Sleuthing

In her enthusiastic Quest to further 'infiltrate' the deepest reaches of the Cambridge ESOL organisation (for whom Niki currently works as an examiner, and team leader), my love yesterday took a course, organised by none other than the Australian Immigration Department (of visa extending renown), to learn how to read and recognise falsified documentation (such as passports). She did the course with a group of colleagues from the Shaftston and Navitas Cambridge exam centres, from both of which Niki has examiners  in her team. Having her eyes set on a Cambridge inspectorate in Australia (a vacancy is likely to come up next year), Niki was keen to do this, but also felt this might just be a fascinating thing to do and 'something different'. So, a specialised magnifying glass (of the kind you need to peek through at close distance from a document, with a light in) and a UV torch (as yet to arrive from the US) were purchased. Imagine all the secrets hiding in passports, that we never knew of (and officially still don't), allowing Those In The Know to see whether the document is true or false; discover how people cleverly falsify language attainment certificates / diplomas (but don't fool the sleuths); learn about the many other devious ways of people pretending they are someone else, or have achieved something they haven't really. Better be wary, very wary, Cambridge exam candidates: Sherlock is in the House!