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  • noun The ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for Honduras.
  • proper noun UK Initialism of Higher National Diploma.

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    AutoHotkey Community 2009

  • InputCount: = NumGet (Buffer, (16 + 4)); Debug ( "HND".

    AutoHotkey Community 2009

  • InputCount: = NumGet (Buffer, (16 + 4)); Debug ( "HND".

    AutoHotkey Community 2009

  • At that time, one generation ago, I was involved in admissions to an engineering department in a polytechnic and we were turning down for HND, never mind our BEng, candidates much stronger than those being accepted for many degree courses today.

    University applications rise as candidates race to avoid higher fees 2011

  • Consider a joint-honours course, for example, or widening your preferences from, say, an undergraduate degree to a foundation one or an HND Higher National Diploma.

    Clearing 2011: top tips from admissions tutors | Lucy Tobin 2011

  • A former colleague of mine once described a degree as an HND with a bit more writing, the purpose of the extra year being to get a bit more practice and a bigger portfolio for job interviews.

    Valuing design graduates and academics Jonathan 2008

  • The HND was a good old fashioned vocational qualification (whereas the BA is supposed to be an academic qualification).

    Archive 2008-07-01 Jonathan 2008

  • The Foundation Degree was launched in the early part of this decade and has replaced the old Higher National Diploma (HND) in England, and is likely to do the same in Scotland.

    Valuing design graduates and academics Jonathan 2008

  • Then they made HNDs equivalent to multiple GCSEs so that they could include HND results in the GCSE figures without any explanation of the equivalence.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • As I draw ever nearer to finishing my 2 year HND Interactive Media course (couple of months now), on reflection I'd say that the lack of almost any involvement from design professionals is what has really annoyed me over the last two years.

    Eye Forum: first thoughts Jonathan 2008

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