Edtech play Schrole (ASX: SCL) is generating revenue across its product suite after its first sale of comprehensive background screen solution for international schools.
Schrole Verify has been awarded an initial US$13,500 (A$17,800) contract with American School of Doha as the preferred preemployment screening provider for their 2018 teaching placements.
The school – regarded as one of the Best International Schools in Qatar – will complete background screening including Identity Verification and Criminal and Global Sanctions Checks.
The first 35 staff are now being screened with further staff screening to be undertaken on an as-needs basis.
Schrole Verify uses over 300 global data sources checked as part of the Verify Global Sanctions solution – including INTERPOL and FBI databases.
The International Task Force on Child Protection (ITFCP), formed to help international schools address child protection challenges, has released recommendations under which member schools need to establish formal procedures to undertake background checks of staff.
A target market of over 6,000 international schools has been identified whose accrediting organisations now expect member schools to undertake background checks.
Schrole is targeting these schools through direct-selling activities to promote Verify’s differentiated solutions, including the Global Sanctions checks that specifically address the ITFCP expectations.
“Schrole Verify closes many of the gaps in current employment pre-screening practices of schools, and represents a new standard in safety for international schools,” Schrole Managing Director Rob Graham said.
By using Verify, international schools can now, at a reasonable cost, access not only comprehensive country-by-country analysis but also major international data sources including registers operated by INTERPOL and the FBI.”
Mr Graham said the Verify clearance process incorporates a qualification check, employment history check and a press and social media review for behaviour inconsistent with the values of international schools.
“Recent incidents are sadly demonstrating that any failure by schools to conduct rigorous background checks on staff can expose vulnerable students to unacceptable levels of risk and can be immensely destructive to a school’s reputation,” he said.
“As this first sale to the American School of Doha demonstrates, Schrole Verify represents a compelling and cost-effective component of a school’s strategy to mitigate these risks and protect the safety of students.”
Schrole Verify continues to receive strong interest from international schools.
Shares in Schrole were trading at 1.1c in Tuesday trade.