WES is recognized, and funded in part, by the
Government of Ontario.
In 2000, WES signed an agreement with the Government of Ontario to be
its mandated credential evaluation service, and provide services to
immigrants, employers, academic institutions and occupational regulatory bodies.
WES is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to foster the integration of persons educated in foreign countries into academic and professional settings. To this end, WES promotes and facilitates the understanding of educational qualifications through the collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of information about educational systems throughout the world.
In 1974, WES became one of the first independent organizations specializing in
international credential evaluation. WES pioneered a system to help institutions improve the efficiency and quality of their international admission programs.
Today, WES is the largest international credential evaluation service in
North America, processing about 50,000 applications annually from virtually every country in the world. WES works with individual applicants as well as with educational institutions, attorneys, businesses, and
occupational regulatory bodies providing credential evaluations for:
- university admission and placement
- employment
- professional licensing and certification
- immigration
WES credential evaluators have extensive experience and training in
the Canadian and overseas educational systems. Proficient in many languages, WES evaluators are sensitive to the issues and concerns of our foreign-educated international clientele. Members of the WES staff speak such languages as Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek,
Hindi, Hebrew, Italian, Persian, Russian, and Spanish.
WES staff members are recognized authorities in their field who have authored numerous publications and articles about credential evaluation and education in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and North America.
WES provides training to institutions on various aspects of international education and admissions. Each year WES
offers a series of one- and two-day workshops for professionals in international education.
WES
is a founding member of the National Association of Credential
Evaluation Services (NACES),
a member of the Alliance of Credential Evaluations Services of
Canada (www.canalliance.org),
Association of Registrars of Universities
and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC),
the Canadian Education Association (CEA),
and the Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE).
WES undertakes extensive research in the course of its credential evaluation work. In addition, WES staff is available to assist other organizations and institutions with their international education research needs.
WES publishes World Education News and Reviews, the authoritative newsletter for professionals in international education. WENR relays key information on education developments around the world, including practical "how-to" articles on credential evaluation, international admissions and recruiting.
WES's Canadian office is in Toronto, and its headquarters in New York City; additional WES offices are located in Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
