How do you apply and what qualifications do you need??
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No fancy qualifications needed. Just usual school GCSEs/Standard grades etc. I just applied online on the companies website back in 2011 ( at the time First ScotRail). The entrance tests are very much geared towards being mechanically minded and also retention of information etc. Out of the approx. 30 people at my first assessment there was only 10 of us left at the end and about 6 of us after further assessments and interviews made it through to a job offer.
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@Burdekin The best thing I ever did was completing my HNC with Student of the entire Year award, I wouldn't worry about HND employers take far more from some one who has taken the plunge to do an HNC alongside a day time role than some one who has gone the full time role and gone HND it displays a level of commitment that HND does not. My employing company will not entertain a lower qualification or equivalent !!!
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I will prepare to hide behind the 3 piece but I can back this up with nearly 34 years experience and 18 years coming up next purely from my apprenticeship and subsequent HNC achieved from the age of 25-29 !!! and now a salary that clearly defines that investment in my and my families life style, I attended college day release college either side of night shifts etc to achieve 18 distinctions out of 20 grading criteria !!! If any one needs any advice please PM me !!
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Just to confirm the role ive had for the last almost 18 years was the result of the HNC and my previous experience, and as a company we are continuously recruiting for people, we need 50 people just to cover retirement this year alone. A very very atttractive package is offered to the candidates who meet the criteria.
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Not sure what you mean Simon as a HNC is half a HND and then lower than a degree. Agree in part to certain employers appreciate folk with hands on experience as well as academic qualifications but higher qualifications will take you further.
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HNC and HND in my day were identical qualifications and as far as im aware still are HNC was done as 1 day and 1 evening in your own time alongside a Full time job. HND was done as a full time course and in my time was considered to be a very slack way of doing it hence HNC was considered to be a better option to employers. I did the first year of a degree with my last employer but the opportunities offered by my current employer alongside very good yearly salary rises and bonuses have been very good I wont plave on here but im happy to PM
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HNC was never half an HND its an equivalent qualification taking in experience over 2 years wasted at college learning nothing !!!
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My mentor at the Mine did his HNC in the 60's there was only 11 people in the country who completed the course and passed !!
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HNC is definitely not half an HND its the same qualification but much much more highly appreciated believe me our company aim to employ 600 up from 550 people with this qualification !!!
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HNC is Higher National Certificate and equivalent to year one in University. If you have one then you can sometimes skip into year two of a degree, depending on course and uni.
HND is Higher National Diploma and equivalent to year two in University. If you have one then you can sometimes skip into year three of a degree, depending on course and uni.
CBA getting the SQCF points but IIRC it's 7, 8 and 9 for C, D and degree.
Edit: also worth noting that they both have expiry dates so if you're planning on using them for this purpose then do check them. Couple of mates at work have been scuppered by this.
HND is Higher National Diploma and equivalent to year two in University. If you have one then you can sometimes skip into year three of a degree, depending on course and uni.
CBA getting the SQCF points but IIRC it's 7, 8 and 9 for C, D and degree.
Edit: also worth noting that they both have expiry dates so if you're planning on using them for this purpose then do check them. Couple of mates at work have been scuppered by this.
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The academics will always say HNC and HND are not the same standard but HND is no higher its just a full time course, what im talking about is life in the real world where any employer will take some some one with an HNC first and we are paying a serious salary for the role, please PM me for details if your interested. I will not discuss details on here.
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Not when I did it you couldnt it was hard enough to get on the HNC with the City and Guilds and the apprenticeship I had completed.
