ECA Assistance Required

[vishalnmodi]

Hello All,

I have Postgraduate diploma (one year) written in my WES ECA.
What is correct educational factor out of 1-8 below as none of them clearly specify.
My Main confusion is between 4 and 5

Express Entry education factor
1) University degree at the Doctoral (PhD) level
2) University degree at the Master’s level
3) Professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession
4) Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees.
5) Bachelor’s degree or other programs (three or more years) at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
6) Two-year degree, diploma or certificate from a program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
7) One-year degree, diploma or certificate from a program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
8) Secondary school (high school diploma)

Appreciate your feedback and assistance.

Thanks,
Vishal

 

[CanadaWeCome]

Hello All,

I have Postgraduate diploma (one year) written in my WES ECA.
What is correct educational factor out of 1-8 below as none of them clearly specify.
My Main confusion is between 4 and 5

Express Entry education factor
1) University degree at the Doctoral (PhD) level
2) University degree at the Master’s level
3) Professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession
4) Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees.
5) Bachelor’s degree or other programs (three or more years) at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
6) Two-year degree, diploma or certificate from a program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
7) One-year degree, diploma or certificate from a program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
8) Secondary school (high school diploma)

Appreciate your feedback and assistance.

Thanks,
Vishal

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Hello All,

I have Postgraduate diploma (one year) written in my WES ECA.
What is correct educational factor out of 1-8 below as none of them clearly specify.
My Main confusion is between 4 and 5

Express Entry education factor
1) University degree at the Doctoral (PhD) level
2) University degree at the Master’s level
3) Professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession
4) Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees.
5) Bachelor’s degree or other programs (three or more years) at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
6) Two-year degree, diploma or certificate from a program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
7) One-year degree, diploma or certificate from a program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
8) Secondary school (high school diploma)

Appreciate your feedback and assistance.

Thanks,
Vishal

I believe you should go with "One-year degree, diploma or certificate from a program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute".

 

[murtazajaffri_cca]

Hello All,

I have Postgraduate diploma (one year) written in my WES ECA.
What is correct educational factor out of 1-8 below as none of them clearly specify.
My Main confusion is between 4 and 5

Express Entry education factor
1) University degree at the Doctoral (PhD) level
2) University degree at the Master’s level
3) Professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession
4) Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees.
5) Bachelor’s degree or other programs (three or more years) at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
6) Two-year degree, diploma or certificate from a program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
7) One-year degree, diploma or certificate from a program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute
8) Secondary school (high school diploma)

Appreciate your feedback and assistance.

Thanks,
Vishal

dont u have anything else written? what about ur bachelor assessment?

 

[vishalnmodi]

For Bachelor it says.... Bachelor's degree (four years)

 

[murtazajaffri_cca]

For Bachelor it says.... Bachelor's degree (four years)

choose option 4, two or more degrees!

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

For Bachelor it says.... Bachelor's degree (four years)

You should have mentioned that before. You can go with option 4 - "Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees".

 

[vishalnmodi]

Thanks very much Murtaza, Raj and CanadaWeCome. Hoping they wont create any husle later.. :-[

 

[murtazajaffri_cca]

Thanks very much Murtaza, Raj and CanadaWeCome. Hoping they wont create any husle later.. :-[

u can always email me for quicker response

 

[CanadaWeCome]

You should have mentioned that before. You can go with option 4 - "Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees".

It is obvious that if someone has a postgrad...he would have completed graduation already.

 

[joelmath]

It is obvious that if someone has a postgrad...he would have completed graduation already.

Obvious in general but not when WES is concerned. If the bachelor's is not evaluated or is evaluated as equivalent of a bachelor's that is less than 3 years then using option 4 would have caused a possible rejection. Based on information that was available in the first post, it was right to suggest to go with option 7. Having a bachelor's was obvious but that does not automatically make option 4 the obvious choice.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

It is obvious that if someone has a postgrad...he would have completed graduation already.

Good point! May be I just didn't realize!

But then, WES evaluations are sometimes weird. I recall an applicant who had done a certificate course (or some kind of diploma) after he completed his Bachelor's but then, that was evaluated to "Completion of a undergraduate major (1 semester)" {That's a close paraphrase, I don't recall the EXACT evaluation). For very few (Indian) applicants, in early 2015, I recall their 2 year post graduate diplomas were evaluated as "Masters" by WES. Evaluations are sometimes out of the ordinary. May be I just wanted to be sure!!

 

[CanadaWeCome]

Good point! May be I just didn't realize!

But then, WES evaluations are sometimes weird. I recall an applicant who had done a certificate course (or some kind of diploma) after he completed his Bachelor's but then, that was evaluated to "Completion of a undergraduate major (1 semester)" {That's a close paraphrase, I don't recall the EXACT evaluation). For very few (Indian) applicants, in early 2015, I recall their 2 year post graduate diplomas were evaluated as "Masters" by WES. Evaluations are sometimes out of the ordinary. May be I just wanted to be sure!!
On the above point...my hunch is, For WES it depends on the accredited university/autonomous body which conferred the degree/diploma. For them some university/autonomous bodies are above (read better) than the rest, and surely always always inferior than their Canadian counterpart, whereas the reality may many times be otherwise.

Agree...

 

[vishalnmodi]

Agree...

Maybe. I did my 3 yrs bachelor and 2 yrs full time master and they considered it as 4 yrs Bachelor and 1 yrs Post Graduate..
I could have acquired more points if they had considered it as Masters.

 

[CanadaWeCome]

Maybe. I did my 3 yrs bachelor and 2 yrs full time master and they considered it as 4 yrs Bachelor and 1 yrs Post Graduate..
I could have acquired more points if they had considered it as Masters.

Unfortunately, That is true.

One of the reason for WES to evaluate your 3 Yrs Bachelors + 2 Yrs Masters as 4 yrs Bachelors + 1 Yrs post grad is all Canadian Bachelors are for 4 yrs.