HND Administration and Information Technology
The SQA HND in Administration and Information Technology can improve your prospects of employment in an office environment as a senior administrator, administrative manager, office manager or equivalent.
The SQA HND covers all aspects of office administration and you will develop specialist IT skills in word processing, spreadsheet and database software, as well as practical use of social media software and web applications for business purposes. You will develop interpersonal skills and experience of research, planning and organising your work. You will also develop knowledge of legal and ethical issues in relation to the workplace and management of data and information.
The SQA HND in Administration and Information Technology consists of a total of 30 Unit credits. Each Unit comprises of approximately 40 timetabled learning and 40 hours self-guided learning and study. They usually take two academic years to complete but this time frame is flexible.
An SQA HND in Administration and Information Technology can gain you entry in to an English speaking university.
SQA's prestigious qualifications are recognised worldwide.
Course Tutor Guide (including Course Framework)
Title: HND Administration and Information Technology
Code: GM2W 16
Download: HND Administration and Information Technology Course Tutor Guide (including Qualification Framework)
Version Change - July 2019
Qualifications Guidance 2020-21
- Supporting the delivery, assessment and verification of SQA units, session 2020–21
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A Guide for Tutors
Communication Units
This document is aimed at tutors who are teaching learners whose first language is not English.
The purpose of this document is to provide a selection of formative exercises that will:
- provide interesting exercises to motivate learners
- increase learners' confidence in their ability to communicate effectively in English
- prepare learners to successfully pass the summative assessments
Communication Units in HNCs and HNDs
Research Skills
The guide provides support for developing good practice in how the Research Skills unit might be delivered, scheduled and assessed. It contains guidance on delivering the Research Skills Unit both on a stand-alone basis or integrating with other Units, and provides customised checklists for integration with various Graded Units.
There are two guides available, please ensure you are using the correct guide for the unit you are delivering:
Notification of changes
Unit Specifications
- Administration and Information Technology: Graded Unit 1 (HM0J 34)
- Administration and Information Technology: Graded Unit 2 (HM0K 35)
- Administration and Information Technology: Graded Unit 3 (HM0L 35)
- Behavioural Skills for Business (F84L 35) - Finish date 31/07/2021
- Behavioural Skills for Business (J1BW 35)
- Business Accounting (F84M 34)
- Communication: Business Communication
- Creating a Culture of Customer Care (H1F0 34)
- Developing the Individual Within a Team (F86Y 35)
- Digital Technologies for Administrators (HH82 34)
- Economic Issues: An Introduction (F7J8 34)
- Human Resource Management: Introduction (H1KP 34) - Finish date 31/7/2021
- Human Resource Management: Introduction (J2FH 34)
- Human Resource Management Practice (A6HA 35)
- Information and Communication Technology in Business (HH87 35)
- IT in Business: Advanced Databases (F848 35)
- IT in Business: Advanced Spreadsheets (F849 35)
- IT in Business: Advanced Word Processing (HH86 35)
- IT in Business: Spreadsheets (HH83 34)
- IT in Business: Word Processing and Presentation Applications (HH84 34)
- IT in Business: Databases (F84X 34)
- Office Administration (F7JA 34)
- Office Management (F84D 35)
- Personal Development Planning (DE3R 34)
- Presentation Skills (HH85 35)
- Recording Financial Transactions (HH81 33)
Two additional mandatory units
Workplace Communication in English (H8T2 33)
Research Skills (F60A 34) – Finish date 31/07/2022
Research Skills (J1NC 34) – Start date 01/08/2019
Research Skills Unit: A Guide for Tutors
This guide provides support for developing good practice in how the Research Skills Unit (F60A 34) might be delivered, scheduled and assessed. It contains guidance on delivering the Research Skills Unit both on a stand-alone basis or integrating with other Units, and provides customised checklists for integration with various Graded Units
