Identify the issuer and the claim
Read the organisation name, programme or assessment title, learner reference and dates. Ask what the record claims: attendance, completion, an assessment result or another kind of participation. Similar-looking documents can represent very different things. A decorative seal, international-sounding title or elaborate layout does not resolve the scope.
Ask what evidence supports it
An institute should approve a record against its own actual information. An examination result should follow the examination operator’s authorised process. Ask who made the decision and what requirements applied. A browser-based generator can prepare a well-designed PDF, but the person entering text is not thereby authenticated and the result is not automatically approved.
Understand the QR code
A QR code contains data or a destination. It may point to general information, a contact page or a genuine record service. Scanning it does not prove that the issuer controls the claim or that the reference exists. Check the destination, its operator and the actual response rather than judging the code’s presence.
Protect the learner’s information
A verification request should use the minimum appropriate reference and a clear purpose. Do not circulate complete personal records publicly or upload sensitive documents to an unconfirmed form. Where permission is required, establish it before making the request. A public website should not expose private learner information merely to demonstrate a possible workflow.
Check the current service status
CSI Skill Passport is planned, with no connected learner accounts or issued-record lookup in this frontend. The proposed model needs an authorised issuer, controlled records, consent, correction and access arrangements. Until an actual service is established, use the responsible operator’s approved manual process and be explicit about what was checked.