Official certificate authentication

The Bureau of International Professional Standards’ official certificate authentication service confirms the holder, standard, level and current validity of any BIPS credential directly against our public register — free, in seconds, with no account.

Enter a certificate number

It looks like BIPS-XX-YYYY-NNNNNN and appears on every Bureau of International Professional Standards certificate and digital badge.

Try a sample — click to fill:
BIPS-DA-2026-004821 · BIPS-AI-2026-001204
BIPS-CY-2025-009930 · BIPS-CL-2021-002277 (lapsed)

How verification works

1Enter the numberType the ID printed on the certificate or shown on its digital badge.
2We check the registerWe match it against the Bureau of International Professional Standards’ live record of every issued credential.
3See the resultConfirm the holder, standard, level, dates and current status.

Employers verifying at volume:
registry@bips.example
+44 (0)20 0000 0000

Reading a result

What the register tells you

A Bureau of International Professional Standards credential is a live record, not a one-off document. Every lookup returns its current standing.

Valid

Active & in good standing

Lapsed

Issued, but CPD not maintained

Not found

No such record was ever issued

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