David Norris (Independent)

Yes.

We should also look at the granting of academic qualifications – not that I have very many – because I was offered a few more in an e-mail this morning from a group that said academic qualifications are available from prestigious, non-accredited universities. They include Bachelors, Masters and PhD degrees in any field, with no examinations, classes or textbooks required. The advertisement ends with a request to telephone to register and receive these qualifications within days. It devalues the whole notion of academic qualifications. A number of these agencies create titles that suggest a closeness and relationship to distinguished third level institutions in this country. It is unfair and the House should examine it.