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Higher Nitec (Part-time)

Learn advanced skills through stackable modules that lead to a full qualification.

Last updated 27 August 2025

ITE offers a wide range of CET Skills courses for the upgrading needs of the workforce. These part-time courses are:

  • Higher National ITE Certificate (Higher Nitec)

  • National ITE Certificate (Nitec)

  • ITE Skills Certificate (ISC)

Part-time Higher Nitec courses

Courses denoted with an asterisk (*) are being phased out and are offered to ongoing students only.

Part-time courses focus on job-specific skills, with each module completed in six months. After passing all required modules, students receive a Higher Nitec certificate, along with Module Certificates for each completed segment.

List of courses

List of part-time Enhanced Higher Nitec courses

School

Courses

School of Business & Services

Higher Nitec in Services - Accounting (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Services – Business Administration (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Services - Event Management (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Services - Logistics & Supply Chain Management (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Services – Retail & Online Business (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

School of Electronics & Info-comm Technology

Higher Nitec in Technology - AI Applications (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Technology - Business Information Systems (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Technology – Data Engineering (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Technology - Cyber & Network Security (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Technology – Electronics Engineering (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Technology - Immersive Applications & Game (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Technology – IT Applications Development (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Technology - IT Systems & Networks (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Technology - Security System Integration (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

School of Design & Media

Higher Nitec in Services - Interactive Design*

Higher Nitec in Services - Visual Merchandising*

School of Engineering

Higher Nitec in Technology - Automotive Engineering*

Higher Nitec in Technology – Bio-Chemical Technology (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Technology - Chemical Process Technology (Enhanced Curricular Structure)

Higher Nitec in Technology - Electrical Engineering

Higher Nitec in Technology - Facility Management*

Higher Nitec in Technology - Marine & Offshore Technology*

Higher Nitec in Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Higher Nitec in Technology - Mechatronics Engineering

School of Hospitality

Higher Nitec in Services - Hospitality Operations*

Part-time Enhanced Higher Nitec courses

This updated framework offers three-month modules, focusing on industry-relevant skills. Students earn a Modular Skills Certificate (MSC) after completing two to four modules, plus a Statement of Results (SOR) each term.

Training schedule

  • Evening classes – Lessons are held two evenings a week, from 1845 hours to 2145 hours.

  • Weekend classes – Lessons are held once a week, from 0900 hours to 1600 hours.

Find out more

Academic calendar for part-time Higher Nitec courses

Admission process for part-time Higher Nitec courses

Application schedule for part-time Higher Nitec courses

Entry requirements for part-time Higher Nitec courses

Fees for part-time Higher Nitec courses

Other information for part-time Higher Nitec courses