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Higher Education Qualifications
Higher Education Qualifications are the "gold standard" set of internationally recognised IT qualifications.
QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority) accredited and relevant to employers, they set the highest standard of professionalism within the industry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did you take a Higher Education Qualifications or CITIP in the last exam session? Are you planning to take an examination in the next exam session? Browse our most frequently asked questions and answers here.
A guarantee of excellence for employers
The three levels of Higher Education Qualifications have been developed in consultation with an employer's panel to meet industry needs.
UK Graduation Ceremony
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT celebrated the success of their Higher Education Qualifications (HEQ) students at the fifth annual graduation ceremony on 13 November 2009.
Features
Find out more about Higher Education Qualifications and how you can study the qualifications.
Locate BCS approved course providers throughout the world. Find out when courses begin and how much they cost.
The submission of a Project Proposal is mandatory. With effect from May 2009, all proposals should be emailed to heq@hq.bcs.org.uk using the Project Proposal Form. The closing dates are 30th April (October submission) and 31st August (for April submissions). Important: project proposals must be submitted by the closing date in order for your project submission to be accepted in the corresponding session detailed above.
New module
The Diploma in IT modules Systems Analysis and Systems Design are to be discontinued and replaced with one new module Systems Analysis & Design. The last exam for the Systems Analysis module will be October 2010 and the last exam for the Systems Design module will be April 2010.
The first exam for the new Systems Analysis & Design module will be April 2011. The Systems Analysis & Design syllabus (PDF) is now available in order for Course Providers to prepare appropriate course material to commence teaching this module.
The first exam for the new Systems Analysis & Design module will be April 2011. The Systems Analysis & Design syllabus (PDF) is now available in order for Course Providers to prepare appropriate course material to commence teaching this module.