EDULINK offers high quality HND’s from SQA for guaranteed entry into top UK Universities

Working in partnership with the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA), EDULINK Inter national Campus (EIC) offers a range of higher national diplomas ( HND’s) that provide a wide range of internationally recognized and industry relevant qualifications which offer guaranteed entry into the degree prog rams of l eading UK Universities.

SQA is an internationally renowned provider of qualifications, assessments, accreditations and certifications and has 100 years’ experience in developing qualifications and qualification systems and over 20 years’ experience of working internationally in partnership with governments, colleges, universities, schools and industries throughout the world.

Many Professional Bodies in the UK recognize the quality and value of an SQA HND qualification. This has led to a high number of professional bodies to enter into agreements with SQA which recognises this value by way of articulation and professional recognition by offering exemptions ( partial and full) to professional body exams.

Specially designed to meet the needs of employers both locally and internationally, the SQA HND’s aims to produce wellrounded diplomats and focuses not only on subject knowledge, but also in other professional soft skills that would make the participants highly industry oriented and readily employable.

The HND offered in Business and Computer Science is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills of Developing Software, Computer Networking learn about Ethics in Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Hacking, Developing Multimedia Applications and Managing a We b S e r ve r. Care e r Opportunities exist in diverse areas such as software engineering, business and IT consultancy, Internet and e- commerce applications, IT support , research, teaching and training.

The two year SQA Higher National Diploma in Business explores diverse subjects such as Managing People and Organizations, Economic Issues, Behavioural Skills for Business, Business Accounting, Marketing, Business Law and IT in Business. A graduate can start employment as a management trainee and climb up the ladder to become an executive/ Managers in general administration, marketing, HRM, operations or sales.

The HND courses are also designed with key job sectors in mind, where the practical, skills-focused programme will give students a level of expertise that is valued by employers.

Speaking of the qualification Campus Director of EDULINK I n t e r national Campus, Kanishka Weeramunda said “At EDULINK we just don’t cater to the current market needs but to dynamics of future markets and demands. We anticipate where the markets are heading in about four to five years and then direct our courses towards it. We never focus on today’s requirement.”

EIC through these HND courses aims to offers a broad business curriculum that is responsive to local, national and international markets which also facilitates access to higher education that will enable a diverse range of students to develop and enhance their careers pathways and aspire them to learn and excel. In their chosen fields of work.

EDULINK is also registered as a higher education institute with the Ministry of Higher Education and has developed strong links with the Ministry by supporting its vision of positioning Sri Lanka as a centre of excellence of knowledge and education in the region. Furthermore, EDULINK International Campus is recognized by the University Grants Commission and is an approved company by the Board of Investment (BoI) of Sri Lanka