Award Certificates are legal documents, so there should only ever be one in existence at any one time. This means that you will often be asked to provide a certified copy of your Award Certificate if applying for a job or another academic course. Unfortunately, UCL does not certify copies of Award Certificates, so you will have to seek this service elsewhere.
Who can certify a copy of your Hard Copy Award Certificate?
To certify a copy of your Hard Copy Award Certificate, you will need to get it signed and dated by a professional person. You could ask the following if they offer this service:
- Bank or building society official
- Councillor
- Minister of religion
- Dentist
- Chartered accountant
- Solicitor or notary
- Teacher or lecturer
The person you ask should not be:
- Related to you
- Living at the same address
- In a relationship with you
You should always check with the organisation that needs the certified copy as they may have specific rules for who can certify a document.
How do you certify a document?
To certify a document, you need to take the copy of the document and the original and ask the person to certify the copy by:
- Writing ‘Certified to be a true copy of the original seen my me’ on the document
- Signing it and dating it
- Printing their name under the signature
- Adding their occupation, address and telephone number
If you do need to ask a solicitor or notary to certify a copy of your certificate, you can search for your nearest one here. Please note that the person or service certifying the document may charge you a fee.