Certificate changes
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transI have just been through the hassle of trying to get my University degree certificate reissued in my name. It's quite frankly embarressing at jobs where I've had to show it along with my Deed Poll to prove it is actually mine. Unfortunately that also proves I'm trans.
So today I took it down with the letter from RR, my psychiatrist, and the Deed Poll. Well, you might have thought I was asking fro Heaven and Earth to be moved at first.
"No. It is University Policy not to reissue them. You will just have to show people your Deed Poll"
Grrr! If the government has changed my identity, and secured my details from prying eyes, and the NHS has done the same too what is the problem? Howcome other organisations have no problem? So I explained that this was not practical given the circumstances, and drew attention to RR's letter.
So they ummed, and ahed, and she went into the back office to have a heated debate with the people in there. Eventually my cajoling paid off and they said they would make an exception and reissue it because of the unusual circumstances.
But what a faff! I guess I'm the first University of Durham graduate to ask for their certificate to be reissued after being awarded it. Other TS peeps I know at the University have the luxury of having the name change before they sit the exams, so their new name goes on from the start. But there must be lots of former Durham peeps over time who are ts. It makes me wonder.
What's the official line on changing education certificates? What have others done?
It should arrive in a couple of days - I'm going to get it framed and put on the wall for the first time since I got it in 2000. Up until now I've never wanted to put my qualifications where they can be seen, but now it's going to say 'Jennifer Emily' on it I think I'll make an exception with this one.
Finally: anyone know how I get GCSE and A-level certificates changed? What about post education qualifications: I am CPC National qualified too, and there's a certificate to prove that.
So today I took it down with the letter from RR, my psychiatrist, and the Deed Poll. Well, you might have thought I was asking fro Heaven and Earth to be moved at first.
"No. It is University Policy not to reissue them. You will just have to show people your Deed Poll"
Grrr! If the government has changed my identity, and secured my details from prying eyes, and the NHS has done the same too what is the problem? Howcome other organisations have no problem? So I explained that this was not practical given the circumstances, and drew attention to RR's letter.
So they ummed, and ahed, and she went into the back office to have a heated debate with the people in there. Eventually my cajoling paid off and they said they would make an exception and reissue it because of the unusual circumstances.
But what a faff! I guess I'm the first University of Durham graduate to ask for their certificate to be reissued after being awarded it. Other TS peeps I know at the University have the luxury of having the name change before they sit the exams, so their new name goes on from the start. But there must be lots of former Durham peeps over time who are ts. It makes me wonder.
What's the official line on changing education certificates? What have others done?
It should arrive in a couple of days - I'm going to get it framed and put on the wall for the first time since I got it in 2000. Up until now I've never wanted to put my qualifications where they can be seen, but now it's going to say 'Jennifer Emily' on it I think I'll make an exception with this one.
Finally: anyone know how I get GCSE and A-level certificates changed? What about post education qualifications: I am CPC National qualified too, and there's a certificate to prove that.