In 2014, Keesing Technologies launched the ID Academy: an Education Center providing in-depth and valuable information on ID documents and document verification, design and development.
The ID Academy also provides education on ID document authentication through workshops, E-Learning and lectures at conferences.
Instructors
The ID Workshop and the ID E-Learning is compiled by trainers of the Keesing ID Academy. Our trainers are experienced document experts and keep up with the latest developments in document design, security, and anti-counterfeiting technologies.
Maickel van Oijen works as Manager Operations / Senior Document Expert at Keesing Technologies.
Maickel has accumulated extensive knowledge of ID documents. He is an expert in the field of ID document authentication. For the last 19 years, he has worked in government positions at the Dutch Immigration Office and the Forgery Department at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam.
Maickel has worked as an International Document Trainer at the Expertise Centre Identity Fraud and Documents (ECID), sharing his knowledge by providing ID Document Authentication training for, among others, embassies, consulates, airlines, security agencies, immigration offices and police departments all over the world.
Maickel has been working as a trainer for the Keesing ID Academy since 2016.
The ID Academy is a knowledge and education centre providing in-depth and valuable information on ID documents, document verification, design and development, testing, security features, printing techniques and fraud prevention.
Kevin Cabout works as a Forensic Researcher / Document Expert at Keesing Technologies. He is also responsible for the acquisition of (specimen) ID documents. For 9,5 years, Kevin has worked in government positions at the Dutch Immigration Office at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam.
Kevin has been working as a trainer for the Keesing ID Academy since 2022.
The ID Academy is a knowledge and education centre providing in-depth and valuable information on ID documents, document verification, design and development, testing, security features, printing techniques and fraud prevention.
Phil is currently employed as a Document Expert at Keesing Technologies. With over 21 years of experience in document authentication and fraud prevention, Phil has held various positions in UK Government document fraud roles and served as the senior document examiner at the DVLA.
He has imparted training on security document and forgery detection to various UK Government departments, the Ministry of Defence, and Police. Internationally, he has trained officers from the Italian, Spanish, and Kosovan Police. Phil has also contributed to the redesign of the UK driving licence and has provided expert knowledge in the development of new technologies for verifying identity documents.
Phil was awarded the prestigious Queen’s Honour MBE for his exceptional service in reducing transport fraud. This recognition highlights his extensive contributions in training UK Roads Policing officers in the detection of fraudulent documents. Additionally, his investigations into organised crime and the use of false documents identified and prevented millions of pounds worth of fraud.
Since July 2024, Phil has been sharing his extensive knowledge as a trainer at the Keesing ID Academy.
The ID Academy is a centre of knowledge and education that provides comprehensive and valuable information on ID documents, document verification, design and development, testing, security features, printing techniques, and fraud prevention.
Our DocumentChecker Database
The world’s most comprehensive source of genuine ID documents and banknotes. A database which provides you authoritative access to international ID documents and banknotes from over 200 countries and organisations. The database, which powers all our products, includes detailed descriptions and high-quality images of thousands of passports, ID cards, driving licenses, visas, residence permits and banknotes.
Over the years, we have established an excellent reputation for helping organisations prevent fraud involving ID documents and banknotes. Keesing services organisations in over 120 countries, including government agencies, security printers, temporary employment agencies, insurance companies, banks, telecom providers, solicitors and airlines.
Prevent Fraud
Keesing Technologies was founded in 1911 and leads the way in ID document and banknote authentication & verification. Our objective is to help organisations prevent fraud by providing the best information and document authentication solutions in the world.
We market a range of printed and digital solutions that allow users – from untrained staff to document professionals- to assess the authenticity of nearly all ID documents and banknotes currently in circulation. Solutions that provide you with the assurance of a document’s authenticity.
