Month: June 2022

Sudan, a country full of talent and numerous universities, faculties and institutes, however, has remained challenging for us due to political unrest. The massive force majeure has not been favourable to our services – stalling the process of verifications. In the period from October to January, we have had various challenges, yet we had a successful journey, which resulted in obtaining verification for more than 11,000 applications — generation of PSV reports for all those applicants.

How did we strategize our resources and capabilities to achieve results?

Our approach encompassed:

Robust Research:

Our dedicated resources explored various online and offline channels to connect with IA officials and attained contact details so that they can collaboratively work on a solution with them to close the applications.

Long-term Relationship with Issuing Authorities:

Leveraging our long-standing relationship with the universities and institutes in Sudan, we were able to connect with their team during the time when the internet connection was limited and collaborate effectively to process pending documents.

Persistent Communication:

Our team established solid and steady communication with the Issuing Authorities which helped the officials to resolve our queries and verify documents. The most impactful outcome of our continuous communication was that not even a single application was tagged as “unable to Verify’.

In nutshell, in spite of unparalleled challenges, DataFlow continued to demonstrate its grit and commitment toward its end goal and reimagined the approach and processes to achieve the same.

 

The Global Pandemic has resulted in a double whammy across the globe, with increased demand for healthcare professionals and reduced availability. Especially impacted were countries with a large proportion of expatriate healthcare professionals. 2021 saw healthcare migration return to pre-covid levels, with twice as many nurses migrating compared to 2020.

Healthcare worldwide has been severely impacted by the global pandemic. Communities have become extremely vulnerable and fragile as they try to cope with increasing shortages of qualified staff.

Regulators have witnessed a serious shortfall of health professionals and are facing increasing challenges in attracting qualified and competent staff while meeting their recruitment targets. In the UK alone, there was already a shortage of around 50,000 nurses before the coronavirus pandemic, and the healthcare system is still nowhere near to bridging that gap.

Countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Germany and the Czech Republic depend on foreign-born workers in the critical sector of healthcare services. In the United Kingdom and the United States, 29% and 25% of doctors are foreign-trained. The growing demand for medical professionals and the limited pool of available talent continues to challenge the healthcare system of these countries.

Severe nurse shortage is expected to continue and peak within the decade

• One out of six of the world’s nurses are expected to retire in the next ten years, meaning that 4.7 million new nurses will have to be educated and employed just to replace those who retire*.
• There has been a growing demand for international nurses, mainly due to an ageing nursing workforce, reduced domestic supply, insufficient nursing training capacity,  focused national policy on international recruitment as a “solution”, better earnings and career prospects from the source country.

In the context of increased demand and constrained supply, there has been a 5% increase in the percentage of fraudulent documents presented. There has been an 11% year-on-year increase in the number of misrepresented employment documents shared for verification purposes, while there has been a decline in the number of misrepresented education credentials.

Overwhelmingly, DataFlow’s clients agree to have a comprehensive set of checks consisting of education, previous employment, certificate of good standing and Digital Footprint Verification to help identify any discrepancies or deficiencies in the licence applications.

For a detailed review of 2021 and our learnings from application submissions during the past year,  please click here.

The global organizations, government bodies and ministries receive applications from professionals outside their country for practice licenses or new work opportunities that allow professionals to legally work in the country they are migrating to or intending to work. Mote often organisations find it challenging to verify the authenticity of the credentials of these professionals and prefer outsourcing the process to an experienced verification service provider that caters to their needs.

DataFlow, as a leading global provider of specialised Primary Source Verification (PSV) solutions for years, has built its mark in this space of verification of credentials, offering assistance to global firms and organisations building a solid foundation to avoid bad hires or work permits to frauds. It has helped expose fraudulent education degrees, employment certificates, practice licenses, work permits, and passports and served various industries such as healthcare, community development, education, science & technology, finance, accountancy, banking, social services, and education, etc.

1. Empowers the recruiting process

Companies often face the risk of hiring or licensing applicants/candidates with fraudulent approaches. Hence, the documents disclosed in the applications need to be verified through a robust channel.

DataFlow with its cutting-edge technology and advanced screening process verifies the authenticity of the documents and streamlines the recruiting process, resulting in sound and informed decisions by the organizations, ensuring the hires are authentic, competent, and capable.

2. Global network of Issuing Authorities

With a vast network of more than 100,000 issuing authorities across the globe, DataFlow liaises with the issuing source which includes facilities, authorities, universities etc. This allows them to obtain first-hand information on the documents and work experiences, resulting in a sound verification.

3. Mitigates risk

DataFlow Group offers a platform enabling organisations from any industry to screen candidates. Customising to the organisation’s needs and compliance policies, DataFlow creates frameworks and processes that protect the documents submitted by the applicants and are in line with the guidelines of the authorities and organisations.

4. Easy application process

DataFlow’s online portal offers the ideal application process with proper steps. It is easy, simple and intuitive. Once the application is submitted, he/she can track its progress using the case number. Click here to learn more.To ensure healthcare professionals migrating from different corners of the world and offering services are genuine, an organisation relies on stringent and comprehensive screening and verification services. Learn more by contacting us at sales@dataflowgroup.com.