HNC Administration and Information Technology (with Human Resource Management)
- Location
- Cardonald Campus
- SCQF Level
- 7
- Start Date
- 25 Aug 2025
- Qualification Type
- HNC
- Course Type
- Full-Time
- Duration
- 1 Year (August to June)
If you want to develop the skills and confidence to apply for administrative and IT roles, this one year HNC prepares you for a wide range of sectors and jobs. You’ll explore the nuts and bolts of office administration, from spreadsheets and presentations to financial transactions, learn about IT in business and get an introduction to HR management. There might also be a chance to put those new skills into practice on a work placement.
What will I learn?
During the HNC Administration and IT with Human Resource Management course you'll learn:
- Human resource management: Introduction
- IT in business: Spreadsheets
- IT in business: Word processing and presentation applications
- Office administration
- Communication: Business communication
- Human resource management: Core activities
- Recording financial transactions
- Customer care
- IT in business: Databases
- Administration and information technology: Graded unit
- Digital technologies for administrators
- Personal development planning
- Work placement.
Entry requirements (minimum)
- One Higher pass at band A-C in a relevant* academic subject and a selection of National 5 units or equivalent; or
- Relevant Foundation Apprenticeship qualification; or
- Applications are welcome from those without formal qualifications but who have relevant life/work experience
- ESOL entry requirements - If English is not your first language, you should have a minumum ESOL Higher.
* Relevant subjects include English, Administration, Business Management, Economics, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Studies or a Science subject.
Entry requirement equivalency table
If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.
Employer and industry links
The College has employer links with a variety of organisations. As part of your course, you may go on a trip to visit an organisation and/or guest speakers may be brought in.
Some of our employer links include: Bridge to Business, Police Scotland, Made Brave, Royal Bank of Scotland.
Jobs and further study
You may move on to the second year of a degree at any of the following universities:
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- University of the West of Scotland
- Robert Gordon University
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Stirling
...and a number of others throughout the UK.
The strong managerial focus of this course may enable you to progress more quickly to supervisory/management roles or third-year entry to various degree courses at the University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow Caledonian University and other UK universities.
This course will prepare you for a wide range of sectors and jobs, for example, local government, the health service, human resource management, manufacturing and retail.
Making an application
For courses starting in August, you can make up to two applications.
Applications are made to a course and a first choice of campus. If the course is oversubscribed at your first choice you will be automatically considered for alternative sites and may be made an offer without a further application.
I've applied — what happens next?
When you apply
You will receive an automated email confirming that we have received your application (remember to check your SPAM folder).
Your application will be reviewed by the admissions team and you will either be:
- Made a direct offer (unconditional or conditional)
- Advised that your application is unsuccessful – you have not met the entry requirements for this course and are advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
- We aim not to reject an application and if you don’t meet the entry requirements you may be referred to a different course or level.
You will be informed of the outcome of your application by email within 14 working days. The outcome will be one of the following:
- Unconditional offer of a place – you have met all the entry requirements and your place is guaranteed. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your place.
- Conditional offer of a place – your place is secured pending you meeting the entry requirements. This may mean achieving school or college qualifications which you may not be able to provide to us yet. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your conditional place. Once your conditions are met this will change to an unconditional offer of a place which you must accept before you can enrol on the course.
- Waiting list – you have met all entry requirements, however, the course is now full so you have been placed on a waiting list. If any spaces become available you may be contacted, usually around the course start date. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Reserve list – you have unfortunately not been successful in this round of recruitment. We have placed your name on a Reserve list and your application may be reconsidered at a later date. This could happen any time up to the start date of the course but it is very possible that you will not be offered a place. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Unsuccessful – You may be offered a place on a course at a different level, or advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
Once an offer is received, you must reply within 14 working days or risk losing your place, as the system will automatically decline your offer after 14 days.
Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent out instructions about student funding, joining instructions and induction date. This will normally be sent out in May or June depending on application date.
