They aim to provide an educational foundation for a range of administrative and management careers in the public services through specialist studies directly relevant to individual vocations and professions in which students are working or intend to seek employment. They will enable students to make an immediate contribution in employment and provide the flexibility, knowledge, skills and motivation to form the basis for future studies and career development. BTEC Advanced GNVQ with Pass grades. BTEC National Certificate or Diploma of any other related title with overall Pass grades. The HND is a two year full time course including 2 weekend expeditions and one 7 day residential.
Assessment is primarily by course work with occasional examinations.
Whilst successful completion of this course neither guarantees a job nor promotion within the workplace, it has been evolved in partnership with the public services and should afford graduates a considerable advantage in their career aspirations. The overall cost of the trips, residentials and expeditions is expected to be in the region of 250 for each year. Moreover, students will need waterproof clothing, good walking boots and the use of a sleeping bag, rucksack etc. The College has some 2000 full time students drawn from a catchment area bounded by Poole to the west, Fareham to the east, the Isle of Wight to the south and Winchester and Salisbury to the north and is readily accessible by both road and rail. Accommodation can be found in the village and nearby towns of Lymington, New Milton, Southampton and Bournemouth.