A Private candidate sends his/her request for an amendment to WAEC directly, while in the case of a school candidate it is the principal who makes the request. In the two instances, the original copy of the certificate should be sent along with the application for amendment. WAEC charges a fee for the amendment where it is discovered that the error emanated from the candidate, otherwise, it is free.

There are three categories of officials: supervisors, invigilators and inspectors. Supervisors are teachers nominated by the various State Ministries of Education. They are actually responsible for conducting the exams at the various centres. It is their responsibility to collect question papers from the custodian and return answer scripts to the custodian centres.

Invigilators are usually teaching staff nominated by their school principals to assist the supervisors at the centres, while inspectors are WAEC staff members who go from one centre to another when the examination is in progress.

A confirmation of result can be processed by submitting to WAEC the following:

1. Two plain envelope (9/4)
2. Purchase of WAEC scratch card @ N13,000
3. A copy of certificate or online print out of result
4. Courier Fee depends on courier used and destination
5. An affidavit sworn to in a court of law for Confirmation of Result should which contain the following details:
   1. Candidate's Name (in full)
   2. Name of Examination
   3. Year of Examination
6. Two copies of candidates's passport photograph per result
7. Fee for confirmation of resultis:
   1. =N=39,000.00 per result for overseas institutions
   2. =N=19,500.00 per result for institutions within Nigeria

Confirmed results are not handed over to candidates. They are sent direct to the institutions/establishments which candidates want to provide with the information.

No. Accreditation is carried out by the Federal Ministry of Education alone.