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When it comes to verifying that a trainee has the knowledge they need to protect you, often the safeguards that institutions put into place don't meet the moment.

As more tests are administered online with remote proctoring software, learners are experiencing a brand-new, and ultimately preventable, form of test anxiety.

A truly equitable approach to accessibility goes beyond color contrast and screen reader compatibility. In the world of higher education, superior accessibility features are often the number one priority when selecting new software.

Academic studies show that claims of rampant online cheating are wildly exaggerated. So why do we continue to believe that students can’t be trusted online? Learn more about the surprising psychology of perception in our latest post.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with FERPA. Find out how.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with GDPR. Find out how.

Researchers with the security firm Avast recently released a statement identifying at least 28 third-party Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions for popular platforms including Vimeo, Facebook, Spotify, and even The New York Times as malware because of their covert functions.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with PIPEDA. Find out how.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with FIPPA. Find out how.

Two events shaped our technology roadmap this year more than anything else — the COVID-19 pandemic and serving higher education, a new industry for us. With these two events came incredible opportunities for growth and product innovation.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with PIPA. Find out how.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with DCIA. Find out how.

Unfortunately, the hacking and sale/distribution of private data has become a major concern to educational institutions, students, and private organizations alike.

As children some of us were told never to talk to strangers. The reasoning behind this was quite simple at the time, not everyone could be trusted, and it was a much better idea to be safe rather than sorry.

Integrity Advocate today announced the release of the first ID Verification & Remote Proctoring plugin for Moodle, the world’s largest open source learning platform.

An article published by CPHR to notify members of the potential of compromised on-line training as well as the existence of technology that mitigates the issue.

Online health and safety training is a booming industry, but how can trainees be assured that private information that they must share is protected? In the second part of a series, Troy Media investigates the complex world of online proctoring, and what it might mean to people who take online courses and exams.

All of us at one time or another have experienced the online phenomenon of behavioral targeting. Ads and articles that mysteriously show up in your feed that directly correlate with your most recent personal likes or dislikes.

The online training that many industries rely on to train their workers about health and safety needs to go through a massive shift, according to one software startup co-founder who is calling for higher standards.

Online training is a booming industry, but how can employers and the public be assured that workers are completing course requirements?

Regulating food safety in a climate of expanding dietary concerns, increased access to imported foods and emerging bacteria and contaminants has made safe food handling practices critical. Read this case study to learn how the Canadian Food Safety Group was able to take regulatory required and critical industry training online.

Since 1995, Smart Serve Ontario has been the leading advocate for responsible alcohol service and certifies as many as 100,000 hospitality workers annually. Read this case study to learn how this forward-thinking organization is able to deliver their training online and maintain a high-level of success in their mission to provide safe and responsible education on the consumption and handling of alcohol.

The International Competency Board (I-CAB) was built with online proctoring sewn into the fabric of the company. The mandate of the organization is to deliver continued improvement and reduce deficiencies of workers across a broad variety of industries and countries through access to online competency assessment tools. Read this case study to learn how this organization leads the way to a positive safety culture.

Integrity Advocate has developed a white-paper to inform readers about a complex issue relating to the movement of training from instructor-led to on-line without loosing process integrity.

More and more employers are turning to online training because of the many benefits including, cost savings, convenience, and reduced travel time. Training providers are increasing the number of training courses available on-line because of the need from employers. Somewhere along the way, the integrity has been lost in the training process.

On November 18, 2016 Spectra Energy issued a notice to contractors that was specific to high-risk online training content being delivered online. The notice stated that “… security issues have been identified; specifically confirmation of the student’s attendance … all personnel conducting ground disturbance activities working for SER west will be required to hold a valid Ground Disturbance Supervisory Level 201 – Classroom (8 hour) training certificate...”

An article published by BIS Training Solutions on May 12, 2016 included research and interviews with a regulator (OSHA Officer) and licenced investigator that summarizes the limited value of online training where the identification and the participation is not known and/or demonstrable by the employer ("an employer needs to confirm that the individual taking the training is the intended recipient,” states Kraft (an OSHA Officer)")

Multinational integrated oil and gas company (Suncor Energy Inc.) shares video communicating "their lessons learned" from moving personnel training from instructor lead to web-based using the Integrity Advocate proctoring solution..

The internal council of a utilizing multinational organization provides a comment on the positive impact of ID verification and proctoring on the organization's demonstrable due diligence and the need for a verification process when conducting online training. The legal councils comment is as follows (with the specific organizations's name removed).

The International Competency Assessment Board (I-CAB Foundation) utilizes Integrity Advocate to fully proctor (the highest level of proctoring available) their competency assessments that are offered globally to organizations working in a wide variety of high-risk industries.

Alberta Industrial Occupation Safety and Health (IOSH Alberta) published an Industry Best practice on September 9, 2015, to address the emerging issues arising from regulatory critical and life-safety training that is being conducted online and the identification and participation of individuals is paramount.