Courtesy : The Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce (PGDCom)
Portugal
In Portugal a postgraduate diploma (in Portuguese Pós-graduação) can be awarded under two circumstances: 1) as part of an independent program of studies; 2) after the completion of the first year of study in a masters program.# ISO certification in India
Singapore
The postgraduate diploma is a postgraduate academic qualification taken after a bachelor’s degree. It is usually awarded by a university or a graduate school. It usually takes two or more study terms to complete, a wide variety of courses are offered. It is also possible for graduate diploma holders to progress to a master’s degree. Only postgraduate diplomas that are registered with the Ministry of Education (Singapore) are recognised by the industry.# ISO certification in India
Spain
The postgraduate diploma (PgDip) is awarded by a variety of Spain universities and follows the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) grading system.# ISO certification in India
For example, Pablo de Olavide University offers an English-language PgDip in the Integral Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Social Activists in cooperation with Protection International. The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) offers an English-language PgDip in International Election Observation and Electoral Assistance, run in cooperation with many organisations in the field of election monitoring, such as The Carter Center, Electoral Reform International Services (ERIS), International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), National Democratic Institute (NDI), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, a postgraduate diploma is a postgraduate academic qualification taken after a bachelor’s degree.# ISO certification in India
United Kingdom
There are a vast number of postgraduate diplomas available in England and Wales. This could be a vocational course studied after an academic degree, such as the Legal Practice Course or the Bar Vocational Course; the resulting diplomas allow the student to enter legal training, relevant to either the solicitor or barrister professions, respectively. Postgraduate diplomas allow a graduate student to study a more advanced programme than at the bachelor’s level. It is contrasted with a graduate diploma, where a student studies a new academic subject at degree level, but in a short space of time, such as the Graduate Diploma in Law (also known as the Common Professional Exam), which allows a postgraduate student to study the seven foundation subjects of a three-year undergraduate law degree, in a period of nine months. The City and Guilds of London Institute awards a post graduate diploma 9210 in engineering subjects that are endorsed by the professional engineering institutions, and count toward qualifying as a Chartered Engineer.# ISO certification in India
Postgraduate diplomas are considered by the National Qualification Framework (NQF) to be at a comparable level to a master’s degree, however, they require fewer study credits to achieve (120 credits) when compared to a full master’s degree (180 credits). They are typically classified into Distinction, Merit, and Pass, similar to most master’s courses. Many schools of architecture commonly operate a 1 or 2-year postgraduate diploma course providing ARB part 3 education in this fashion.# ISO certification in India
A postgraduate diploma is commonly awarded to students who have completed the master’s programme and continuing a one-year advanced course similar to the first year of a PhD program.# ISO certification in India
A postgraduate diploma typically represents 120 credits of postgraduate courses (whereas a full master’s degree is usually 180 credits). Postgraduate diplomas are usually abbreviated as PGDip, PG Dip, PgD, PgDip, and, similar to a PgCert, diploma holders are permitted to use ‘PgDip’ or ‘PgD’ as a post-nominal, which is usually listed after all other academic degrees in ascending order, but before any professional qualifications.# ISO certification in India
Nigeria
In Nigeria PGD is used as a required supplement for students seeking to apply for another postgraduate program (e.g. PhD, Master’s degree e.t.c) who have a Higher National Diploma (HND), other lower degrees, a degree in a course that is not connected to the one for which seek a postgraduate admission for, or graduated with very low score from a university.
