Adrian Bailey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adrian Bailey on 2014-06-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (a) how many higher national diplomas and (b) higher national certificates have been completed in each of the last 10 years.

Mr David Willetts

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on student qualifiers at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The number of students registered at an English Higher Education Institution, who qualified with a Higher National Diploma (HND) and a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in the last 10 years can be found in the table below.

It has not been possible to provide a time series data for FECs because of the disproportionate cost in providing this analysis.

Qualifiers from HND and HNC courses by mode of study

Registered at English Higher Education Institutions

Academic year 2003/04 to 2012/13

Level of study	Mode of study	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13
HND	Full-Time	7,660	6,035	5,025	3,980	3,475	2,630	2,635	2,460	2,385	1,955
	Part-Time	1,575	1,465	1,140	1,140	860	720	710	565	540	515
	Total	9,235	7,500	6,165	5,120	4,335	3,350	3,345	3,025	2,925	2,470
HNC	Full-Time	135	125	160	160	75	55	135	160	115	215
	Part-Time	3,940	3,195	2,995	2,780	2,745	2,900	3,155	2,320	2,275	1,785
	Total	4,075	3,320	3,155	2,945	2,825	2,955	3,295	2,480	2,390	2,000

Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency Student Record

Notes:

1. Figures are based on HESA qualifications obtained population and have been rounded up or down to the nearest multiple of five, so components may not sum to totals.

2. Students registered at English HEIs will include both students studying at English HEIs and students franchised at Further Education Colleges.