Higher National Qualifications Scottish Qualifications Authority

Higher National Qualifications  Entry Patterns  Age and Gender  Subject Focus  Qualitative feedback  Entry Projections 2007

HNC Entry Patterns YearTotalScotlandOther UKOverseas 2002/ ,45219, / ,09718, / ,49619, / ,52418,

HNC Entry Patterns

HND Entry Patterns YearTotalScotlandOther UKOverseas 2002/ ,84713, / ,91612, / ,50311, / ,10911,

HND Entry Patterns

HNC Entries by Gender

HND Entries by Gender

HN Entries by Age HNC 2002/ / / /2006 < %31.4%33.9%35.4% %21.4%21.9%21.4% %10.5%10.7%10.4% %36.8%33.5%32.8% HND < %43.9%45.5%46.8% %27.5%27.0%28.0% %10.1%9.4%9.8% %18.5%18.1%15.4%

HNC Subject Focus HNC Entries Subjects 2002/ / / /2006 Social Care1,4571,5171,6001,831 Computing1,6811,5471,2191,253 Administration and Information* 1,2251,1971,1631,403 Early Education and Childcare** 1,6091,3961,5481,617 Social Sciences *Includes both Admin and Info Management and Technology **Includes old ‘Childcare and Education’ HNC Subject Focus

Subjects 2002/ / / /2006 Engineering Engineering: Electrical Engineering: Electronics Engineering: Fabrication Welding and NDT Engineering: Mechanical Engineering: Mechatronics Engineering: Manufacturing Systems Engineering: Aeronautical Engineering: Practice HNC Subject Focus

HND Subject Focus Subjects 2002/ / / /2006 Engineering: Mechanical Beauty Therapy Social Sciences Computing: Technical Support Accounting Administration and Information* *Includes both Admin and Info Management and Technology HND Subject Focus

Subjects2005/2006 Sports Coaching with Development of Sport329 Business313 Sound Production252 Music164 Interactive Multimedia Creation130 HND Subject Focus

HNC Entry Projections

HND Entry Projections

Professional Development Awards  Entry Patterns  Subject Focus

PDA Entry Patterns YearTotalScotlandOther UKOverseas 2002/2003 2, /2004 2, /2005 2, /2006 3,044 00

PDA Entries Subjects 2002/ / / /2006 Introduction to Adult Literacies Learning (Stage 1 of National Training Framework or Qualifications in Adult Literacies) Carpentry and Joinery Childcare and Education Introduction to Teaching in Further Education Early Education and Childcare (SCQF Level 8) PDA Subject Focus

Higher National Units  HN Unit Patterns  Scottish HN Unit Entry Patterns

HN Unit Entry Patterns YearTotalScotlandOther UKOverseas 2002/ ,412372,7282,9781, / ,163400,8385,2292, / ,283364,4713,3994, / ,076368,2914,75264,033

Scottish HN Unit Entry Patterns Year Scottish Entries Unit Entries linked to HN/PDA Courses* Stand-Alone Unit Entries Stand-Alone Units as % of Total Units 2002/ ,728348,75723,9716.4% 2003/ ,838375,02225,8166.4% 2004/ ,471343,78320,6885.7% 2005/ ,291341,86626,4257.2% *Where candidates with HN Unit entries have had an HN or PDA Course entry