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In today’s fast moving society, qualifications are becoming even more important. Students can no longer expect to complete their studies and pass examinations that will automatically land them a job. Employers today look for candidates who have got additional skills and can contribute to the workplace in a way that will be more effective to the company and its demands.
 
Vocational qualifications, which are work-based, have increased in demand and popularity in the last ten years, as people realise that having a wide range of skills can be more effective in making the jump between studying and working.
 
BTEC qualifications, including the BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) have been at the forefront of cutting-edge vocational qualifications for many years.  It can be a difficult task to prepare students for higher education and employment. However, BTEC qualifications manage to strike a balance between the two areas and provide a platform that is beneficial for students.
 
The BTEC HND has been an internationally recognised qualification for over 20 years. It can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis, and increasingly more institutions are providing the option to do it by distance learning. For full-time study, it usually takes two years to finish a course. Once students have completed it, they have the option of either going on to the advanced stages of a Bachelor’s degree, in a number of countries around the world, or there is the option of going into employment. The skills, knowledge and experience that students pick up during their BTEC HND course will equip them with various advantages when they start work.
 
Currently, 50 UK universities and colleges accept the BTEC HND for entry on to the second or third year of a related degree course, while 29 US universities accept the qualification for entry to the third year of four-year degrees. Factors on determining which year students can start will depend on the individual’s results for their BTEC HND and also the entry policy of the institution in question.