefits of the learners and the nation,” Professor Ahluwalia said.

The University renews its registration as a higher education provider with SQA annually.

The alert follows the discovery of fraudulent certificates.

Assistant Chief Executive Officer of SQA Taua Su’a Molia Taioalo says the threat has been on the rise, especially with the two consecutive cases of fraudulent certificates being discovered by their team of experts.

“We have a special team allocated to take care of these issues, with scrutinizing a certificate to ensure that they are legitimate. It is important that they are passed by the authorities before they are accepted,” he said.