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Full-time S6 or above Higher Diploma

Programme Code CE114305

Higher Diploma in Special Child Care and Inclusive Education

Programme Advantages

Programme Advantages

Programme Advantages

Professional Recognition

Graduates recognised by Education Bureau and Social Welfare Department.

Programme Advantages

Professional Training in Special Child Care and Education

Facilitate students to become professional special child care educators through placement.

Programme Advantages

Promising Career Prospects

Monthly average salary of graudates from this programme is HK$25,060.

Programme Advantages

Professional Recognition

Graduates recognised by Education Bureau and Social Welfare Department.

Programme Advantages

Professional Training in Special Child Care and Education

Facilitate students to become professional special child care educators through placement.

Programme Advantages

Promising Career Prospects

Monthly average salary of graudates from this programme is HK$25,060.

Basic Information

With an emphasis on the integration of theory and practice, the programme aims to equip students with the professional knowledge, transferable skills and attitude for the future career in the field of special child care and inclusive education. Fieldwork placement opportunities are provided for the comprehensive learning of students to become professional special child care educators.

The programme is also designed with an emphasis on generic and language training, whole-person development and workplace experience to better prepare students for further studies and employment.
Mode of Study Full-time
Duration of Study 2 Years
Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s)
IVE (Sha Tin)
Study Places IVE (Sha Tin) - 70
Admission Score Average Result: 13 1
Score Range: 10 - 17 1

Professional Recognition

Graduates are eligible for registration as Kindergarten Teachers with the Education Bureau of the HKSAR. They are also eligible for registration as Child Care Workers, Child Care Supervisors and Special Child Care Workers with the Social Welfare Department of the HKSAR.
Remarks
  1. Admission score in 2024 refers to score of the best 5 HKDSE subjects, including Chinese Language and English Language of admitted students in 2024. For reference only. (Scoring scale: 5** = 7 points; 5* = 6 points; 5 = 5 points: 4 = 4 points; 3 = 3 points; 2 = 2 points; 1 = 1 point).
Notes
  1. The programme information is applicable to local applicants. For non-local applicants, please visit here.
  2. Students may be required to attend classes on other VTC campuses. VTC reserves the right to cancel any programme, revise programme title, content or change the offering institute(s) / campus(es) / class venue(s) if circumstances so warrant.
  3. The revalidation of the programme will be conducted in 2025. The curriculum will be updated if circumstances so warrant.

Entrance Requirements

  • HKDSE
Chinese Language 2
English Language 2
Core/Elective Subject 2
Core/Elective Subject 2
Core/Elective Subject 2
  • VTC Diploma of Foundation Studies; OR
  • Diploma Yi Jin / Diploma of Applied Education; OR
  • Equivalent
Remarks
  1. Applicants can use HKDSE Applied Learning (ApL) subjects (except ApL Chinese) for admission purpose. An "Attained", "Attained with Distinction (I)" and "Attained with Distinction (II)" in an ApL subject (Category B subjects) are regarded as equivalent to an HKDSE subject at "Level 2", "Level 3" and "Level 4" respectively for admission purpose.
  2. For 2024 HKDSE and before, a "Grade D or E" and a "Grade C or above" in an HKDSE Other Language subject (Category C subjects) are regarded as equivalent to an HKDSE subject at "Level 2" and "Level 3" respectively; From 2025 HKDSE onwards, Language Proficiency Level A2 or above in French / German / Spanish, N3 or above in Japanese and TOPIK II: Grade 3 or above in Korean are also recognised as one of the five HKDSE subjects in fulfilling the general entrance requirement (Subject to approval by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)). One Other Language subject can be counted for admission purpose.
  3. An "Attained" in HKDSE Citizenship and Social Development is regarded as equivalent to an HKDSE subject at "Level 2" for admission purpose.
  4. If one of the five HKDSE subjects is Citizenship and Social Development, the general entrance requirement would become "Attained" for Citizenship and Social Development and Level 2 or above in four other HKDSE subjects including Chinese Language and English Language. Besides, Level 2 or above in Mathematics Extended Part (Module 1 or Module 2) is also recognised as one of the five HKDSE subjects in fulfilling the general entrance requirement. If applicants have taken both Module 1 and Module 2, either one of the modules (with a higher level) will be counted for admission purpose.
  5. This programme is NOT applicable to VTC Diploma in Vocational Education / Diploma of Vocational Education / Diploma of Vocational Baccalaureate graduates.

Articulation / Employment

Articulation
Graduates may apply for admission to full-time / part-time Bachelor Degree programmes at various local and overseas universities, e.g.:
  1. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Early Childhood, the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK (Registration No.: 253201)#
  2. Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Early Childhood Education), the Education University of Hong Kong
  3. Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Early Childhood Education) in Leadership and Non-Chinese Speaking Children, the Education University of Hong Kong
  4. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Special Education, the Education University of Hong Kong
  5. Bachelor of Arts (Early Childhood Education), the Chinese University of Hong Kong
  6. Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education, School of Continuing Education, the Hong Kong Baptist University
  7. Bachelor of Education with Honours in Early Childhood Education (Leadership and Special Educational Needs), the Hong Kong Metropolitan University
  8. Bachelor of Science in Applied Child Development, the University of Hong Kong
  9. Bachelor of Health Education (Honours), the Education University of Hong Kong
# This 1-year full-time / 1.5-year part-time programme is offered in collaboration with the School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE) of VTC. It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which this course may lead. Please refer to the corresponding programme page in the website of SHAPE.
Career Prospects
Graduates may be employed as kindergarten teachers, child care workers, child care supervisors and special child care workers. They can serve children with and without special educational needs and non-Chinese speaking children in kindergartens and child care centres.

Curriculum

  • Fieldwork Placement
  • Child Development
  • Introduction to Special Education and Inclusion
  • Creative Play
  • Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education
  • Observation and Assessment
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
  • Whole Person Development - Mindshift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness
  • Fieldwork Placement
  • Advanced Child Development
  • Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
  • Teaching Approaches in Early Childhood Education
  • Health and Care for Infants and Children I
  • Families with Diverse Needs
  • Introduction to Special Education and Inclusion
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement
  • Enrichment Module B
  • Fieldwork Placement
  • Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
  • Teaching Approaches in Early Childhood Education
  • Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
  • IT Essentials - Services
  • Advanced Placement
  • Children with Learning Difficulties and Developmental Delay
  • Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Social-Emotional and Behavioural Problems
  • Children with Physical and Sensory Disabilities
  • Research Methods in Early Childhood Education
  • Health and Care for Infants and Children II
  • Enrichment Module A
  • Collaborating with Families and Professionals
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation
  • Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
  • Advanced Placement
  • Collaborating with Families and Professionals
  • Leadership and Management in Early Childhood Settings
  • Professional Growth of Early Childhood Educators in Inclusive Settings
  • Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Social-Emotional and Behavioural Problems
  • Research Methods in Early Childhood Education
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing

Electives (Choose one of the following):

  • Child-Centred Play Interventions
  • Applying Brain Science in Teaching and Interventions
  • Supporting Non-Chinese Speaking Children and Their Families

Tuition Fees

1st Year Tuition Fees (HK$)
$33,310
2nd Year Tuition Fees (HK$)
$33,310
Remarks
  1. The study duration of Higher Diploma programmes is normally 2 years. The tuition fee is payable in two installments each year.
  2. In addition to tuition fees, students will be required to pay other fees, such as caution money and students’ union annual fees. Students of Higher Diploma programmes will be required to pay the study package fees for Chinese & Putonghua modules.
  3. Some students may be required to study bridging modules or enhancement programmes to support their study; or to attend additional training, industrial attachments, public examinations for which separate fees will be charged.
  4. Tuition fees are subject to annual review. The tuition fee levels for 2nd Year will be reviewed subject to inflationary adjustments and other relevant factors.
  5. The information listed above is only applicable to local students.

Programme Highlights

Connect to Community

Connect to Community

Students participated the community services with their professaional skills and knowledge.

Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning

Students practiced their skills on conducting activities through WePark which was the Discipline's laboratory for training child care educators.

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