Education

Each credential is one record at Profile → Education. The form has four sections — Location, Institution, Program, and Credential assessment (shown as ECA in the navigation).

Two answers steer everything else: the country of study, and whether the degree level is high school or post-secondary.

The education history list with the Total, Canadian, Foreign, and Highest level tiles above it.

Section 1 — Location

Field	What it means	Required
Country of Study	Must be selected from Lexpoint’s country list.	Yes
City	Free text. Appears for study outside Canada.	Yes for foreign study

Canadian study does not ask for a city here — it comes from the school you pick in the next section.

Section 2 — Institution

What this section asks depends on the country and the degree level.

Canadian post-secondary. A search over the official DLI directory, by institution name, city, province, or DLI number. Picking a school fills in the institution name, city, province, and DLI number, and the panel below reads Filled from the DLI directory. A Canadian post-secondary record without a DLI number is rejected.

If you have not chosen a degree level yet, a link offers Entering a Canadian high school instead?, which switches to manual entry.

Canadian high school and all foreign study. Manual fields instead of the DLI search.

Field	What it means	Required
Institution Name	The full name of the school. For Canadian high schools the helper text notes High schools are not in the DLI list.	Yes
City	Searchable Canadian locations list. Appears for Canadian study. Province is filled in for you.	Yes for Canadian study

Section 3 — Program

Field	What it means	Required
Degree Level	High School Diploma, One-Year Certificate/Diploma, Two-Year Diploma, Three-Year Diploma/Degree, Bachelor’s Degree (3+ years), Post-Graduate Diploma/Certificate, Master’s Degree, Professional Degree (Law, Medicine, etc.), or Doctoral Degree (PhD).	Yes
Field of Study	Major field or discipline, from a fixed list. Not asked for a high school diploma.	Yes for post-secondary
Start Date	Cannot be in the future.	Yes
Graduation Date	Must be on or after the start date. Hidden when Currently studying is on.	Yes unless still studying
Program length (academic years)	Full-time academic years, a whole number from 1 to 8 — e.g. 4 for a typical bachelor’s. Not asked for a high school diploma or while still studying.	Yes for completed post-secondary
Currently studying	Toggle. Turning it on removes the graduation date and programme length.	No

Two or more credentials is not something you select

Lexpoint’s degree level list has no “two or more degrees” option. That is derived from the records you enter, not chosen.

Section 4 — Credential assessment

For a credential from Canada the section reads Not required for Canadian credentials and asks nothing. For everywhere else:

Field	What it means	Required
I have an ECA	Toggle — Educational Credential Assessment — required for most immigration programs.	No
ECA Provider	WES, ICAS, CES, IQAS, or ICES. Appears when the toggle is on.	Yes when you have an ECA
ECA Equivalency	Doctoral degree (PhD), Master’s degree, Bachelor’s degree (3+ years), Two-year degree/diploma, One-year degree/diploma, or Secondary school (High school) — the Canadian equivalent stated on the assessment. Appears when the toggle is on.	Yes when you have an ECA
ECA Date	The date on the assessment. Cannot be in the future.	No

The equivalency is the level your ECA report gives your credential, which can differ from the degree level you selected in the Program section. Enter what the report says.

The list

Four tiles sit above the list: Total, Canadian, Foreign, and Highest level. One card carries a Highest level chip.

A Canadian record that came from the DLI directory can also show a DLI eligibility panel with a PGWP chip, drawn from Lexpoint’s DLI data for that institution.

Adding and editing

1. Open Profile → Education.
2. Select Add Education.
3. Work through Location, Institution, Program, and ECA. The last section’s button saves.
4. On the list, the pencil icon reopens a credential.

An Export menu offers a spreadsheet, readable JSON, and machine JSON. It is disabled until you have at least one record — Add education records to export.

Related

• Letters of acceptance — study you have been accepted for but not yet begun
• Language tests — the other credential-shaped section
• Profile completeness — one credential is enough to mark this section complete
• Privacy and your data — download a résumé composed from these credentials