HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Higher National Diploma in Information Technology (HND‐IT) program at the SriLanka Institute of Advance Technical Education (SLIATE) was developed and commenced in the year 2000 with the objective of producing the middle level IT professional required for the new millennium.The initial curriculum designed for the course was revised two times, first in year 2005 followed by the second in year 2007. However, both these revisions were of minor nature and did not affect the status core of the program.The course is aimed at school levers with GCE (A/L) qualifications in Mathematics,Science and Accountancy streams. Candidates are selected through the order of meritin their GCE (A/L) examination and through an aptitude / IQ test.According to the existing curriculum documentation, the aims and objectives of theCourse are stated as follows.