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ELI5: How does witness protection work with education/certificates?

For example, if a guy has a specific degree like a Ph.D. in underwater cat breeding or served in the military then goes into witness protection, how do they maintain their degrees / service benefits / other awards?
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You will be issued a equal or greater certification from an institution that fits the narrative created for you. If you grew up in the UK, but the new your grew up in Utah. Your new degree would likely before from BYU or the like. Anyone who checks at the college would be able to pull your records and verify you degree. If we can't find a college that is as good, we give you a better GPA. If they were an expert in their academic field and would like to continue working, we have in the past created a pseudonym they may publish under. Keep in mind most in witness protection are taken care of financially. 

(I used to do this for foreign nationals we relocated to the states after providing intel or being compromised before doing so.)