Hi Belitta,
I don’t really have any easy answers to this I am afraid. The forensic market has shrunk considerably in the past ten years and there is a lot of uncertainty around. The courses are not vocational degrees, that is to say there is no guarantee of a job in that field at the end.’Forensic science’ is also a very broad field, what area do you wish to go into? Look into the associated jobs in that area rather than focusing solely on ones with ‘forensic’ in the job title, many use the same techniques and methods as in forensic laboratories and would give you extra experience before you eventually get your dream job. That job isn’t usually someones first job.
If you have an accredited MSc I would not think the certificate will give you anything more than that (BUT I am not an employer currently…).
Apply for everything you think you can do and don’t give up. Recent graduates aren’t the only ones who question how to get jobs that require experience without being given opportunities, it was certainly the same when I graduated and was probably before that as well.
Good luck!

Honestly, through all my applications i got invited for 1 interview and the rest say that i need experience. Well i’m going to say what all recent graduates seem to be saying ‘If we are not given the opportunity to gain experience we are going to get nowhere!’. What will it take to get in?

Thanks Tom. I can’t speak for other FSPs (and we’re not a large employer) but I can’t see how an ISO17025 accredited laboratory could recognise this certificate considering any successful candidate would have to undergo rigorous training processes to prove their competence according to the FSPs own procedures, all whilst on a period of probation. Selecting for interview based on this process would appear flawed from a HR point of view, there are no shortcuts.

Tiernan, thanks for your comment, good to hear people won’t be disadvantaged during application if they have not forked out for this certificate.
Tom