NQUAL_L3 Foundation 2026/2027 JAN Colombo Branch

Provide academic, language, and transferable skills to enable direct progression to Year 1 undergraduate programmes in Business or Computing at partner universities that accept NQual Level 3 Diploma in Business/Computing.

• English: Achieve CEFR B2 academic competency or equivalent for progression.
• Mathematics: Competence in foundation-level algebra, statistics, and quantitative problem solving relevant to business/computing.
• Subject fundamentals: Core knowledge in Business (economics, accounting basics, business studies) or Computing (programming fundamentals, digital systems, IT concepts).
• Study skills: Academic writing, referencing, research methods, critical thinking, presentation skills.
• Personal skills: Time management, teamwork, digital literacy, ethics.

Typical full-time 9–12 months (equivalent to one academic year) or modular delivery for part-time/international variants.

Total Qualification Time (TQT) learning hours and assessment of the program is 1200 hours. Total Guided Learning Hours (GLH) 720 hours

1,5 Core Modules: All the students must follow four (04) core modules

Optional modules: selection and pathway-specific requirements

• Students must choose four (4) optional modules aligned with their intended degree pathway. Selection is subject to timetable availability and prerequisite requirements.