TruMerit

Name

TruMerit

Legal name

TruMerit

Website

https://trumerit.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Credentialing Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Transcript, Score Reporting & Verification/Credential Wallet Platforms (EDAFADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Credentialing, Digital Badges & Micro-Credential Platforms (EDAFADAF), Provider Network, Credentialing & Contracting Support (BPAAAFAI), Provider Credentialing, Licensing & Compliance Enablement (multi-state) (HLALAKAM)

Keywords

• Credentials evaluation services
• Healthcare workforce credentialing
• Nurse verification services
• International healthcare certification
• Professional credential verification

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Credentials Evaluation Services: TruMerit evaluates foreign-educated healthcare workers' credentials, including education, training, and professional experience. Services include Credentials Evaluation Service Professional, Credentials Evaluation Service Academic, and Credentials Evaluation Service Nursing Specialty. Fees are charged per application.
2. Credentials Verification Services: Primary source verification of credentials for regulatory authorities including US State Boards of Nursing, Nursing Council of New Zealand, and Aruba. Fees are charged per verification request.
3. Certification Services: Global certifications including Certified Global Nurse (CGN), VisaScreen for visa credentials assessment, ISPN program, and Global Rehabilitation certification. Fees are charged per certification examination and issuance.
4. Additional Services: Document management services including eSAVED, GPVault, eDas, and English language upskilling through Engen partnership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TruMerit (formerly CGFNS International) provides credentials evaluation, primary source verification, and certification services for internationally educated healthcare professionals seeking licensure, employment, and academic admission in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Aruba. Core offerings include Credentials Evaluation Service (CES) Professional, Academic, and Nursing Specialty reports, VisaScreen visa credentials assessment, Credentials Verification Services for state and national regulatory authorities, and global certifications such as the Certified Global Nurse (CGN) and Global Rehabilitation credentials. Supporting services include document management (GPVault, eSAVED, eDas), verifiable digital credentials in partnership with Credivera, and English language upskilling.

Product overview

TruMerit (formerly CGFNS International) operates as a comprehensive healthcare workforce credentialing platform offering a portfolio of integrated products and services. The core platform includes credentials evaluation services (CES Professional and CES Academic), VisaScreen visa credentials assessment, and the TruMerit Certification Program. Digital credentialing is enabled through TruMerit+Credivera verifiable digital credentials and document management tools (GPVault, eSAVED, eDas). The certification portfolio spans global nursing credentials including Certified Global Nurse (CGN), ISPN Program, and Global Rehabilitation Certifications (CGN-R, CGHW-R, CGHW-RA), with new offerings like the NAPNAP Pediatric Nursing Micro-Credential launching in mid-2026. Supporting services include credentials verification for U.S. states, New Zealand, and Aruba, professional development through TruMerit+, and English language training partnerships. The platform connects applicants, state boards of nursing, schools, licensing authorities, and recruiters through the TruMerit Connect Portal and specialized portals like CES CONNECT and CVS-NCNZ.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TruMerit Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices: Promotes and certifies ethical international recruitment practices for healthcare professionals and recruitment firms
• Global Health Workforce Development Institute (GHWDI)
• Care Anywhere Podcast
• TruMerit+

Products and services

• Credentials Evaluation Service Professional (CES Professional)

Quantifiable outcome

• 688,000 immigrant nurses supported in US workforce
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CrediveracoreTechnology or Integration · 8 May 2026TruMerit and Calgary-based Credivera issued first verifiable digital credentials to nurses and healthcare professionals, enabling secure, encrypted, and globally shareable professional qualifications. This partnership represents TruMerit's entry into blockchain-verifiable credentialing technology.
• NAPNAP (National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2025TruMerit and NAPNAP partnered to develop a global micro-credential program for pediatric nursing care. The initiative aims to standardize and enhance pediatric nursing qualifications worldwide. Program launch scheduled for mid-2026, accessible to general nurses globally who complete online modules and pass an examination.
• CoNGO (Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025Peter Preziosi, President and CEO of TruMerit, was elected President of CoNGO for the 2025-29 term during the 28th CoNGO General Assembly in New York. He is the first Registered Nurse to hold this position. TruMerit actively engages with CoNGO's 500+ member NGOs through its substantive committees and regional networks.
• National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTruMerit has an exclusive partnership with Canadian nursing regulators and the National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS) to evaluate and validate the credentials of internationally-educated nurses looking to practice in Canada.
• International Council of Nurses (ICN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTruMerit collaborates with ICN on the Global Nursing Workforce Centre (GNWC), examining and analyzing trends in nursing to highlight healthcare workforce challenges and point the way to solutions in professional development, scope of practice transformation, nurse migration, and workforce retention.
• World Health Organization (WHO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTruMerit engages with WHO on global health workforce policy and initiatives, working toward Health for All objectives. TruMerit operates as an NGO in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council.
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with ANCC on credentials evaluation services, supporting nurses seeking specialty certification and recognition.
• The Alliance for Ethical Recruitment PracticescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTruMerit operates the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices (cgfnsalliance.org), which certifies recruitment firms as Certified Ethical Recruiters (CER) based on compliance with ethical codes. The Alliance supports ethical recruitment practices that respect health worker rights and source country health systems.
• International Centre on Nurse Migration (ICNM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTruMerit serves as Secretariat of ICNM, a strategic partnership between ICN and TruMerit (formerly CGFNS). ICNM establishes effective global and national migration policy and practice facilitating safe, quality, and accessible patient care and positive practice environments for nurse migrants.
• Engen (English Language Training)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTruMerit offers English language upskilling through partnership with Engen, supporting healthcare professionals in meeting language proficiency requirements for international practice.
• The DAISY FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTruMerit and The DAISY Foundation partner on the TruMerit DAISY Award to honor outstanding international nurse recruiters for their contributions to ethical recruitment practices.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Credivera: Credivera is a verifiable digital credential wallet platform and TruMerit's technology partner for issuing blockchain-verifiable healthcare credentials. Functions as both a partner and emerging competitor in the digital credential space TruMerit is entering.
• Credly: Credly is a digital badging and credentialing platform (Pearson-owned) issuing and verifying micro-credentials and certificates across industries. Highly comparable to TruMerit's emerging CGN and micro-credential portfolio, and a direct competitor for the digital nursing credential wallet TruMerit is building.
• Parchment (Instructure): Parchment is a digital credential management platform for academic institutions, enabling transcript ordering, electronic diploma delivery, and learner records. Adjacent to TruMerit's GPVault/eSAVED document services and a potential competitor in the verifiable credentials space TruMerit is entering via Credivera.

Direct peers

• National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS): NNAS is TruMerit's exclusive Canadian partnership counterpart—the entry point for internationally educated nurses applying to Canadian regulators. While TruMerit delivers the underlying evaluation, NNAS acts as a comparator that consolidates Canadian intake, making it functionally adjacent to TruMerit's verification layer.
• Josef Silny & Associates: A NACES-member credential evaluation firm providing foreign credential evaluations primarily for immigration, academic, and employment purposes. Directly comparable in evaluation workflow and applicant base, though smaller scale than TruMerit and not healthcare-specialized.
• Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE): ECE is a NACES-member credential evaluation service providing reports on foreign education for academic, professional, and immigration purposes. Comparable to TruMerit in service model and target applicants, though TruMerit is healthcare-specialized while ECE spans broader disciplines.
• International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS): Government-operated credential assessment service for internationally educated individuals seeking to work or study in Alberta, Canada. Comparable in function (credential evaluation for healthcare/other professions) but government-run and geographically limited to one Canadian province.
• World Education Services (WES): WES is a non-profit credential evaluation organization that evaluates foreign educational credentials for internationally educated professionals seeking to work or study in the US and Canada. It is TruMerit's most direct peer, operating in overlapping evaluation/verification workflows, though WES covers broader professions while TruMerit focuses on healthcare.

Broad incumbents

• National Student Clearinghouse: National Student Clearinghouse is a non-profit providing education verification services for degrees and enrollment, primarily serving US academic institutions and employers. Comparable in primary-source verification methodology, though focused on US academic credentials rather than internationally educated healthcare professionals.
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC): ANCC is the credentialing body for US specialty nursing certifications (e.g., RN-BC, APRN credentials). Comparable as a credentialing authority but focused on US domestic specialty certifications rather than international credential evaluation; collaborates with TruMerit on credential evaluation support.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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