Help to settle an argument

Well, if they ask to see the certificate, what does it say?

People with O levels don't "update" them in their CVs to the present day equivalent, do they?!

He must be including the date that he got then qualification so they will understand the name has changed since.

If he puts the new name they might think he's lying about having got it!

I think either approach would be ok. The names are similar enough for it to be clear that he wasn't lying (if they ask to see the certificate).

Put what it was at the time although TBH an HND from the 80s is going to have minimal impact on a hire. Experience will have outweighed it 20 odd years later.

I would put the original title - it's still recognisable as hospitality-related. If he's that worried, he could possibly put "equivalent to HND hospitality management" in brackets or underneath the title, but imo there's no need.

I would put the name of the qualification and then in parentheses I would note that it's equivalent to Hospitality Management

I would say what it was when he took it

I would also put the actual title on his certificate.

If he thinks the shortlister will be too young to know what it is, he could simply put it with the date, and add “equivalent to current HND in hospitality management” in brackets after it. Then there is no confusion.

I agree with @schmockdown. A qualification taken 30-40 years ago will have less impact than proven experience in the industry.

Still name it as the original name but put what it's known as now in brackets.

First, I would not put the date of the qualification on the CV since it is more than 15yrs ago, because ageism.

Secondly, I would list the qualification as:
HND Hospitality Management (Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management)

So it’s not lying, but it’s communicating the current up to date name because some hiring people may not know the old HND and that it is equivalent.

Original name.

What would people put if their university had changed name, just out of interest?

I know in the US that when Radcliffe women’s university became part of Harvard University (formerly men’s only), that female graduates would write PhD, Biology, Harvard-Radcliffe University.

Not sure what etiquette is these days as it doesn’t happen often.

You should put the name that is on the certificate because that is the qualification he received.

I did O levels with A as the highest grade. I would never say I have Gcses at A* because I don't.

What it was originally. I have o levels and that is what I put on my cv.

Definitely what it was called originally.