A higher diploma is an academic award in Libya, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland and Oman. In Libya the award is equivalent to a bachelor's degree in engineering or technology, in Hong Kong it is below the standard of the bachelor's degree, in Ireland it is above the standard of the bachelor's degree. In the United Kingdom, the Diploma is equivalent to higher tier (A*-C) GCSE.
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The Higher Diploma AKA High Diploma[1] (Arabic: دبلوم عالي) in Libya is an award from a national institute of technology or engineering given to the students who fulfill the requirement of passing 120 to 140 academic credits, it was started in 1990 by ministry of education and training as a degree equivalent to bachelors in engineering or technology with emphasis on the practical studies that benefits the local market comparing to the "theoretical approach" was taken by the universities. The student granted Higher diploma has the right to join a graduate course directly without any extra classes as clearly stated in the law of higher education in Libya, and to be employed in the government with the same employment degree and state as the one who has B.Sc degree as also stated clearly in the law of employment.
From 2009 the government has issued a law in which the institutes of higher education will change into Colleges of Higher Education and to change the degree that given by them to bachelor degree, in order to meet the world standards.
In the UK, this meets Level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework,[2] following the recently introduced 14 to 19 year old Diploma system for the UK, which follows two levels, lower tier (Level 1) and higher tier (Level 2), to proceed to A-Levels in England, you have to have completed a specified (by the sixth form institute) amount of qualifications at least equivalent to A*-C GCSE (Level 2).
The Diploma program is usually comprises four major subjects: Maths, English, ICT and a subject you want to study more in-depth.[3]
A higher diploma is an academic award by a university or other tertiary institutions such as HKIVE in Hong Kong. The award is at the same standard as an associate degree, below the standard of a bachelor's degree and above the certificate or diploma. Usually higher diplomas emphasis more on specialization and job training whereas associate degrees focus more on general, broader education. For example, there may be a higher diploma for "electrical engineering" but only an associate degree for "physical science".
The Higher Diploma (Ard-Dioplóma in Irish) is an award from the Higher Education and Training Awards Council that replaces the graduate diploma in the Republic of Ireland. The higher diploma is currently available in Irish colleges and has been awarded since June 2005; the standard of the award is broadly similar to the graduate diploma, and replaces reorientation-type courses. Professional-type graduate diplomas will be replaced by postgraduate diplomas.
The National University of Ireland also offers a broad selection of higher diplomas in its constituent universities and recognized colleges. A higher diploma in education is offered by the University of Dublin.
| English title | Irish title |
| Higher Diploma in Arts | Ard-Dioplóma Ealaíon |
| Higher Diploma in Business | Ard-Dioplóma Gnó |
| Higher Diploma in Engineering | Ard-Dioplóma Innealtóireachta |
| Higher Diploma in Science | Ard-Dioplóma Eolaíochta |
The Higher Diploma is an award equivalent to third year of bachelor degree, it's a one year course with 30 credit hours after achieving the diploma.