Higher Nationals

The Higher National Diploma (HND) Courses are courses from the British education system, given by Pearson BTEC - Business Technology Educational Council. An HND Course, with a 2 year duration, has a curricular programme made of theoretical and practical subjects and offers the necessary competences to start a professional career. The students obtain a Level 5 course, correspondent to 120 credits, and a diploma recognized internationally in an academic and professional level. More than 100 countries acknowledge the HND Courses, amongst these are: The United Kingdom, The USA, Canada, Germany, Australia, Spain, France, The Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Czech Republic and Brazil. The HND courses allow the progression to higher education studies with the conclusion of 1 more curricular year, the Top Up Year. This way, the students obtain the B.A academic degree. (Bachelor of Arts) of level 6 / 180 ECTS.