Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.

Josef Silny & Associates, Inc., International Education Consultants (commonly known as JS&A) is a private, Miami-based organization founded in 1987 that specializes in foreign credential evaluation and translation. Its core purpose is to serve foreign nationals who come to study, work, or live in the United States by evaluating and translating their foreign educational credentials and issuing reports of equivalency in terms of the U.S. educational system. These evaluations and translations are used for high school, undergraduate, and graduate admissions, immigration, employment, professional licensure, and other purposes. JS&A has been operating for nearly four decades and states that it has helped over five million individuals with foreign credential translation and evaluation. The company emphasizes that it does not use AI; its translations and evaluations are completed by highly qualified professionals. Its multilingual staff of over 70 professionals is based in Miami, one of the most multicultural cities in the world, and most employees have lived or studied abroad, which the firm presents as an advantage in understanding applicants' situations. JS&A is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), a corporate member of the American Translators Association (ATA), and a member of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. It has been a NACES member since 1989, and founder Josef Silny, along with two other senior administrators, has served as Chairperson of NACES. The firm offers a range of services including foreign credential evaluations, certified and notarized translations, ABET evaluations for engineering and engineering technology, evaluations for state boards of nursing, the Visa4Nurses® certification process for eligible international nurses, an optional Certificate of Foreign Education Equivalency, study abroad evaluations, and foreign university teaching evaluations. It also maintains school-specific applications for colleges and universities that have requested tailored applications. Josef Silny, M.A., is the founder and President of JS&A. He is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert in foreign credential evaluation and international admissions, has written numerous publications in the field, and has more than fifty years of experience in international education, including five years as the Director of International and Transfer Admissions at the City University of New York. The firm positions itself as one of the most respected and established foreign credential evaluation services in the United States, known for attention to detail and personalized customer service.

Josef Silny & Associates, Inc., International Education Consultants (JS&A) was founded in 1987 as a private organization based in Miami, Florida. Its founding purpose was to serve foreign nationals who come to the United States to study, work, or live by evaluating and translating their foreign educational credentials and issuing reports of equivalency in terms of the U.S. educational system. The firm was established by Josef Silny, M.A., who brought more than fifty years of experience in international education, including five years as the Director of International and Transfer Admissions at the City University of New York. From its early years, JS&A focused on the accuracy and detail required by institutions that rely on foreign credential evaluations. The company joined the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) in 1989, and founder Josef Silny, along with two other senior administrators, has served as Chairperson of NACES. JS&A is also a corporate member of the American Translators Association (ATA) and a member of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Over nearly four decades, JS&A expanded its service lines beyond standard foreign credential evaluations and translations. It developed specialized offerings including ABET evaluations for engineering and engineering technology equivalency (for FBPE-related use), foreign credential evaluations for approved state boards of nursing, the Visa4Nurses® certification process for eligible international nurses seeking health care worker certification, an optional Certificate of Foreign Education Equivalency, preliminary study abroad evaluations for students planning foreign study through U.S. institutions, and foreign university teaching evaluations for state boards and certification departments. The firm also maintains school-specific applications for colleges and universities that have requested tailored applications. By the 2020s, JS&A reported that it had helped over five million individuals with foreign credential translation and evaluation over its 39-year history. The company emphasizes that it does not use AI; its translations and evaluations are completed by highly qualified professionals. Its multilingual staff of over 70 professionals, most of whom have lived or studied abroad, operates from Miami, one of the most multicultural cities in the world. JS&A continues to position itself as one of the most respected and established foreign credential evaluation services in the United States, known for attention to detail and personalized customer service.

• 1989

  JS&A becomes a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

• 1987

  Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. (JS&A) founded as a private organization in Miami, Florida.

• Josef Silny and two other senior administrators serve as Chairpersons of NACES.

• JS&A expands services to include ABET evaluations, Boards of Nursing evaluations, Visa4Nurses®, Certificate of Foreign Education Equivalency, study abroad evaluations, and foreign university teaching evaluations.

• JS&A reports having helped over five million individuals with foreign credential translation and evaluation over 39 years.

One of the most respected and established foreign credential evaluation services in the United States, known for attention to detail, personalized service, and human (non-AI) professional evaluation.

• Foreign Credential Evaluations

  Evaluations used for high school, undergraduate, and graduate admissions, immigration, employment, and professional licensure.

• Translations

  Certified, notarized translations across major languages and document types.

• ABET Evaluations

  Engineering and engineering technology equivalency evaluations for FBPE-related use.

• Boards of Nursing

  Foreign credential evaluations for approved state boards of nursing and related licensure needs.

• Visa4Nurses®

  Certification process for eligible international nurses seeking health care worker certification.

• Certificate of Foreign Education Equivalency

  An optional certificate available in addition to qualifying evaluation services.

• Study Abroad Evaluations

  Preliminary evaluations for students planning foreign study through U.S. institutions.

• Foreign University Teaching Evaluations

  Teaching experience evaluations for state boards and certification departments.

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