NS Skills Certificates: Check Your Civilian Records
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Archive backfill: Added on 15 September 2026 for this archive date. Official sources were checked on 15 September 2026; this article does not establish what policy said on the earlier archive date. NSVault is unofficial.
You may remember completing a course during NS but be unsure whether it produced a civilian qualification. Start by checking the actual award and issuer. A military course, a WSQ Statement of Attainment and a professional licence can demonstrate different things.
This guide helps you assemble accurate certificate evidence. It does not promise accreditation for every vocation or tell an employer what qualification it must accept.