OpenCerts is a platform that leverages blockchain technology to attain high level of security, transparency and resistant to tampering. It is developed by GovTech Singapore.
OpenCerts streamlines the verification process, reducing the overheads and processing time in verifying hardcopy certificate/academic transcripts. It offers a secure and efficient way to manage and verify digital certificate/academic transcript while minimising the risks associated with fake certificates.RP has issued digital certificates and transcripts in the OpenCerts format (.opencert) to our PET graduates who graduated from 2011 onwards and to our CET graduates who graduated from 2019 onwards.
Graduates do not have to request and pay for additional academic transcript.
Graduates do not need to book an appointment and make a trip down to RP to certify their hardcopies certificate/academic transcript.
Graduates can easily share and authenticate their OpenCerts files with any third parties such as educational verification companies, prospective employers or other academic institutions.
Educational verification companies, employers and universities can easily verify the digital certificate and academic transcript via the OpenCerts website.
You may view our FAQs for more information on OpenCerts.
For Graduates ↓
For Employers and Universities ↓
Step 1: Retrieve your OpenCerts file
Method 1: You will receive an email sent from noreply-RPOpenCerts@rp.edu.sg to your personal email address registered with RP. Download the OpenCerts file (.opencert) format in the email into a secured folder.
Method 2: Login to MySkillsFuture Portal. Select Skills Passport via the navigation menu beside your name on the top right-hand corner of page.
Step 2:
Verify the authenticity of the certificate by dropping the OpenCerts file on the OpenCerts website.
When the file is successfully displayed without errors on the website’s viewer, it means that the certificate has been verified against the blockchain and is considered authentic and unaltered.
Step 3: Share your OpenCerts file
Send your OpenCerts file and the OpenCerts website to potential employers or universities.
Step 1:
Request the OpenCerts file (in .opencert format) from the sender.
Step 2: View your OpenCerts file
Drag and drop your OpenCerts file into the viewer at the OpenCerts website.
Important: The handling of the digital documents must adhere to the data protection obligations of the PDPA.