Over 450 Diplomates from the British College of Applied Studies the proud pioneers of Edexcel, UK's BTEC HND programmes in Sri Lanka are to be conferred Higher National Diplomas at the convocation ceremony to be held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on August 15 2010 at 10.00 am. The diplomas to be awarded are for IT related disciplines, Quantity Surveying and Business Management.

The function will be held under the patronage of Mr Abdur Rahman, the Chairman of the British College of Applied Studies and the Chief Guest for the occasion will be Professor Robert Moreton, Dean of the School of Communication & Information Technology, University of Wolverhampton, UK.
Edexcel UK will be represented by Mr. Suriya Bibile, its Country Manager for Sri Lanka.

Mr. Abdul Rahman stated, "The occasion will mark the culmination of 16 months of studying at BCAS and will be the pinnacle for the students receiving awards. This ceremony stands testament to the many accolades and achievements of BCAS students for their performances in their chosen fields of study. BCAS is proud of its products and takes this opportunity to wish them all the best in their future academic as well as career endeavours".

With proven track record and experience over a period of 10 years in providing quality higher education and vocational training, BCAS currently conducts Edexcel-approved BTEC HND Programmes in ICT System Support, Computing General, Soft ware Development, Quantity Surveying, Business Manage ment, Telecomm unication Engineering, Inte rnational Hosp itality Management and Law. Besides these, BCAS also offers career-focused vocational courses and specialized "no-wait for job" training which construction industry direly needs, such as CAD & BS, Professional Diploma in Construction Technology and Professional Diploma in Land Surveying.

In average, 400 students pass out each year and gain admission to final year of BSc (Hons.) or BA (Hons.) degree programmes in over 105 reputed universities in the UK, Australia, USA or Canada.
BCAS pride takes itself of its uniqueness and premium services to students in terms of higher academic standards and quality, affordability and flexibility of learning. Plus, it can boast of highly supported progression arrangements with reputed universities in the UK, Australia, Canada, etc. BCAS enjoys an established and stronger academic collaboration with world-class universities in UK, namely, University of Wolverhampton, Thames Valley University, University of Central Lancashire and University of Bedfordshire in UK and of course highly trusted colleges there.

Keeping the students' interests in mind, unique scholarship schemes to study at UK universities are offered by BCAS. The worth of these scholarships ranges from £1000 to £4,000 each. As an extension of its services, BCAS also can facilitate job placement for its students especially in the Middle East. Through this job facilitation assistance, more than 200 students have been able to secure lucrative jobs in their respective fields over the past years.

BCAS boasts state-of-the-art campuses in Colombo, Dehiwela and Kandy with an equally fully fledged overseas campus in Qatar where the degree course in Quantity Surveying has already been started in partnership with the University of Wolverhampton, UK. Recently, as a part of the expansion programme a further branch was established in Oman to run BCAS' courses. Plans are afoot to open more overseas campuses in Asia in general and West Asia in particular.