29-664: Bristol Academy may refer to Education Bristol Academy of Sport , now SGS Sport Bristol, based at the WISE Campus - part of South Gloucestershire and Stroud College in North Bristol Bristol Brunel Academy , a school in Speedwell, Bristol The City Academy Bristol , a school in Easton, Bristol Sport Bristol Academy W.F.C. ,
58-459: A Higher National Certificate ; part-time study takes longer. In Nigeria, HND is a continuation of a National Diploma (ND-[equivalent to associate degree]) programme, both offered by polytechnics . The ND and HND programmes have a duration of two years each with one-year break after the ND programme for an Industrial Training (IT) attachment in relevant industries. At the completion of an HND programme,
87-577: A co-operative sixth form site at Downfield Sixth Form with Marling School , Stroud High School and Archway School . The Stroud campus has a learning resource centre, construction workshops, learn IT centre, Envy hair and beauty salon, refectory, conference facilities as well as sports and leisure facilities. The SGS Queens Road Campus is located in the right wing of the Royal West of England Academy in Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol. The academy
116-542: A number of qualifications including GCSE and A-level , as well as a number of vocational courses leading to BTEC First and National Diplomas and other similar qualifications, and some higher education courses leading HND , foundation degrees and full BA/BSc (Hons) degrees through partnership with the university of Gloucestershire It also runs EFL programmes for non-native speakers of English. South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) operates three core campuses and three smaller study centres. The Filton campus of
145-665: A women's football team based at the Bristol Academy of Sport Entertainment O2 Academy Bristol , a music venue in the centre of Bristol Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bristol Academy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Academy&oldid=1171145061 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
174-555: A year. In 2021, the college launched its University Centre after remodelling its existing WISE Campus to accommodate additional degree students. The University Centre officially opened as University Centre WISE | West of England Institute of Specialist Education on Friday 19 November 2021. The Stroud campus is located in Stratford Road, Stroud . The campus has a remote education centre located in Dursley , Gloucestershire, and
203-563: Is Level 5 on the Regulated Qualifications Framework /Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales. It is quite common for those who have achieved an HND to add to their qualification by progressing to other levels such as professional qualifications, a degree or a "Top-Up" degree. The entry requirements for HND in these countries also differ. One does not require an OND to get into a HND program in England, it
232-754: Is a 50-acre technology park, centred on the former Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories just south of the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station . Its main building, the John Huggett Engineering Hall, was converted from the laboratories former engineering hall building. The Berkeley Green campus is also home to the Berkeley Green UTC , part of the SGS Multi Academy Trust. In August 2024, South Gloucestershire and Stroud (SGS) College finalised
261-682: Is a qualification awarded by many awarding bodies, such as the Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH Advanced diploma), Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and BTEC (Vocational programs). In Scotland , a Higher National is awarded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The attainment level is roughly equivalent to the second year of a 3-year English degree or to a Diploma of Higher Education . An HND takes two years of full-time study, or one year full-time following successful completion of
290-609: Is a stand-alone 2-year program making the curriculum and course work different from that in some countries that offer HND degree as a progression of an OND degree. In Malaysia HND is considered equivalent to General Diploma Qualification. As the qualification is set ambiguously by old Public Service Department (Malaysia) standards, the HND graduate is set to fight the same with general diploma graduates especially in Malaysia Public University. The Malaysia HND graduates
319-567: Is across the car park from the main site or at WISE. The campus has a refectory where hot food is served, a small sweet shop, and a Student Centre. CIC painted a mural in the canteen of the Filton campus, where Inkie and Felix Braun were students. It has a workshop area known as Bristol Construction Academy which takes place in "R-Block". The college teaches a variety of trades, including plumbing, brick laying, gas and engineering. The WISE (West of England Institute of Specialist Education) campus
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#1732776428824348-561: Is advised to sought to continue with UK degree, or specialized university that able to handle HND qualification. In Cameroon, The Higher National Diploma is a two-year professional university program which originated in the United Kingdom. It was introduced in Cameroon in 2002 by Ministerial Order No. 02/0069/MINESUP/DDES. In 2018, it underwent major curricula transformation and upgrade to meet contemporary job market needs. To earned
377-558: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bristol Academy of Sport South Gloucestershire and Stroud College , also known as SGS College , is a college of further education and higher education based in South Gloucestershire and Stroud , England. It was established in February 2012 following the merger of Filton College and Stroud College. The college
406-617: Is located in New Road, Stoke Gifford adjacent to Abbeywood Community School opened in 2005 at a cost of £17.5 million. It is the main site for sports, performing and visual arts courses at the college. WISE is home to the Bristol Institute of Performing Arts (BIPA), Bristol School of Art, SGS Sport and since 2021 University Centre WISE. SGS Sport has partnerships with Bristol Flyers basketball team, Bristol Rovers , Bristol Rugby and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club , and
435-597: Is located on the Horizon 38 Business Park, within a mile of the SGS Filton Campus and dedicated to the delivery of construction-based apprenticeship training. In 2021 the college successfully applied to the Department for Education for University Centre status in recognition of its high achieving National Student Survey results. This followed a score of 94% overall degree student satisfaction in 2020 which
464-451: Is made up of six campuses located in and around Bristol, North Bristol , South Gloucestershire and Stroud . In 2021, the college launched a University Centre at its WISE campus after being awarded university centre status by the Department for Education . South Gloucestershire and Stroud College was formed when Filton College and Stroud College merged in early 2012. Filton College was founded in 1960 as Filton Technical College. By 1965
493-681: The United Kingdom and various other countries. They were introduced in England and Wales in 1920 alongside the Ordinary National Diploma and the Higher National Certificate . A qualification of the same title is also offered in Argentina , Brunei , Cameroon , India , Malta , Nigeria , Ghana , Kenya , and some other countries. In England , Wales , and Northern Ireland , the HND
522-470: The college had over 2000 students, many of whom were part-time. In 1990 the college officially changed its name to Filton College. The next major development for the college was in 2005 when the WISE Campus (West of England Institute of Specialist Education) was opened, at a cost of £17.5 million. It is dedicated to performing arts, fine art and sport. Stroud College started in the School of Art in 1860. This
551-666: The college is located in Filton Avenue, Filton, Bristol. A-level students attend classes at the main A-level Block (A-Block), adjacent to the main campus or in classrooms within the main site. At the A-level Block there is a small cafe selling hot drinks and a few hot meals. BTEC/National Diploma students attend classes in the main block or in the Arts block (F-Block). Media/Photography Students attend classes in F-Block, which
580-623: The colleges degree provision has remained at the Education Conservation Centre at the original Clifton site. Students are due to transfer to the new Bristol Zoo Project site (Previously, The Wild Place Project in North Bristol for September 2025). In the meantime degree students will study between both the original Clifton site and the new Bristol Zoo Project. SGS Berkeley Green opened in September 2017. The site
609-520: The federal government has made attempts to remove the dichotomy between Polythecnic HND degree holders and University degree holders in places of employment, and the efforts are paying off as some of the government organisations (especially paramilitary ) have started upgrading and employing the HND-holders at par with their University Degree counterparts. Some have even claimed that the HND graduates are better than their university counterparts in
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#1732776428824638-646: The graduate would have spent 4 to 5 years; hence, Higher National Diplomas are sometimes referred to "equivalent" of a University bachelor's degree or four years of a university education. Although, there have existed a long-standing disagreement over the "equivalence" of Polytechnic HND degree to University bachelor's degree; employers of labour (including the government and its policies) have discriminated against HND holders—grading them below their university counterparts and preventing them from attaining managerial or directorate cadres. However, following series of efforts by polytechnic students/lecturers and concerned entities,
667-483: The sale of its 40-acre Berkeley Green site which it had been operating as Gloucestershire Science and Technology Park to Chiltern Vital Group (CVG) for £6.5 million, following an agreement reached in January 2024. The site, previously operated by SGS as a science park, is set to be transformed into a low-carbon 'super cluster' at the forefront of UK nuclear power. SGS Horizon opened in February 2023. The training centre
696-504: The same field, arguing that they write the same entrance exams to seek admission to their course/program of study (the JAMB exams to secure an admission), they both spend the same number of years studying, both completing 120 college credit units with HND holders concentrating more on technicalities, sometimes taking more than 120 credit units and getting more hands on . The HND degree offers limited liberal arts subjects and goes straight into
725-481: The technicalities of a course using industry standards from year one of OND (one can only gain admission into a HND program after completing two years of OND, an equivalent of an associate degree) and by the final year of HND the student is already equipped to practice in the field. In Scotland, an HND is Level 8 on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework and in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it
754-773: The women's football team, Bristol Academy W.F.C. , plays at the highest level in England, the FA WSL . Stoke Gifford Stadium is the arena that hosts the association football, american football and athletics which was opened in 2011. The Bristol Institute of Performing Arts (BIPA) is based in the first wing of the WISE campus and offers a range of further and higher education degree courses. Degree Courses BIPA's facilities include 6 dance studios, 5 acting/rehearsal studios, TV studio, Mac editing suits, scenic workshop, wardrobe department, study zone, gym, theatre bar and The Olympus Theatre and Studio 22 theatre which puts on over 40 productions
783-569: Was Bristol's first art gallery and constructed in 1857. The SGS Clifton Campus is located at Bristol Zoo Gardens , Clifton, Bristol. The Clifton campus offers two degree courses in Zoological Management and Conservation. Bristol Zoo Gardens, run by the Bristol Zoological Charity, opened in 1836 and was the fifth oldest zoo in the world, before its closure to the public on September 3rd 2022. Since its closure
812-693: Was later renamed The Technical College, and was located in various buildings in Stroud. Only in the 1950s, after the town council was gifted Stratford Park , did the college relocate to the present campus on Stratford Road. The Art Department remained for many years in the Art School in Stroud. The Gloucestershire College of Art was created from the merger of the Stroud School of Art and the Cheltenham College of Art in 1959. SGS provides
841-597: Was the highest in Bristol . The college then launched its University Centre after a remodelling of the existing WISE campus. Since September 2021 most of the college's higher education provision has been at the University Centre. Higher National Diploma Higher National Diploma ( HND ), part of the Higher Nationals suite of qualifications, is an academic higher education qualification in
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