When you want to do your clearance, register for screening, or even go for a job interview, you will definitely be asked to come with either your WAEC, NECO, GCE, NABTEB, or NBAIS certificate. At this point, those without their O’Level certificate get confused.
This problem here is that most people don’t have their O’Level certificate yet; rather, they have their results printout or statement of results. Now the question is, can you make use of that statement of results or result printout in place of the certificate?
Well, I will be providing an answer to that question in this article. But before we proceed, I would like you to get the difference between a statement of result, a result printout, and also an original result or certificate.
What Is An O’Level Statement Of Result?
An O’Level statement of results is simply a document that contains information about a student’s performance in the exam. It includes the grades of the students and other information like the students names and more.
It is mostly offered by the school where you wrote your O’Level exam; that’s why a statement of results always comes with the name of the school written in one part of the document. The statement of results is also known as a notification of results, and it doesn’t contain much information.
What Is An O’Level Results Printout?
An O’Level results printout is also a document obtained from either WAEC, NECO, GCE, NABTEB, or NBAIS official websites that contains information about your performance in the exam. Unlike the statement of result, the result printout contains more information.
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Book Your Consultation NowThis results printout is sometimes mistaken as a certificate, though it’s very much related, but they are two different things. Well, let’s discuss what an O’Level certificate is.
What Is An O’Level Certificate?
An O’Level certificate is more like evidence that you did the exam. This certificate isn’t released immediately after the exam but rather after a year. Meaning if you write either your WAEC, NECO, GCE, NABTEB, or NBAIS exam now, you will have to wait till next year by this time before you can be able to get your certificate.
This one year is exactly why the majority of people don’t have their O’Level certificate, if I am not mistaken. Nevertheless, let’s move to the main point of this article that will tell you if you can make use of your result printout or statement of results instead of a certificate or original results.
Can I Use Result Printout/Statement In Place of Certificate/Original Results?
The two main categories of people who ask this question are
- Students who want to use it for their institution (university, polytechnic, or college of education) and
- Those who want to use it for a job interview.
So to make sure this question is answered well, I will split this section into two. The first will be providing an answer for those who are asking this question because of their institution, while the second will be for those who are asking this question because of a job interview.
1 An Institution
If you want to do your screening, clearance, or anything related to an institution, and you are asked to bring or upload your O’Level certificate whereas you don’t have it, you can use your results printout instead only if it hasn’t been up to a year since you wrote your O’Level exam. Like I said earlier, it takes up to 1 year after writing the exam to get your O’Level certificate.
Most institutions understand this, so they will definitely accept the results printout of candidates in that category, since it hasn’t been up to a year since they wrote their O’Level exam, as there is certainly no way they can get it without it completing a year.
But if your institution is asking for your certificate and it has been more than a year since you wrote your O’Level examination, you are expected to have a certificate already, which means you can’t use a result printout.
And making use of a result printout when you’re asked to provide a certificate might lead to you being disqualified from the screening, make you not be cleared, and even hinder you from getting admission (to those who have written O’Level for more than a year).
Now if you noticed, I didn’t mention anything about the statement of results. This is because almost all institutions don’t accept a statement of results because they believe it’s a document that can be easily forged. So don’t even think of uploading it when you are asked to provide an original result/certificate.
2 For a job
If you want to go for a job interview and you are asked to bring your O’Level certificate, whereas you don’t have it, you can make use of your results printout or a statement of results instead, but this depends on the nature of the job and also the organisation.
Most organisations ask for a certificate just to know if you truly passed through secondary school. So if you submit a result printout or statement of results instead, they might just consider you. But if the organisation made it clear that they want only the certificate and nothing else, you can’t use a result printout or even a statement of results.
FAQs
Can a Statement of Results Be Used for Job Screening?
It can be used if you are asked to provide it. But if you’re asked for a certificate, then you can’t use a statement of results.
Can I gain admission without my O’Level Can certificate?
If your institution asks you to provide your O’Level certificate and you don’t have it yet because it hasn’t been up to a year since you wrote the exam, so your certificate can’t be out, you can still gain admission by making use of your results printout instead.
Can I Use A Photocopy Of Results To Gain Admission?
Photocopying your results printout doesn’t change anything. If it hasn’t been up to a year since you wrote your O’Level exam and you want to make use of your results printout, using a photocopied one doesn’t affect anything, so yes, you can use it to gain admission.
Is the Coloured Results Printout the Same as the Certificate?
No, a coloured result printout is never the same as a certificate; they are two different things entirely.
Conclusion
In conclusion, a statement of results and a result printout are two different things and can also be used instead of a certificate only under certain conditions. Do you have any more questions? Ask us in the comment section below, and we will respond to you as soon as possible.