No one has ever asked to see my academic qualifications.
2006-10-12 23:38:29 · 28 answers · asked by ucanseethejoin 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
They are still valid. Whether or not they are relevant depends on who's asking!
Do a chain of events for yourself. Would your career be any different today if you didn't have those qualifications?
('O' Levels are roughly equivalent to GCSE, for those who say 'what are those!')
2006-10-12 23:40:52 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Usually when you apply for a job only your most advanced qualifications are considered necessary to verify, and only if the decision to hire you relies on the qualifications you are claiming to have.
By now, any employer you applied to would be far more interested in your work experience than what you did at school. Your O levels are no longer relevant, and would only have been relevant for a few years at most.
The only exception to that would be if you gained your current job on the strength of false claims about your O-levels, in which case you could be dismissed immediately at any time.
Your O-levels did their job in two ways, firstly they probably qualified you for what you did next - whether it was work or A-levels, and secondly they made you a better person, by making you study a lot of things you probably wouldn't have done voluntarily!
2006-10-13 07:04:30 · answer #2 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you are doing with your life. If you've found a niche where academic qualifications don't matter, at least you know that studying for your "O" levels helped your brain to mature.
I think an "O" level pass in 1983 is about equivalent to an "AS" in 2006. (But then, I'm biased - I got mine in 1962 when they were equivalent to a Masters!)
2006-10-13 06:46:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Academic qualifications are still relevant from what ever year they were achieved even if they are no longer a valid qualification now...they are still the equivalent of todays qualifications.
2006-10-13 06:40:46 · answer #4 · answered by widow_purple 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. No one ever bothers to ask for proof of anything once you get past a certain age. I'm 65 and provided I could bluff my way in a given subject, no one is even going to think of checking out the qualifications -- tooooo much bother.
2006-10-16 10:23:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got my o levels in 1967 and they're still relevant.
If you lie about qualifications, even if you've never been asked to present the original certificates, it's grounds for sacking if you're found out.
2006-10-13 06:51:57 · answer #6 · answered by Michael E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes! because it is the learning experience rather than the piece of paper that has made you who you are.
having said that, my aunt went for an interview to be a maths teacher, and despite having a level and degree certificates in maths, they wanted proof she had o level maths! not sure why, but it proves your qualifications are relevant.
2006-10-13 06:51:08 · answer #7 · answered by pinkebs00 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not 'English language' I see..
Yes, they are still relevant, but only for a low level job.
If you have any higher level qualifications, the O levels would not be of any interest to an employer.
2006-10-13 06:52:41 · answer #8 · answered by Vinni and beer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes they are but you would need to advise who wants to look at them to call the school and apply for copies if needed. The O'level was changed in 1988 which changed to the modern day course work so your O'levels are actually classed as A'levels with most standard academics around the uk
2006-10-13 06:41:51 · answer #9 · answered by alismudge 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They most certainly are, particulary as they are seen by Local Education Authorities as having more educational quodos than their modern equilvilant. This is a fact and one employers recognise too. I have a friend who is Director of Education in an LEA and have seen her policy on this subject, it's a national policy too.
2006-10-13 07:00:51 · answer #10 · answered by bumbleboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋