{"id":10477,"date":"2021-03-25T10:14:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T10:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esbuk.org\/web\/?p=10477"},"modified":"2021-03-25T10:14:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T10:14:39","slug":"english-speaking-board-international-introduces-its-new-e-certificate-first-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esbuk.org\/index.php\/english-speaking-board-international-introduces-its-new-e-certificate-first-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"English Speaking Board (International) introduces its new \u201ce-certificate first\u201d programme!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/esbuk.org\/web\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10486\" width=\"269\" height=\"192\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>ESB is taking its qualifications\u2019 certificates for its ESOL&nbsp;International centres and their learners to the next level by moving to an innovative Electronic Certificate&nbsp;service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Digital Certificates Web&nbsp;is a holistic secure document system, creating a self-service secure web portal for learners and centres to access their awarding documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Placing&nbsp;learners at the forefront of&nbsp;its&nbsp;assessments, the&nbsp;service&nbsp;allows centres&nbsp;and their learners to view their e-certificates&nbsp;online, and on any online device,&nbsp;24\/7\/365 days a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrating the introduction of its newly launched &#8220;e-certificate first\u201d service, ESB\u2019s Chief Executive Tina Renshaw, says: \u201cThis is a fantastic opportunity for us to provide an even better service for our centres and learners! Our e-certificates are fully secure and can be viewed and downloaded through our secure portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPreparing today\u2019s learner for tomorrow\u2019s world is something we are passionate about here at ESB. Learners receive a fully recognised certificate highlighting their achievement, but we never think of it as simply a \u2018certificate\u2019,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;more like a golden&nbsp;ticket to help them progress on every step of their journey!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><u><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Why e-certs first?<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits and&nbsp;security features of digital certificates ensure verification of authenticity and maintain&nbsp;the highest levels of protection against fraudulent attack, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>QR Code Scanning Technology&nbsp;\/ Smart Verify (2D Barcode).&nbsp;Easily&nbsp;access, scan and verify e-certificates on a smartphone or any other online device.&nbsp;Each electronic certificate&nbsp;contains a Smart Verify Code; a QR code which, when scanned using a device such as a mobile phone camera, redirects you to the Smart Verify Portal. This then displays the electronic certificate and provides crucial information about whether the document is valid, has expired or has been cancelled.<br><\/li><li>Environmentally-friendly and reduce our carbon footprint.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>ESB\u2019s&nbsp;e-certificates&nbsp;are&nbsp;available for both paper-based and online assessments and e-certificate&nbsp;portals&nbsp;are&nbsp;available for the following groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learners&#8217;&nbsp;Portal<\/strong>: A&nbsp;hub&nbsp;where&nbsp;ESB learners can directly access their e-certificates, order one free printed copy,&nbsp;and&nbsp;\u2018connect\u2019&nbsp;and share their e-certificates&nbsp;with Employers&nbsp;and Education Providers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Centres&#8217;&nbsp;Portal<\/strong>: A&nbsp;hub&nbsp;for the staff of ESB centres to&nbsp;view their learners\u2019 e-certificates.&nbsp;It also comes with the added bonus of enabling&nbsp;centres&nbsp;to&nbsp;print and download e-certificates for presentation events or for auditing purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Third-Party&nbsp;Portal<\/strong>: A hub for&nbsp;Employers&nbsp;and Education&nbsp;Providers&nbsp;to connect with learners and&nbsp;view&nbsp;their e-certificates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learners can still receive printed certificates, if they wish. The Learner Portal&nbsp;also&nbsp;permits learners to order one free printed certificate, in addition to their e-certificate. Printed copies are&nbsp;also&nbsp;extremely secure,&nbsp;containing their own security features such as&nbsp;a bespoke hologram overprinted with corporate colours\/logo&nbsp;on&nbsp;controlled watermarked paper together with a unique security design, audit numbering, thermochromic ink and microtext.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please watch the video below for an introduction into how&nbsp;ESB\u2019s&nbsp;learner e-certificate portal&nbsp;works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ESB International - certification\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7ISMfUvz5gE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you as one of our centres would like to be part of&nbsp;our \u201ce-certificates first\u201d programme, please contact a member of our Customer Experience Team at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:customer@esbuk.org\">customer@esbuk.org<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here at ESB, we want to support all learners to possess the oracy and English language skills they need in order to achieve their aspirations, boosting progression and employability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESB is taking its qualifications\u2019 certificates for its ESOL&nbsp;International centres and their learners to the next level by moving to an innovative Electronic Certificate&nbsp;service. 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