General Information

Graduates* of 2021/2022 and thereafter (except for Diploma and Certificate in Professional Development Programmes) can use the ACVP to share credentials via QR codes, URLs or PDF files (generated from the ACVP platform) to allow their future employers and further study institutions to verify and access the qualifications from a common platform directly upon the graduates’ authorization with no turnaround time.
*This electronic verification service is unavailable for graduates of 2020/2021 or before.
 
What is Academic Certificate Verification Platform (ACVP)?

• a common and trusted platform to verify credentials issued by adopted higher education institutions in Hong Kong using blockchain technology
• funded, implemented and operated by the JUCC
• streamlines the process of verifying qualifications and related academic records issued by adopted institutions
• enhances efficiency, convenience, and security for graduates to have control over sharing their credentials
• enables third parties employers and further study institutions to verify and access the qualifications from a trusted platform directly upon the graduates’ authorization

Where is your credential stored in ACVP?

For graduates of	You can access your credentials under
2024/25	Folder "2025"
2023/24	Folder "2024"
2022/23	Folder "2023"
2021/22	Folder "2021"

Credentials upload schedule for 2024/25 gradautes

Graduation Date	Upload credentials for 2023/24 graduates
31 March 2025*	By end of May
31 July 2025*	By mid of September
31 August 2025	By mid of November
31 October 2025	By mid of December

* Applicable to postgraduate programmes graduates only except PGDE. 
 
Distribution of award certificates
DIstribution of paper form award certificates according to the Graduation Date of graduates will remain unchange.  Please refer to this website for the relevant collection period.

Enquiry
For general enquiries about the schedule for uploading credentials to ACVP, please contact arracvp@eduhk.hk
For technical enquiries about the login and opt-out form, please contact helpdesk@ocio.eduhk.hk
For enquiries about the use of ACVP, please refer to How It Works and Help Centre on the ACVP website