Blockchain based Skill Verification System

Abstract

Ensuring the authenticity and transparency of data along with the prevention of its misuse has become an increasing concern in today’s data-driven economy. The use of blockchain helps in this regard to a certain extent, given its decentralized way of storing data combined with its power of making the data extremely hard to be mutated. This DApp (Decentralised application) being developed enables easy verification of skills and certifications of a particular candidate by storing the captured data on Ethereum Blockchain, thereby making the information stored immutable and secure. The proposed system has been developed in three phases. In the first phase, the institute or an organisation enrols the candidate or student, after which they are required to update their profiles and enter the necessary background information. In the second phase, candidates can raise a request for endorsements and verification of their skills and certifications. And in the third phase, organizations can accept or reject the endorsement requests. This skill-verification system prevents malpractices in the hiring process and ensures the validity of the data provided by an individual.