Enterprise and Commerce
Financial Services HNC
Campus Sighthill Campus
Qualification SCQF Level 7
Study mode Full time
Start date
Aug 2026
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Course overview
Edinburgh is the largest Financial centre in Scotland, which offers various employment opportunities within the Business and Finance world. The HNC is designed to provide you with the key competencies required to enter the world of Financial Services as a trainee.
Our brand new, exciting course is designed to develop your technical skills required to work within the Financial Sector. The course is delivered face-to-face within the classroom environment to support your needs in engagement. We work with several financial partners who will deliver sessions within your course to contextualise your experience and bring the course to life.
Throughout the course, you will get an insight into the financial institutions and financial markets in the UK and the relationship between these institutions, markets and the customer.
You will learn about the features and use of cash services, savings and lending products offered to personal customers, personal finance protection products, personal investment products and the regulatory environment applicable to personal financial services.
What you will learn
Some of the subjects you will learn are detailed below
- Financial Sector: An Introduction
- Personal Financial Services
- Financial Services Graded Unit
- Communication: Business Communication
- Managing People and Organisations
- Information Technology: Application Software 1
Meta Skills Developed
- Focusing
- Integrity
- Communication
- Collaborating
- Sense-making
- Critical thinking
- Adapting
- Curiosity
- Initiative
How the course is assessed
Each subject will have different evidence requirements and approaches to assessment.
Some examples are provided below on the methods of assessments:
- Open Book
- Exam – Closed book controlled
- Project-based assessments
Number of days per week
- 3 days per week
Entry requirements
- A minimum of two relevant Highers at Grade C or above and a minimum of four National 5s at Grade C or above in relevant subjects, these must include English or Maths or equivalent; subjects may include Business related subjects, Maths, English, Social and Science based subjects
or
- Relevant National Qualifications Group Award at SCQF level 6 or above
Candidates will be considered on an individual basis
Information on Tests / Auditions / Interview Requirements
- You will be required to attend a group and/or individual information session
- Skills check, this is to ensure you are on the right course
- We will provide you with further information on the course during the information session
English Proficiency Requirements
Minimum IELTS 5.5Progression and Articulation Routes
HNC can provide progression to degree-level study. For example, the HNC in Finance allows direct entry into the second year of most degree programmes, and allows direct entry to most second year programmes depending on your grades.
Higher National qualifications also provide the knowledge and understanding required for related Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs). For example, SVQ in Business and Administration.
Career options
The industry offers employment opportunities in a wide range of areas:
- Banking
- Building societies
- Pension funds
- Investment companies
- Insurance
- Unit trusts
- Stock market operations
- Life and Pensions
- Asset Management
- Intermediation
- Debt Collection
Study Options
| Campus | Study mode | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| Sighthill Campus | Full time | 24/08/26 |
