VietNamNet Bridge – It’s now the time for new university
graduates to rush buy counterfeit degrees and certificates, which help them
make-up for their profiles and polish their images in the employers’ eyes.
The counterfeit degree market has
become more bustling these days, when university graduates have received their
bachelor degrees and begin looking for jobs. There are many commodities in the
market, while the prices are really “reasonable,” if noting that with just some
hundreds of thousands of dong, a candidate would have better opportunities to
find good jobs.
Vu Viet Ha, a fourth year student
of the Trade University said the foreign language and informatics center on
Giai Phong Road in Hanoi is a well-known address for students who look for
informatics English training certificates.
The center is a small room covering
an area of 35 square meters located on a small alley near the Bach Mai
Hospital. Le, the receptionist, promised that one would get the certificates
they want just after two days.
Ha said that university graduates
now tend to buy counterfeit informatics and foreign language certificates
instead of attending the training courses and exams for real certificates.
“We just want to “beautify” our
CVs with as many certificates as possible,” Ha said. “I just need to spend
300,000 dong in order to obtain a “good grade” certificate.
In general, it takes three months
to learn and take exam for an “A” level foreign language certificate, while it
takes one month for “A” level informatics certificates. Meanwhile, if
contacting the center, one would have to spend one week at maximum to obtain
the certificates they want.
Counterfeit certificates with real signatures and stamps
The prices of counterfeit
certificates vary. In order to obtain an “A” level certificate, one would have
to pay 200,000 dong, but if wanting a “B” (good) certificate, he would have to
pay 300,000 dong, while the price would be 400,000 dong for excellent grade
certificate.
Especially, the center has
affirmed that it can provide “real certificates” of the Ministry of Education
and Training at the “reasonable price” of 500,000 dong.
When asked about the
authentication of the certificates, the receptionist affirmed that the
certificates are 100 percent genuine.
“If you can prove that these are
counterfeit documents, I will repay money to you,” she said, adding that she
sells some 10 degrees and certificates a day and she has not heard any
complaint about the quality of the certificates.
When certificates do not truly reflect the qualification
Like other commodity markets, the
counterfeit degree market also witnesses the stiff competition among the
sellers.
When calling 0915.094.70x, the
reporter, who introduced himself as a new graduate wanting an English
certificate, was told that he would get a real certificate two days after he
pays money.
The “service provider” also
persuaded the reporter that it would be the best solution to buy certificates
from him, because he can provide real certificates with the stamps of the
Ministry of Education and Training. Meanwhile, other service providers can only
sell the certificates granted by foreign language centers.
Tran Ngoc Long, Director of VMS
Media Company, said in many cases, candidates have very poor foreign language
skills, while they can show a lot of foreign language certificates.
He said the candidates, who
clearly cheat employers, would not be accepted.
Compiled by Thu Uyen
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