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HND-Bsc Dichotomy: National Council On Establishment Bridges Gap
DIR By: ItzEdem
Date: August 2, 2016, 6:06 am
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It was learnt that the National Council on Establishment has
resolved that the entry point for HND holders into the civil
service would henceforth be Grade Level 08, just like their
bachelor degree holder counterparts.
This is in a bid to end the HND-BSc. dichotomy.
The Council equally approved the postgraduate diploma (PGD) as
the bridge programme for holders of the Higher National Diploma
(HND) to rise to the peak of their career just like their degree
holders counterparts.
Before now, a polytechnic graduate with HND cannot be employed
into the civil service on Grade Level 8 and cannot rise beyond
Level 15 without additional qualifications (including a master’s
degree), while a bachelor’s degree holder enters on Grade Level
08 and can rise to the peak at Grade Level 17 (equivalent of the
Permanent Secretary cadre).
If a HND holder aspires to get to that level, he/she will have
to obtain a PGD in relevant disciplines and also obtain a
master’s degree before attaining the level a bachelors’ degree
holder could attain, even without a second degree.
However, with this new development, HND holders will only need
to acquire postgraduate diploma in relevant field from an
accredited institution/university to attain the same status with
their university graduate counterparts.
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