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United Kingdom - Technical and Vocational Qualifications (26/09/2011)

Technical and Vocational Qualifications

The qualifications awarded by the institutions listed below qualify for the points indicated:

Qualification

Abbreviation*

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

Higher Certificate

HC

5

40

Higher National Certificate

HNC

5

40

Higher National Diploma

HND

6

40

* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.

Note: All honorary degrees must be referred to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were taken outside of the United Kingdom, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Awarding Bodies

The following institutions may award the qualifications specified the dates shown.

Institution

(Alternative institution names which may be included on the award certificate are indicated in brackets.  Names and dates of institutions have been included in the List of Qualifications Exempt Assessment for immigration purposes only.)

Qualification awarded from

Business and Technology Education Council (Business and Technician Education Council)

HNC and HND: 1984 - 1996

Business Education Council

HNC and HND: 1974 - 1984

Department of Education and Science

HNC and HND: 1973 - 1982

Edexcel

HNC and HND: 1996

Institute of Biology and the Department of Education and Science

HNC and HND: 1976 - 1978

Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences, the Royal College of Pathologists and the Department of Education and Science

HNC: 1973 - 1978

Institution of Electrical Engineers and the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers in conjunction with the Scottish Education Department

HNC: 1971 - 1980

HND: 1969 - 1986

Institution of Electrical Engineers, United Kingdom, and the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers, United Kingdom, in conjunction with the Department of Education and Science

HNC: 1967 - 1977

HND: 1967 - 1987

Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Production Engineers in conjunction with the Scottish Education Department

HNC: 1979 - 1980

HND: 1979 - 1980

 

Institution of Mechanical Engineers in conjunction with the Department of Education and Science

HNC: 1965 - 1972

HND: 1969 - 1972

 

Institution of Mechanical Engineers in conjunction with the Scottish Education Department

HNC: 1962 - 1972

Institution of Mining Engineers in conjunction with the Scottish Education Department

HNC and HND: 1980 - 1984

Joint Committee for Higher National Certificates and Diplomas in Civil Engineering, in conjunction with the Department of Education and Science

HNC and HND: 1971 - 1978

Joint Committee for National Awards in Agricultural Subjects, United Kingdom, in conjunction with the Department of Education and Science

HND: 1973 - 1982

Royal Institute of Chemistry, Department of Education and Science and the Ministry of Education for Northern Ireland

HNC: 1968 - 1970

HND: 1966 - 1971

Scottish Business Education Council

HNC and HND: 1975 - 1985

Scottish Qualifications Authority

HNC and HND: 1997

Scottish Technicians Education Council

HC and HND: 1975 - 1985

Scottish Vocational Education Council

HNC and HND: 1985 - 1997

Technician Education Council

HC and HND: 1973 - 1984

The Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management Association, London, United Kingdom, in conjunction with the Department of Education and Science

HND: 1976 - 1984

The Institution of Civil Engineers, United Kingdom, in conjunction with the Department of Education and Science

HNC: 1966 - 1978

The Joint Committee for National Certificates and Diplomas in Building in conjunction with the Department of Education and Science

HNC: 1970 - 1979

The Royal Aeronautical Society, and the Institutions of Mechanical Engineering and Production Engineering in conjunction with the Department of Education and Science

HNC: 1969 - 1986

HND: 1969 - 1970

Effective 26/09/2011

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