The Access (Pre-HND) Course for (English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science) is organised by the National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations (NABPTEX) for applicants with technical/vocational subjects in the related fields or pure science and agricultural science graduates with at least three (3) passes of the elective subjects, in order to foster their enrolment into the following HND programmes:

• Interior Design and Technology
• Furniture Design and Production
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical/Electronics Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Building Technology
• Hotel Catering and Institutional Management
• Fashion Design and Textiles

Duration – one (1) Academic year (i.e. two (2) semesters of 16 weeks per semester)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACCESS COURSE (PRE-HND)

Technician applicants with minimum qualification of Craft/Intermediate or Advance Certificate or MET I, MVT I, CTC I, EET I (without credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science), Advanced Cookery 812/1, 812/2 and Advanced Fashion (without credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science) and pure science and agricultural science graduates with at least three (3) passes of the elective subjects.