THE DICHOTOMY BETWEEN HND AND BSc.

    

    The discrimination between Higher National Diploma (HND) and University degree holders has been a source of grave concern especially to HND holders. When it gets to get a job and career progression, BSc holders is highly placed than the HND holders.

     The maximum promotion for BSc holders is unlimited while that of HND holders is limited.  Some companies do not employ people with HND qualification. Even when both are employed, the BSc holder would usually earn more than the HND counterpart.

     What actually is Polytechnic education and University education?  Educationist described Polytechnic education as a system of education that places considerable emphasis on practical training and technological know - how while University education is designed to produce graduates with theoretical understanding and competence in various disciplines.

      It takes four years of academics studies, a year and four months of Industrial training   (I.T) to acquire HND. University degree on the other hand is acquired after undergoing undergraduates’ studies for four years or more years depending on the courses. 

     The question here is why the discrimination since HND holders and University graduates has the same process of training and each is specialized in its part? If Polytechnic education is inferior and it an understatement to  compare it with University education, then government should scrap it and establish more Universities to avoid frustrating, wasting peoples time, energy and money on what would not let them get a good  job or Higher promotion. Besides, it is not about institution but about individual.