Fake Qualification, Bought ones too Options

[SarahSax1986]

So, does anyone on here have any fake qualifications that mean they can put letters after their name, or qualifications they have bought?

I myself am able to put letters after my name....

Sarah ?????? Hkt.B

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Edit/ Also does anyone know of qualifications than one can simply buy?

[jonathanquinn]

Nothing wrong with it whatsoever. It is, however, something of a niche interest. I am just intrigued that somebody would collect so many qualifications. Presumably at some point one says, enough music diplomas, time to get an Open University diploma in biochemistry. Incidentally, I was disappointed when the OU rebranded most of its old diplomas as DipHE, which looks very ugly to me. Yes, honestly, I would choose to do a qualification based partly on how decorative I thought it looked! It used to offer something called Diploma in European Humanities, which I always thought sounded rather good.

Anyway, all these qualifications are at worst harmless fun. It becomes more sinister when an intention to deceive is involved. When I was at school we had a headmaster who boasted Bachelor of Philosophy (Hons) (nobody needs to state that a degree was with honours if it is from an English university, as it just means that one got a minimum of a third, and no other teacher in the entire school was allowed to list their 'Hons' after the degree), Master of Education (later rumoured to be a fake), Member of the British Psychological Society (by virtue of a degree in psychology and on payment of a fee, despite not actually working as a psychologist), Fellow of the College of Preceptors (by virtue of professional position/existing qualifications and on payment of a fee), Member of the Institute of Management (ditto), and FRSA (ditto). This may also sound harmless, but it was somewhat in keeping with his personality and the fact that he subsequently resigned following suspension during an investigation into financial irregularities.