HND – Hims Buea

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND)

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THE HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

The Higher National Diploma (HND) is a two-year vocational university programme. It is designed to teach the knowledge and skills you will need for employment. If you want to go on to higher education and gain a recognized qualification or to do a specific job, the HND is for you. The HND focuses on learning by doing. The HND originated from the United Kingdom and has long been adopted by all Commonwealth nations. It was introduced in Cameroon in 2002 by Ministerial Order No. 02/0069/MINESUP/DDES.

The Higher National Diploma is available in a wide range of subject areas. The following fields of study were approved for offer in Cameroon:

Engineering and Technology
Business, Finance and Management
Medical and Biomedical Sciences
Teaching, Education and Professional Development
Home Economics, Tourism and Hotel Management.

HIMS offers tuition just for the second field which is Business, Finance and Management and does it best in the country. The specialities offered by us in this field are:

HND in Accountancy
HND in Banking and Finance
HND in Insurance
HND in Marketing-Trade-sales
HND in Human resource Management
HND in Logistic and Transport Management
HND in Project Management
HND in Software Engineering and Computing
HND in Executive secretariat Studies and Administrative Assistance
HND in International Trade
HND Local Government Taxation
HND in Local Government Administration
HND in Microfinance
HND in Risk Management
HND in Business Law
HND in Management of Non-Governmental Organizations
HND in E-Commerce and Digital Marketing
HND in Nursing
HND in Medical Laboratory Science
HND in Mid-Wifery

HND CURRICULUM STRUCTURE

The HND consists of three main components:

General Studies Courses
Foundation Courses
Professional Courses

General Studies Courses

Required of all students in each specialty e.g. French, English, Civics and Ethics

Foundation Courses

Foundation courses are interdisciplinary business courses taught to provide students with a solid background in business studies. These subjects include Principles of Marketing, Principles of Accounting, Principles of Management, and Principles of Marketing.

Professional Courses

Professional courses are the main courses that students study to develop the specialist knowledge and skills in a chosen field of study e.g. Practice of Banking for HND in Banking and Finance, Property Insurance for the field of Insurance, Marketing Research for the field of Marketing, etc. The curriculum of each programme is structured into four semesters of 14 to 16 weeks of teaching, including students` assessment.

ACCREDITATION AND CONDITIONS FOR THE AWARD OF THE HND CERTIFICATE

The HND is earned in Cameroon through a national examination organized each academic year in one session by the Ministry of Higher Education through the National Committee for the Organization of HND Examinations. The examination is open only to those who have completed the programme of study for the HND in an institution of Higher Learning approved by the Ministry of Higher Education.
Completing a programme of studies means the student has passed in all the courses prescribed for the speciality.

The candidate`s application file for the HND examination shall include the following documents:

A completed application form provided by the Ministry of Higher Education.
2. Two transcripts for the four semesters spent in an approved or accredited Institution of Higher Education.
3. A certified true copy of the GCE Advanced Level, the Baccalaureate or equivalent qualification as recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education.
4. A certified true copy of the birth certificate which is not more than three months old on the date of submission of the examination file.
5. A large self-addressed, stamped envelope.
6. A testimonial showing that the candidate has successfully undergone a satisfactory internship or workshop experience in a business enterprise during the course of study.
7. A receipt of payment of the examination fees.
8. Four passport size photographs.
9. As the case may be, a copy of the transcript of the most recent HND Examination session attended by the external candidate.

The examination fee is determined each academic year by the Ministry of Higher Education. The HND examinations are organized every July solely by the Ministry of Higher Education.
The results of successful candidates in each speciality and option are published. Candidates who do not pass in all the courses on their programme of study or who score less than 10/20 in any of their practical or written papers, or less than 08/20 in the core or major papers are declared unsuccessful.

The marks of an unsuccessful candidate in a given paper are transferred automatically to the next HND examination session only, provided the candidate scores at least 10/20 in that paper. This privilege is applicable in one examination session only. The HND certificates are awarded directly to the successful candidates by the Ministry of Higher Education.