Discipline Overview of Business

Tapping into the opportunities provided by Hong Kong as a world class smart city, Business Discipline aims to nurture talents with multifaceted skills, creativity and inventive mindsets in response to the manpower needs of various business sectors.

The Discipline offers a wide spectrum of programmes with module syllabi consisting of state of the art concepts in technology applications, and integrated with Artificial Intelligence (A), Blockchain (B), Cloud Computing (C) and Data Analytics (D) under business operations which allows students to acquire the latest digitalised skills. Furthermore, cross-disciplinary learning opportunities as well as a practical and student-centred curriculum such as Project-based Learning, Workplace Learning & Assessment, Live Commerce and HKVTC Shop are adopted in order to develop students’ 21^st century competencies for their further study and career development. The Discipline also works closely with industry partners to provide valuable learning opportunities through seminars, webinars, study visits and overseas exchange programmes etc.

Articulation

2+1 International Track

Business Discipline Higher Diploma students will be offered an 2+1 International Track which affirms a smooth articulation to a relevant locally accredited, Hong Kong government recognised honours bachelor’s degree programme offered by designated UK universities upon successful completion of their studies and the qualification is equivalent to a local degree programme.

Students pursue their full-time top-up degree programmes offered under this 2+1 International Track scheme will receive a non-means-tested annual subsidy of $33,740^# from the Government.

^# The amount of subsidy may have adjustment annually

Graduates may progress to the relevant THEi Degree programmes or apply for degree programmes offered by local and overseas universities for further studies.

Career Prospect

A broad range of relevant career opportunities are open to the Discipline’s graduates, most students find position such as accounting executive, financial service and banking executive, management trainee, company and legal secretary, flight attendant, transport personnel, marketing and digital marketing officer, retail shop supervisor and human resource officer.

Professional Recognition

Many professional bodies and authorities in Hong Kong and overseas acknowledge the quality of our programmes, including :

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management (HKIHRM)
Hong Kong Institute of Marketing (HKIM)
Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA)
Hong Kong People Management Association (HKPMA)
Hong Kong Public Relations Professionals' Association (PRPA)
Hong Kong Quality Management Association (HKQMA)
Human Capital Management Society (HCMS)
Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong (IFPHK)
Institute of Training Professionals (ITP)
Society of Registered Financial Planners (HKRFP)
The Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of Hong Kong (HK4As)
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF)
The Chartered Institute of Housing Asian Pacific Branch (CIHAPB)
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK)
The Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association (HKAAA)
The Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administrators (HIREA)
The Property Management Services Authority (PMSA)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)