How your work gets verified
The two signatures, and what each one means.
A deliverable becomes verified evidence when your professor verifies it. Your sponsor can add a second signature. Until your professor verifies it, it is submitted work, not verified evidence.
The two signatures
- Faculty verification: your professor reviews your deliverable and certifies it. This confirms the learning. If your course is connected to an LMS, certifying also posts your grade to the gradebook.
- Sponsor verification: the organization signs off that the outcome was real and useful. This confirms the work mattered outside the classroom.
Your professor's verification is what lets you publish the work to your record; you choose whether to. When the sponsor signs too, it is fully verified and both signatures show on your record.
Why it works this way
You never verify your own work, and a sponsor's signature never stands in for your professor's. A professor grading it does not make it useful to a company, and a company liking it does not make it academically sound. Two independent signatures, for two different things, is the strongest proof a recruiter can see.
Tip
Sponsors can sign off from a secure email link without logging in. The link is valid for 14 days, and while your work waits for their signature Practica emails them a fresh one every few days. They can also sign any time from their Practica account.