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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abbie Whitlock" data-source="post: 218827" data-attributes="member: 42112">Hello!That’s a really great question, and was actually something that I panicked about last cycle! When I completed my spring VS, the firm asked for me to bring my A-Level and GCSE certificates on my first day and I didn’t have them anywhere as they had been lost during COVID. The firm stated that it would be fine for me to bring a transcript of my grades, which I managed to get from my old school / college over email. In the end, they didn’t even end up asking for them!I’d say that this is going to be very firm dependant. In my experience, I haven’t had to provide my A-Level certificates for any of my 3 VS (which had A-Level requirements) or my TC (no A-Level requirements). However, there are likely to be firms that do need to see your certificates, potentially even if they don’t have minimum grade requirements (although I can’t say for certain). I think the best approach would be to email the graduate recruitment team to either confirm their stance, or request that you can bring another form of evidence instead (i.e. a transcript). There is the option to order the certificates from the exam board but personally for me, this wasn’t really a viable option due to financial restraints (as it can get quite expensive!) and I think firms are generally understanding of this.Apologies for not being able to provide a definitive answer, but I hope that helps! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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