For this reason, existing EYPs will not be eligible for a conversion certificate which they can show to employers.
This clarification from the National College comes in the wake of EYPs contacting their training providers to request a conversion certificate. It has now confirmed that these requests will be declined.
According to the National College’s official line – ‘The practice of issuing a certificate with a different status to which the candidate is not entitled would be misleading. Any candidate applying for a job on the strength of this additional, incorrect certificate and a status to which they are not entitled could be construed as presenting a fraudulent qualification or status, and any job offer could be withdrawn’.
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