New OCN Level 5 Extended Diploma qualification – Northern Irish providers and students only

This is a new qualification for Northern Irish students from academic year 2023/24. The qualification is: OCN Level 5 Extended Diploma in Hair and Beauty Management.

This replaces the existing Pearson HND in Hair and Beauty Management. We've added a new OCN Level 5 Extended Diploma qualification option to CMS. You must select this option when you add the course.

You should only be using this qualification if:

• you're a Northern Irish provider
• you're using it for the designated OCN Level 5 Extended Diploma Hair and Beauty Management course

You must only add this course for Northern Irish students.

You should only add the course for new students from academic year 2023/24 onwards.

You must not use this qualification option on CMS for any other course.