[ANALYSIS] Lying about your qualifications can cost you more than a job
Jail time for lying on your CV
“The amended law -- signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in August last year -- makes it a criminal offence to lie about your credentials and empowers the South African Qualifications Authority to establish separate registers for misrepresented or fake qualifications,” de Beer explains. “Many are financially excluded from attending university, reducing their chances of finding a job with a good salary.”“Young people face a double whammy with financial barriers making it difficult for them to access tertiary education coupled with dim prospects of finding a job if they don’t have the necessary credentials,” De Beer points out.De Beer is encouraged by the government’s efforts to weed out fraudsters but says that our leaders should not lose focus of the “push factors”.
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