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  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
A diploma (from Greek δίπλωµα diploma) is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree.
Diplomas were originally made of sheepskin, as paper was not very durable and was difficult to create.
Diplomas used to be quite large, but it has become common to print diplomas on standard letter or A4 size paper.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=diploma   (527 words)

  
  BBC NEWS | Education | UK Systems | Higher education
Higher education is that above Advanced Higher grade and its equivalents and is provided in universities and colleges of higher education and in some further education colleges.
The Diploma of Higher Education (Dip.HE) is a two-year diploma usually intended to serve as a stepping stone to a degree course or other further study.
From the figures from 1997, of the 276,503 pupils admitted into higher education, 178,170 were accepted on the basis of their A-levels, 16,000 from the Scottish Higher and the remainder from vocational courses.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/education/uk_systems/93177.stm   (1186 words)

  
 Higher diploma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A higher diploma is an academic award in Hong Kong and Ireland.
The Higher Diploma (Ard-Dioplóma in Irish) is an award from the Higher Education and Training Awards Council that replaces the graduate diploma in the Republic of Ireland.
The higher diploma is currently available in Irish colleges and has been awarded since June 2005; the standard of the award is broadly similar to the graduate diploma, and replaces reorientation-type courses.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Higher_Diploma   (233 words)

  
 Higher Diploma - Definition, explanation
The Higher Diploma is an academic award in Hong Kong and Ireland.
A Higher Diploma or associate degree is an academic award by a university or other tertiary institution such as HKIVE in Hong Kong.
The Higher Diploma is currently available in Irish colleges and will be awarded from June 2005, the standard of the award will be broadly similar to the Graduate Diploma and replace the reorientation type courses.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/h/hi/higher_diploma.php   (224 words)

  
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The speciality of the Higher Studies Diploma and the topic of the thesis are mentioned in the M.A. certificate.
The candidate has the right to choose the topic of his dissertation provided that it is related to at least one of his/her diplomas or to awarded M.A. An application for registeration is submitted to the Dean of the faculty It is then discussed at the faculty council after the approval of the specialized department.
Higher Studies diplomas or the M.A. thesis, the topic of the Ph.D. dissertation and the awarded grade are all mentioned in the Ph.D. certificate.
www.mans.eun.eg /faclaw/degrees/higher_studies.htm   (850 words)

  
 Higher Diploma of Psychic / Medium Studies : Visionary Spiritual Institute of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It is not essential to seek Professional Practitioner status to partake in a Higher Diploma Programme.
This Diploma is recommended for individuals who wish to excel at verbal holistic healing, establishing life purpose and assisting individuals to break free from limiting programming and patterns.
This Diploma is recommended for individuals who wish to extend their mediumship and channelling capabilities.
www.visionary-spiritual-institute.com.au /higher-spiritual-diploma.htm   (511 words)

  
 Namtech.net - LIST - Diploma Programs
The Diploma course prepares students for middle to higher positions in management within the areas of shipping and for post graduate work for those continuing their education with LIST or at another higher education establishment.
The Diploma is designed for those candidates seeking their first post in the transport industry and seeing themselves ultimately obtaining a managerial position.
Students who obtain the Diploma in Transport Management are eligible to become Associate Members of the Chartered Institute of Transport, the premier professional institute in this field with an international reputation.
www.namtech.net /list/diploma.htm   (569 words)

  
 VTC - Higher Diploma / Diploma / Foundation Diploma Programmes
Higher Diploma courses are usually of 3 years duration.
The 'Fly High' Higher Diploma courses (3 or 4 years) were first introduced by IVE and SBI in 2004 with multiple admission and graduation points to suit the different needs of students.
Higher Diploma graduates may progress to the top-up degree courses offered by prestigious universities in collaboration with SHAPE under VTC.
www.vtc.edu.hk /vtc/web/template/text.jsp?fldr_id=897   (319 words)

  
 ACE | Action Urged on Diploma Mills
The American Council on Education, the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and to influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives.
According to Ezell, there are 2,567 unrecognized schools, many of which are diploma mills, and 202 unrecognized accreditors, some operated by the same person as the degree mill.
Jean Avnet Morse of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education testified on the role accreditors--particularly those recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to allow participation in the federal student aid programs--play in protecting the higher education against fraudulent institutions.
www.acenet.edu /AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=9047&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm   (612 words)

  
 Diploma supplement - SCOME Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The document - attached to a higher education diploma - describes in the respective national language and in English the nature, level, context, content and status of the studies that were pursued and successfully completed.
The Diploma Supplement provides additional information on the national higher education system, in order to fit the qualification into the relevant educational context.
A description of the national higher education system within which the individual named on the original qualification graduated has to be attached to the DS.
www.ifmsa.org /scome/wiki/index.php?title=Diploma_supplement   (685 words)

  
 Courses
The diploma consist of four modules which investigate the legal implications of the investigative and auditing functions of the forensic auditor and corporate investigator.
The aim of the diploma is to provide practical-orientated training in labour law to people in the legal profession, the business world, trade unions and the public sector.
The diploma is primarily aimed at persons in the legal profession, auditors, insolvency practitioners, employees in credit institutions, bankers and government officials involved in the administration of insolvency.
general.rau.ac.za /law/English/courses_diploma.htm   (1463 words)

  
 Diploma Mills and Accreditation - Diploma Mills
An institution of higher education operating without supervision of a state or professional agency and granting diplomas which are either fraudulent or because of the lack of proper standards worthless.
Some of these foreign diploma mills claim to have approval from the education ministry of their country to offer degrees, when, in reality, they're operating without the knowledge of the country.
These organizations work on behalf of diploma mills to ensure that degrees from these schools are determined to be comparable to a degree that is received from an accredited U.S. institution.
www.ed.gov /students/prep/college/diplomamills/diploma-mills.html   (1783 words)

  
 Introduced Bill, Senate Bill 0022
Establishes the Indiana honors diploma higher education award as a scholarship program for persons domiciled in Indiana who graduate from a public or private high school with an Indiana honors diploma, and attend a public or private nonprofit institution of higher learning in Indiana on a full-time or part-time basis.
The purpose of this chapter is to increase the opportunities for a higher education in Indiana for persons domiciled in Indiana who graduate from an Indiana public or nonpublic high school with an academic honors diploma.
As used in this chapter, "academic honors diploma" means a certificate of graduation that certifies that the student has satisfied the requirements specified by the Indiana department of education for graduation with academic honors.
www.in.gov /legislative/bills/1999/IN/IN0022.1.html   (1105 words)

  
 NUI Galway, Centre for Nursing Studies, Higher Diploma in Nursing Studies (Intensive Care/Peri-Operative/Accident and ...
The Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Studies (Intensive Care, Perioperative and Accident and Emergency) has been designed for registered nurses, who wish to pursue a specialist course in Accident and Emergency or Perioperative, or Intensive Care Nursing.
The entry criteria is an honours degree or Higher Diploma.
Those applicants who do not hold an honours degree or Higher Diploma will be given the opportunity to be considered for the programme by submitting a 1,000 word literature based essay which will be judged to determine its equivalence to an honours degree (or Level 8) programme.
www.nuigalway.ie /cns/periop.html   (569 words)

  
 Higher National Diploma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The attainment level is roughly equivalent to second year of university, a Diploma of Higher Education and a foundation degree but being below that of a bachelor's degree.
In Scotland an HND is Level 8 on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework and in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is Level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework.
It is quite common for those who have achieved a HND to add to their qualification by progressing to other levels such as professional qualifications, or a degree.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Higher_National_Diploma   (214 words)

  
 UCD - School of Biological & Environmental Science
Students who successfully complete the examination and who fulfil the other course requirements, will be awarded a Higher Diploma at the end of Year I. Those who qualify from the Higher Diploma may proceed to a Master of Science in World Heritage Management (MSc) which will be awarded at the end of Year II.
The Higher Diploma course is a one year full-time course organised over 24 weeks in two semesters plus project work.
Higher Diploma students will sit an examination at the end of each semester; (December and May).
www.ucd.ie /bioenvsci/postgrad/masters_world_heritage.htm   (429 words)

  
 University of Northumbria at Newcastle and APTECH, Mumbai, India, Institutional Review Reports, August 1998
The Higher Diploma in Software Engineering, the title which the University agreed to use for the programme, was deemed by it to be more appropriate in an overseas location than the title Higher National Diploma.
The arrangements for the Higher Diploma and the BTech Communications follow the validated model; the BSc Computing is obtained by the partial franchise of six level 3 units in order to top up APTECH's Advanced Diploma (identical in content to the University's Higher Diploma) and to an unclassified degree.
Additional recruitment of students onto the Higher Diploma from September 1998 is being carefully controlled and is dependent upon the University being assured that the right quality of delivery is occurring.
www.qaa.ac.uk /reviews/reports/overseas/NorthumbriaIndia98.asp   (5610 words)

  
 Study Abroad United kingdom - uk- England - Education in India
Higher Education are courses having an entry requirement, normally obtained after 2 years of Post -GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) or Post-S- grade study-A levels and AS-levels, Scottish Highers, Advanced General National Vocational Diploma or General Scottish Vocational Diploma at Level III.
Higher Education courses are available in Universities and University sector colleges and institutes.
For higher education (degree and diploma courses) there is a central system known as UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admission Service).
www.webindia123.com /career/studyabroad/Education_uk/intro.html   (432 words)

  
 STRUCTURE OF EDUCATION SYSTEM IN IRELAND
Higher education in Ireland is offered by universities and institutes of specialized higher education.
Universities are financed for the most part by the State in the form of annual grants-in-aid and non-recurrent grants for capital expenditure, in a proportion of the order of 90%, as well as by student fees, endowments, and private donations.
Higher technical and vocational education is offered by Institutes of Technology (formerly Regional Technical Colleges) and specialized colleges.
www.euroeducation.net /prof/irco.htm   (1027 words)

  
 Higher Diploma vocals course (Popular Music Performance) - the Institute, London, UK
This Higher Diploma is the perfect pathway to enable singers to achieve their musical goals.
Students are taught in a world-class learning environment by teachers who are professional and active musicians, with the sole purpose of helping you to become a better vocalist and musician.
On the Diploma course you will sing every week in live band situations with other instrumentalists, studying the different musical styles essential to a sustainable career in today’s music industry.
www.icmp.uk.com /courses/vocal/full-time/higher-diploma-(vocals).aspx   (1938 words)

  
 INHEA: Kenya Higher Education Profile
Although Kenya is a multi-ethnic country, Kiswahili, a language that is spoken widely in the country, is the lingua franca; and English is the medium of instruction in the Kenyan education system, as well as the country's official language.
The first Kenyan higher educational institution was The Royal Technical College of East Africa, opened in Nairobi in 1956.
The growth of the private university sector in Kenya has been fuelled by several factors, including: the limited opportunities available in public universities; the constant closures of state-funded universities; the need to complement government-managed higher institutions of learning; and the determination by some religious organizations to open higher learning institutions largely for their followers.
www.bc.edu /bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/profiles/Kenya.htm   (927 words)

  
 Vancouver Premier College - Higher Diploma
The Higher Diploma in Hotel Management is an intensive program for the more experienced individual to learn the business skills and higher-level reasoning needed to flourish in a management role in hospitality.
Within the Higher Diploma program, students will also have the opportunity to take classes in VPC Hotel Management Diploma to ensure the student is familiar with the foundational concepts in the department(s) of their interest.
Individuals who successfully complete the Higher Diploma (40 credits) will be given the opportunity to work with a hotel manager in a mentoring capacity for a week (40 hours).
www.vpcollege.com /programs11.html   (382 words)

  
 Swiss Hotel Management School :: Academics :: Diploma
This programme is designed for students, who in their third year, wish to specialize in events management with a view to entering this dynamic sector.
This programme is designed for students, who in their third year, wish to specialize in tourism management with a view to being part of the global travel and tourism industry.
Higher Diploma graduates can enter in any of the BA Degree programmes, offered at SHMS University Centre Campus in Leysin to complete a 5 month top-up degree programme.
www.learningresort.com /academics/dip.html   (511 words)

  
 Hospitality Net - Organization Info - IMI International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland
Its Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma programmes are recognized by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) in the UK and its degrees are validated by MMU.
The Higher Diploma and BA Honours Degree programmes can currently be taken in three exciting configurations specialising in international hotel management, international tourism management and international hotel and tourism management.
The Diploma, Higher Diploma and BA Honours Degree programmes can currently be taken in three exciting configurations specialising in international hotel management, international tourism management and international hotel and tourism management.
www.hospitalitynet.org /organization/17008719.html   (2290 words)

  
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Higher education institutions are managed by the government.
A degree with Honours will be conferred to students who have not less than an A grade in the final year project; not less than a B grade in each of the examinable subjects in the third and fourth years of study.
www.unesco.org /iau/onlinedatabases/systems_data/la.rtf   (710 words)

  
 Department of Education & Science - - Breisoideachas
The Postgraduate Diploma in Education / Higher Diploma in Education (Secondary) is a required qualification for all teaching posts in secondary, community and comprehensive schools.
To be eligible to apply for the Post Graduate Diploma in Education / Higher Diploma in Education (Secondary), candidates must have obtained a suitable Primary Degree.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Education (NUI) Applications Centre was founded in 1998 to accept applications for admission to postgraduate courses in the four constituent universities of the National University of Ireland.
www.education.ie /home/home.jsp?maincat=&pcategory=11397&ecategory=19312§ionpage=12251&language=GA&link=link001&page=1&doc=16914   (328 words)

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