Higher National Diploma in Business
London, United Kingdom
Graduate Diploma
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business at ICON College of Technology and Management is an undergraduate programme. It's a grounding in business concepts and practical skills, with recognition by employers and direct entry to top‑up honours degrees at many UK universities. The Assessment Board reviews external examiners’ reports and manages action plans; the college provides formative, learning‑outcome feedback on assignments, commended by Pearson verifiers.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can enter business and management roles; typical paths include business manager, operations manager, marketing executive, human resources assistant, sales executive, project support, entrepreneur, or progression to top‑up honours degree.
The BTEC (Business Technology Engineering Council) Higher National Diploma (HND) is a specialist programme with a strong work-related emphasis. The qualification provides a thorough grounding in the key concepts and practical skills required in the sector with national recognition by employers allowing progression direct into employment or to degree.
This HND in Business is ideal for those who wish to study at the undergraduate level to become better managers. Successful completion of HND allows students direct entry to top up honours degree at many UK universities.
The Assessment Board evaluates the external examiner’s reports every year and makes sure the action plans produced from their reports are well managed and the progress is reported to the Academic Board. The College also conducts a feedback on assignments to students by a formative feedback (learning outcome by learning outcome) sheet which has been commended by standard verifiers of Pearson as supportive and effective.
