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Programme Advantages

Promising Career Prospects

Monthly average salary of graduates from the programme is HK$23,100.

Professional Recognition

Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Fulfil Academic Requirement of Registered Professionals

Fulfil academic requirement of Buildings Department TCP (Grades T1 to T3 of specific streams).

Promising Career Prospects

Monthly average salary of graduates from the programme is HK$23,100.

Professional Recognition

Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Fulfil Academic Requirement of Registered Professionals

Fulfil academic requirement of Buildings Department TCP (Grades T1 to T3 of specific streams).

Basic Information

The programme aims to provide students with the necessary technical and professional knowledge and skills to pursue a career as higher technicians in civil engineering or related fields. It prepares students for careers as technicians or technician engineers in the civil / structural engineering and construction industry. It also aims to develop students who can think independently, appreciate technical, managerial and social constraints in their working environment and are able to make professional judgements.

The programme is designed with an emphasis on generic and language training, whole-person development and workplace experience to better prepare students for further studies and employment after graduation.

Mode of Study Part-time (Day)

Duration of Study 3 Years¹

Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s)

IVE (Tsing Yi)

Required No. of Credits for Graduation 329

Professional Recognition

The programme is widely accepted by the industry. It is accredited by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers as a required academic qualification for their Associate Membership. Recognition from other relevant professional bodies will also be sought.

The graduates with relevant work experience are eligible to become Grades T1 to T3 of Technically Competent Person (TCP) of specific streams and scopes under the Site Supervision Plan System of the Buildings Ordinance.

The programme is a CIC-accredited BIM Coordinator (CCBC) Course.

Remarks

Students are required to follow the programme arrangements stipulated by IVE, on average 1 day and 1 evening per week, normally 3 semesters per academic year.

Notes

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.
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

Mathematics* 2

Core/Elective Subject 2

One HKALE A-Level subject / Two AS-Level subjects at Grade E or above; AND Five HKCEE subjects at Grade E / Level 2 or above, including Chinese Language, English Language and Mathematics; OR
VTC Foundation Diploma (Level 3) / Diploma of Foundation Studies with successful completion of Foundation Mathematics III; OR
VTC Diploma in Vocational Education / Diploma of Vocational Education with successful completion of Mathematics 3G / 3E; OR
Diploma of Vocational Baccalaureate with Grade C or above in IGCSE Mathematics; OR
Diploma of Yi Jin / Diploma of Applied Education with successful completion of Mathematics Plus; OR
Relevant and substantial work experience and/or prior qualification(s) obtained in or outside Hong Kong (e.g. assessed through recognition of prior learning and credit accumulation and transfer), with demonstrated ability to undertake sub-degree education; OR
Equivalent

Remarks

*Holders of HKDSE, should possess HKDSE Mathematics (Compulsory Part) / Mathematics Extended Part (Module 1 or Module 2) at Level 2 or above.

Holders of VTC Foundation Diploma (Level 3) / Diploma of Foundation Studies / VTC Diploma in Vocational Education / Diploma of Vocational Education / Yi Jin Diploma / Diploma Yi Jin / Diploma of Applied Education without successful completion of the relevant optional Mathematics module, should possess HKDSE Mathematics / Mathematics Extended Part (Module 1 or Module 2) at Level 2 or above.
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.
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.
An "Attained" in HKDSE Citizenship and Social Development is regarded as equivalent to an HKDSE subject at "Level 2" for admission purpose.
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.
HKCEE English Language taken in 2006 or before should have attained Grade E or above (Syllabus B) / Grade C or above (Syllabus A).
Applicable to holders of Diploma in Vocational Education / Diploma of Vocational Education (DVE) (students admitted to DVE in AY2017/18 or before are required to complete prescribed further studies modules).
Upon completion of the Diploma of Vocational Baccalaureate (DVB) programmes, students can progress to Higher Diploma programmes in VTC, subject to their BTEC and IGCSE results.
Applications with work experience and/or prior qualification(s) submitted will be assessed individually by the departments concerned.

Articulation / Employment

Articulation

Graduates may apply for relevant degree programmes offered by the local and overseas universities. To encourage life-long learning, SHAPE of VTC in collaboration with RMIT University, Australia offers top-up degree programme to graduates.

Career Prospects

The employment rate of graduates is high. Graduates may take up positions as technician engineers, assistant engineers, project coordinators, project officers, works supervisors and technical officers, etc. They may pursue further study for career advancement to professionals.

Curriculum

Engineering Science for Construction A (7)
Engineering Mathematics for Construction (10)
Material and Concrete Technology (10)
Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports (6)
Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction (6)

Construction Drawing and Computer Aided Drafting (6)
IT Essentials – Smart Living (6)
Material and Concrete Technology (10)
Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence (6)
Soil Mechanics and Geology (10)

Construction Contract and Administration (7)
Construction Technology (10)
Enrichment Module B (3)

Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search (9)
Engineering Surveying (7)
Reinforced Concrete Design (10)
Structural Analysis (10)
Whole Person Development - MindShift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness (6)

Environmental Engineering and Sustainability
Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineering (10)
Further Mathematics for Construction (7)
Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (6)
Industrial Training for Civil Engineering (3)

Building Information Modelling for Construction (10)
Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations, Administrative and Technical Text Writing (9)
Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation (10)

Project Implementation of BIM Technology (9)
Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering (10)
Steelwork Design (7)
Industrial Attachment (10)
Elective Module ^* (10)

Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing (9)
Industry-Based Student Project (16)
Structural Detailing (10)
Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21^st Century Workplace (3)
Elective Module ^* (10)

Construction Management (6)
Industry-Based Student Project (16)
Enrichment Module A (6)

Students are required to study 1 out of the following 7 :

Structures and Tall Buildings (10)
Temporary Works (10)
Advanced Structural Analysis (10)
Civil Engineering Hydraulics (10)
Geotechnical Engineering Practice (10)
Highway and Transportation Engineering (10)
Advanced Civil Engineering Mathematics (10)

Remarks

All students will be required to take and pass all of the Whole Person Development modules before graduation. Students possessing at least two-year full-time work experience (from the date of attaining the qualifications that can meet the entry requirements of Higher Diploma Programme) can apply for module exemption subject to passing the related assessment. Please click here for details.

Tuition Fees

Tuition Fee per Credit (HK$)

$275

Remarks

In addition to tuition fees, students of Higher Diploma programmes will be required to pay the fee for the study packages of Chinese & Putonghua modules.
Some students may be required to study bridging modules or enhancement programmes to better support their study; or to attend additional training and industrial attachment, for which separate fees will be charged.
Registered Apprentices applied through "Office of the Director of Apprenticeship" will be informed of the tuition fee separately.
Tuition fees are subject to annual review.