Guidance for Employers
By verifying the qualifications of prospective employees, you can help identify and remove fraudulent certificates from circulation and deter candidates from using false information. You will also be confirming that employees hold the qualifications and skills you are asking for.
Recruitment agencies and educational institutions may also be interested in verifying a certificate held by somebody else.
- Download our guide for more information on verifying qualifications: NEBOSH online verification service: Guide for employers.
- View full verification policy.
Scanning a Certificate with a QR Code
All Certificates and Parchments issued from October 2019 display a QR code in the bottom right-hand corner. You must scan this code using a smart device to confirm authenticity.
When using the QR code to verify a NEBOSH certificate, you will be asked to provide your own details, the verification request cannot be completed without this information.
A verification authorisation request will be sent to the certificate holder for confirmation that the verification request is genuine. The email they receive will contain the option to either ‘Approve’ or ‘Deny’ the request.
Once the certificate holder ‘Approves’ the request, an email will then be sent to the requesters email address, and this will confirm that the certificate is genuine.
If the certificate holder 'Denies' this or does not select 'Approve', the verification will be unsuccessful and the person who requested it will be informed that it has either been rejected or the request has expired.
If a verification authorisation request is not responded to, it will expire in two days.
Please note: If the certificate was issued before February 2007 and does not contain a QR code, you will need to submit the manual verification request form.
Verify a certificate online
When using the Online Verification Form, you will be asked to provide your own details, the verification request cannot be completed without this information.
You will also be required to enter the certificate holder details:
- Learner Name
(As seen on the certificate) - Certificate Master Log Number
(This can be found on either the front or back of the certificate, depending on issue date) - Date of achievement
(This is the issue date printed on the certificate)
If all the details match, a verification authorisation request will be sent to the certificate holder for confirmation that the verification request is genuine. The email they receive will contain the option to either ‘Approve’ or ‘Deny’ the request.
Once the certificate holder ‘Approves’ the request, an email will then be sent to the requesters email address, and this will confirm that the certificate is genuine.
If the certificate holder 'Denies' this or does not respond, the verification will be unsuccessful and the person who requested it will be informed that it has either been rejected or the request has expired.
If a verification authorisation request is not responded to in two days, it will expire.
Please note:
If the certificate was issued before February 2007 and does not contain a QR code, you will need to submit the manual verification request form.
Guidance for Learners
As with many qualifications, NEBOSH certificates are considered valuable and there are professional organisations that will take advantage of this by selling certificates to individuals who have not completed the required training or assessments. But there are steps you can take to keep your information safe and help make it harder for others to create fraudulent documents.
By keeping your information secure and up to date, you can help to protect your qualification from fraudulent activity.
- Do not share scanned copies or photographs of your certificates online.
- If your certificate is lost or stolen, this should be reported to NEBOSH: Report a lost/stolen certificate.
- If you wish to report fraudulent activity to NEBOSH: Report fraudulent certificate/activity to NEBOSH.
- To update the details on your learner record, please use our online form: Change of Details Request.
- Download our guide for more information on keeping your qualification(s) safe: NEBOSH online verification service: Guide for learners.
Scanning the QR code on your own certificate
If you wish to verify the certificate you received is genuine, simply scan the QR code, enter your own details and continue with the instructions provided on your smart device.
Where you are asked for the Organisation, simply enter: Learner.
You will receive an email to the email address held on our records for you. You will simply approve the request within that email and then receive the verification if applicable.
If you need to update any personal details required to complete a verification, you must complete a change of details request form. NEBOSH will then contact you to confirm the changes have been completed or if we require further information to assist with your request.
Important information
Scanning the QR code on a genuine NEBOSH certificate will take you to:
- https://nebosh-validation.verisecure.org
Approval request emails will be sent from:
- Veri-Secure, [email protected].
Other domains or emails should not be trusted and should be reported to NEBOSH by completing the Report fraudulent certificate/activity to NEBOSH form, which can be found here: Report Fraudulent Activity.
Please note:
If the certificate was issued before February 2007 and does not contain a QR code, you will need to submit the manual verification request form.
Verify your own certificate online
If you wish to verify the certificate you received is genuine using the Online Verification Form, simply enter your details in the first screen.
Where you are asked for the Organisation, simply enter: Learner.
You will now need to complete the certificate details in the second screen:
- Learner Name
(As seen on the certificate) - Certificate Master Log Number
(This can be found on either the front or back of the certificate, depending on issue date) - Date of achievement
(This is the issue date printed on the certificate)
You will receive an email to the email address held on our records for you. You will simply approve the request within that email and then receive the verification if applicable.
If you need to update any personal details required to complete a verification, you must complete a change of details request form.
NEBOSH will then contact you to confirm the changes have been completed or if we require further information to assist with your request.
Please note: If the certificate was issued before February 2007 and does not contain a QR code, you will need to submit the manual verification request form.
If you have a verification query, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected]
Any requests received via live chat or phone will be directed to email.