Home › Progression
UK University Pathways

Progression to UK Universities

Complete your online study with LD Training, then progress to a leading UK university to finish your Bachelor's or Master's degree.

How progression works

Undergraduate (Bachelor's) Degree Pathway Programme (Undergraduate)

Successfully complete Levels 3, 4 and 5 online with LD Training, then progress to a UK partner university to study Level 6 and complete your Bachelor's degree.

Postgraduate (MBA / Master's) Degree Pathway Programme (Postgraduate)

Successfully complete Level 7 online with LD Training, then progress to a UK partner university to complete your MBA / Master's degree.

Guaranteed Progression. Guaranteed progression is offered, subject to a student successfully achieving the required academic grades and IELTS scores, at every study level at LD Training. Applications and tuition fee arrangements at the university stage, are handled directly with the destination university.
Please note. Although LD Training aims to process applications and pre-qualify students for progression into a UK university, we are not responsible for admissions decisions made by UK universities and any impact this may have on LD Training students intending to progress to a UK university.
Our Partners

UK destination universities

At LD Training, we are proud to work with education partners, to offer pathway qualifications, leading to an undergraduate (UG) Bachelor's Degree or a (PG) Master's Degree, from a UK university.

Our pathways qualifications are validated by ATHE and are delivered online. If you successfully complete your pathway programme (subject to your academic grades and your English language level), you will be offered guaranteed progression to a UK university, to study in the UK.

Depending on your subject specialism, your academic grades, and your English language level, destination universities offering guaranteed progression, include Bangor University, the University of Staffordshire, De Montfort University, and the University of Hertfordshire.

English language requirement. Every progression route listed below requires IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any skill, or equivalent. See English Language & IELTS for accepted equivalencies.

Progression routes by university

Many of our partner universities in the UK, offer guaranteed progression, subject to your successful completion of each study level, and all units, whilst studying online with LD Training. Guaranteed progression is subject to your academic grades and your English language level, so you will need to pass all your online unit assessments, at all study levels, to access this opportunity.

We are proud to work with these destination universities, offering guaranteed progression to the UK, to complete your bachelor's degree, or your master's / MBA degree programme.

Bangor University

www.bangor.ac.uk

Progression to Top-Up Bachelor's Degrees

UG Bachelor's Degree ProgrammeAcademic Entry Requirements
BSc (Hons) Accounting & FinanceATHE Level 5 Extended Diploma in Accounting (& Level 4)
BSc (Hons) Business ManagementATHE Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business and Management (& Level 4)

Progression to Top-Up Master's / MBA Degrees

PG Master's Degree ProgrammeAcademic Entry Requirements
MSc FinanceATHE Level 7 Diploma in Accounting and Finance
MSc AccountingATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Accounting and Finance
MBA ManagementATHE Level 7 Diploma in Human Resource Management
MBA ManagementATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management
MBA International BusinessATHE Level 7 Diploma Strategy Management and Leadership
De Montfort University

www.dmu.ac.uk

Progression to Top-Up Bachelor's Degrees

UG Bachelor's Degree ProgrammeAcademic Entry Requirements
BSc (Hons) International Finance & BusinessATHE Level 5 Diploma in Business and Management
BA (Hons) Business ManagementATHE Level 5 Diploma in Business and Management
BA (Hons) International BusinessATHE Level 5 Diploma in Business and Management
BA (Hons) Business & MarketingATHE Level 5 Diploma in Business and Management

De Montfort asks for the ATHE Level 5 Diploma. All LD Training Level 5 students study the Extended Diploma (120 credits), so you will meet this requirement.

Progression to Top-Up Master's / MBA Degrees

PG Master's Degree ProgrammeAcademic Entry Requirements
MA Human Resource ManagementATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management
MSc International Business ManagementATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management
MSc Marketing ManagementATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management
MBA GlobalATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management
MSc Risk ManagementATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management
MSc Project ManagementATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management

Accounting and Finance progression at De Montfort, at both bachelor's and master's level, is being confirmed and will be added once agreed.

University of Hertfordshire

www.herts.ac.uk

Progression to Top-Up Bachelor's Degrees

UG Bachelor's Degree ProgrammeAcademic Entry Requirements
BA (Hons) AccountingATHE Level 5 Extended Diploma in Accounting (120 credits)
BA (Hons) Accounting and FinanceATHE Level 5 Extended Diploma in Accounting (120 credits)
BA (Hons) Business AdministrationATHE Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business and Management (120 credits)
BA (Hons) Business ManagementATHE Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business and Management (120 credits)
BA (Hons) Business and MarketingATHE Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business and Management (120 credits)
University of Staffordshire

www.staffs.ac.uk

Progression to Top-Up Bachelor's Degrees

UG Bachelor's Degree ProgrammeAcademic Entry Requirements
BSc (Hons) Business ManagementATHE Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business and Management

Progression to Top-Up Master's / MBA Degrees

PG Master's Degree ProgrammeAcademic Entry Requirements
MBA Business Administration (Top-up)ATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management

Progression routes and specific degree titles are confirmed by each university and may change year to year. For a full list of progression opportunities at destination universities, please check the ATHE qualifications website, or contact our progression team for the current list and entry criteria.

Plan your progression

Speak to our progression advisors about which UK universities and degrees match your goals.