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Childcare, Elderly and Community Services
Full-time S6 or above Higher Diploma

Programme Code CE114306

Higher Diploma in Integrated Social and Health Services

Programme Advantages

Programme Advantages

Programme Advantages

Optimistic Employment Prospects

Graduates are graduated with the recognition of Health Care Worker under Social Welfare Department.

Programme Advantages

Diversified Career Articulation

Graduates can engage the work related to health care and social services.

Programme Advantages

Towards Professionalism

Graduates can articulate to the degree related to social services and health care.

Programme Advantages

Optimistic Employment Prospects

Graduates are graduated with the recognition of Health Care Worker under Social Welfare Department.

Programme Advantages

Diversified Career Articulation

Graduates can engage the work related to health care and social services.

Programme Advantages

Towards Professionalism

Graduates can articulate to the degree related to social services and health care.

Basic Information

The programme aims to provide students with professional knowledge of holistic care, nursing skills and administrative training concerning the social and health services of the aging population through fieldwork placement and service projects, so as to enhance the quality of life of the older adults and help them pursue “Successful Aging” in the community. To uphold students’ integrity, professional ethics is also infused in the programme.

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) - 55
Admission Score Average Result: 13 1
Score Range: 10 - 17 1

Professional Recognition

Graduates are eligible for registration as health workers with the Social Welfare Department.
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. Applicants should note the Social Welfare Department's requirement of academic qualifications for registration as a registered health worker in Hong Kong. The assessment of health worker is mainly conducted in Chinese.
  4. 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 only applicable to VTC Diploma in Vocational Education / Diploma of Vocational Education graduates who have completed Secondary 6 under New Senior Secondary Academic Structure (students admitted to DVE in AY2017/18 or before are required to complete prescribed further studies modules).
  6. This programme is NOT applicable to VTC 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 Science (Honours) in Health and Social Care, the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK (Registration No.: 253136)#
  2. Bachelor of Science in Gerontology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
  3. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Ageing Studies and Service Management, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  4. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Design, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
# 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 health care officers, programme workers, rehabilitation assistant and administrative executives in the social welfare and elderly care services industries.

Curriculum

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Working with Persons with Dementia
  • Sociology of Aging
  • Communication and Counselling
  • Field Study
  • Community Health
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction
  • Whole Person Development - Mindshift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness
  • Health and Nursing Care I
  • Rehabilitative Care and Exercise for the Elderly
  • Group Work Practice for the Elderly
  • Social Policies and Aging Society
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement
  • Programme Planning in Community Health
  • Health and Nursing Care II
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search
  • IT Essentials - Services
  • Enrichment Module B
  • Research Studies in Elderly Services
  • Health and Nursing Care III
  • Professional Ethics in Elderly Services
  • 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
  • Enrichment Module A
  • Elective (choose one of the following):
    - Social Enterprise and Business Management
    - Horticultural Practice for the Elderly
    - Elderly Fitness
    - Pre-retirement Planning
  • Fieldwork Placement (Residential Care Services for Older Adults)
  • Case Management
  • Hospice and Palliative Care
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing

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

On-site Placement

On-site Placement

Students were prepared to undergo health care placement after the pandemic outbreak.

Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning

Students organised the "Life Education Festival," which includes various interactive booths and experiential activities to explore and reflect the meaning and value of life.

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