In May 2004 the US Government Accountability Office presented the results of an eight-month examination titled " Diploma Mills: Federal Employees Have Obtained Degrees from Diploma Mills and Other Unaccredited Schools, Some at Government Expense " to the U. S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.

In his 1998 paper Digital Diploma Mills, Noble writes: " universities are not only undergoing a technological transformation.

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Some universities had called Diploma de Sub-inginer which was a 3 year course equivalent with a college degree.

Some observers are professional instructors or hold the RoSPA Diploma in Advanced Instruction.

Some of these centres have taught programmes ( Certificate / Diploma / Masters / Mphil ) and many offer PhD programmes.

Some Divisions ( see below ) do not offer the Certificate and Diploma Programmes ; entrants to the IQS must have suitable academic credentials.

* Macquarie Manly Campus: In association with Macquarie University, the International College of Management, Sydney, offers a two-year Diploma programme ( only in Hospitality, Event and International tourism ), an Associate Degree Programme and a three-year Bachelor of Business Administration Degrees specialised in Hospitality, Event, International tourism, Retail, Property, and Sports Management as well as graduate certificates and master programmes.

A Diploma from Ogun State Polytechnic, an Advance Diploma from The University of Lagos and Associate degree from the Queensborough Community College in New York aside other Degrees with a Ph.

Diploma Programs / Associate Degrees:

A Graduation ceremony takes place each October with awards of Certificate, Diploma and Degrees being awarded.

He has two Masters Degrees in economics and a Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Westminster.

For this accomplishment, she received the Federal Aviation Award for Extraordinary Service, the Paul Tissandier Diploma from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and the 1984 Harmon Trophy.

In 1958 he embarked on a retail display course for a National Diploma in Design ( NDD ) at the art school of Twickenham College of Technology.

For example, in order to become a fully qualified teaching professional in Hong Kong working in a state or government-funded school, one needs to have successfully completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (" PGDE ") or a Bachelor's degree in Education (" BEd ") at an approved tertiary educational institution or university.

Scott studied in Teesside from 1954 to 1958, at Grangefield Grammar School and later in West Hartlepool College of Art, graduating with a Diploma in Design.

Not only did he assist with the organization of the British section at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, he also exhibited two works that earned him the Grand Prix Diploma.

In 1929 the following courses were available at the Municipal Training College of Domestic Economy: combined domestic subjects ( for a Teaching Diploma ), 3rd year courses for holders of diplomas, professional courses for those intending to work as housekeepers, matrons, etc., post-scholastic courses for girls in household management and in needlework, and various short courses.

He completed a Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Education at the University of Sydney in 1969.

Having qualified in medicine by means of the Conjoint Diploma ( MRCS England, LRCP London ) in 1930 Bion spent seven years in psychotherapeutic training at the Tavistock Clinic, an experience he regarded, in retrospect, as having had some limitations.

Further evidence of Æthelbald's power, or at least his titles, is provided by an important charter of 736, the Ismere Diploma, which survives in a contemporary ( and possibly original ) copy.

The IB Diploma Program is designed as an academically challenging and balanced program of education with final exams that prepare students for success at the university level and life beyond.

While standard admission to college is based on the secondary school diploma of Quebec ( representing completion of grade 11 ), completion of the two-year college program does not give students the equivalent of a university Diploma ( university diplomas throughout Canada are awarded following completion of at least a two-year post-secondary program of study ).

Often noted as a destination district in this region, families choose this community to live in due to the quality of education children receive, the International Baccalaureate Diploma at Hilton High School and the Primary Years Programme at Quest Elementary.

The Middle Year Programme ( MYP ) at Turner Fenton is for Grade 9 and 10 students and is offered as preparation for the IB Diploma Programme.

The Diploma Programme at Turner Fenton is for Grade 11 and 12 students.

Because Louisiana has a system that, uniquely among the states, uses civil law, the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in the now offers a joint J. D ./ Diploma of Civil Law ( D. C. L.

Colbert studied on the 1 Year Diploma in Drum Performance at London's Drumtech after the split of Ride.

* Romania – 4 years, starting at age 10 ends with Diploma de Capacitate at the age of 14.

In most parts of Canada, these two and three year programs at a community or technical college are never associated with the term " Degree " but are called a " College Diploma ", as there used to be a strict difference between what was termed a " University " and an Applied Arts, Community, or Technical College.

Armstrong was educated at Monkwearmouth Grammar School, the West Ham Technical Institute ( now the University of East London ) ( BSc ) and the University of Birmingham ( Diploma in Social Work ).

It may be at any level above compulsory secondary education, from basic skills training to higher vocational education such as ; City and Guilds, Higher National Diploma or Foundation Degree.

The vocational college in Venezuela accepts students at tertiary level and teaches a Higher Diploma in Farm Administration.

The University of Ceylon used to take only 50-60 Post Graduate Diploma candidates at a time in an annual program.

He later developed an interest in the area of public health and studied at the University of Glasgow to gain a Diploma in Public Health.

in Fine Arts at the University of British Columbia and a Diploma in Nursing from Douglas College.

* Diploma of the Russian Federation Government ( 9 April 2003 )-for his great personal contribution to the development of Russian-Ukrainian trade and economic cooperation

* Diploma of the Russian Federation Government ( 9 April 2008 )-for long-term fruitful state activity

* Diploma of the Russian Federation Government

* Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation ( 2 October 2006 )-for his great personal contribution to the development and strengthening of public financial control, more efficient use of the federal budget

In 1860, the Vienna Government, influenced by Agenor Goluchowski, issued its October Diploma, which envisioned a conservative federalization of the empire, but a negative reaction in the German-speaking lands led to changes in government and the issuing of the February Patent which watered down this de-centralization.

On 19 October 2000 and on 21 October 2005 Silayev was awarded the Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation.

From the Government of Italy, he was awarded the Order of the Crown of Italy ( rank of Commander ) and the Diploma of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus ( grade of Commendatore ).

He also holds a Diploma in obstetrics and gynaecology from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, as well as a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, a Master of Public Policy from Charles Darwin University and a Master of Philosophy in Public Health from the University of Sydney.

* Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation ( 11 October 2001 )-for his great personal contribution to the economy of Kabardino-Balkaria and long-term fruitful work

Roberto Burle Marx has received the following prizes, diplomas of merit and honorary memberships: The landscape architecture prize at the 2nd International Exhibition of Architecture ( 1953 ), title of Knight of the Order of the Crown from Belgium ( 1959 ), Diploma d ’ Honneur in Paris ( 1959 ), the Santos Dumont Medal of the Brazilian Government ( 1963 ), the Fine Arts Medal of The American Institute of Architects in Washington ( 1965 ), doctor of the Royal College of Art, London ( 1982 ) and an honorary doctorate from the Queen of Holland.

* Diploma of the Russian Federation Government ( 14 June 2000 )-for his great personal contribution to the socio-economic development of the Republic of Dagestan, a long and conscientious work in connection with the 70th anniversary of the birth

" Ernest Lester Jones, Director, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, the oldest scientific agency of our Government, writer on our coastal waterways bordering the Pacific Ocean, a resourceful administrator, increasing largely our supply of reliable maps and supervising the use of new devices for making our waters safer, notably by detecting the perilous submerged pinnacle rocks ; a Colonel in the Army during the war, on active service in France and Italy, decorated by the King of Italy, awarded the Diploma of Merit by the Aerial League of America, recommended for the French Croix de Guerre ; most recently instrumental in helping to form the American Legion to perpetuate American Liberty.

* Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation ( 27 May 1998 )-for his great personal contribution to the socio-economic development of the Khabarovsk Territory and long conscientious work

* Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation ( 16 April 2008 )-for his great personal contribution to the socio-economic development of the Khabarovsk Territory and long conscientious work