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Programme Advantages

Promising Career Prospects

Monthly average salary of graduates from the programme is HK$21,600.

Professional Recognition

Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers

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$21,600.

Professional Recognition

Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers

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 in building studies or related fields. It prepares students for careers as technicians, assistant engineers and assistant Building Information Modelling (BIM) managers/coordinators. 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 employment after graduation and further studies to become professionals.

Mode of Study Part-time (Day)

Duration of Study 3 Years¹

Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s)

IVE (Morrison Hill)

Required No. of Credits for Graduation 329

Professional Recognition

The Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors recognises the programme.
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.
Graduates completed the required module of the programme will be issued with Green Cards which fulfill the Mandatory Basic Safety Training requirement for working on construction sites.
This programme is a CIC-accredited BIM Coordinator (CCBC) Course*.
*Including a pass in the elective module “Building Information Modelling for Construction Management".

Remarks

Students are required to follow the programme arrangements stipulated by IVE, on average 1 day and 2 evenings 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 programme is under "Vplus Engineering" of the "Vplus Subsidy Scheme". For details / enquiry of the subsidy scheme, please visit "Vplus Engineering" website or contact 3757 9237.
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

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 and English Language; OR
VTC Foundation Diploma (Level 3) / Diploma of Foundation Studies; OR
VTC Diploma in Vocational Education / Diploma of Vocational Education / Diploma of Vocational Baccalaureate; OR
Diploma of Yi Jin / Diploma of Applied Education; 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

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.
Preference will be given to applicants who are under relevant employment.

Articulation / Employment

Articulation

Graduates may apply for admission to relevant degree programmes offered by local and overseas universities, especially the following part-time top-up programmes operated by SHAPE locally at VTC:

BSc (Hons) Construction Management^#, Coventry University, UK (Registration No.: 252032)
Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) (Honours)^#, RMIT University, Australia (Registration No.: 212256)
BSc (Hons) Building Surveying^#, University of Central Lancashire, UK (Registration No.: 252193)
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying^#, University of Central Lancashire, UK (Registration No.: 252192)

^# 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 for the registered course no.

Career Prospects

Graduates may be employed as construction supervisors, technical officers, assistant engineers, assistant project managers/coordinators, maintenance officers, assistant Building Information Modelling (BIM) managers/coordinators, etc.

Curriculum

Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction (6)
IT Essentials – Smart Living (6)
Land Surveying (8)
Construction Materials (10)
Mathematics for Building (6)

Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports (6)
Building Services Engineering (12)
Construction Science for Building (10)
Building Construction (9)

Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence (6)
Computer Aided Drafting and Detailing (10)
Construction and Site Management (11)

Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search (9)
Whole Person Development - MindShift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness (6)
Measurement and Documentation (10)
Building Maintenance and Adaptation (12)
Project Management with Law (7)
Practical Training and Safety Practice for Building (3)

Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (6)
Building Information Modelling for Building Works (10)
Building Procurement and Contract Administration (10)
Integrated Project (12)

Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation (10)
Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21^st Century Workplace (3)
Building Technology and Sustainability (10)

Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations, Administrative and Technical Text Writing (9)
Building Temporary Works (10)
Building Structures (10)
Industry-Based Student Project 1/2 (16) (Year-long Module)

Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing (9)
Construction Supervision in Practice (12)
Industrial Attachment (10)
Industry-Based Student Project 2/2 (16) (Year-long Module)
Enrichment Module B (Other Discipline) (3)

Enrichment Module A (6)

(Elect two modules from the following):

Building Finance and Economics (10)
Maintenance and Facilities Management (10)
Measurement for Building Works (10)
Architectural Practice (10)
Small Unmanned Aircraft (Advanced Rating) (10)
Building Information Modelling for Construction Management (10)
Surveying Practices in Construction Industry (10)

Remarks

Students possessing relevant and sufficient work experience may apply for exemption of Practical Training and Safety Practice for Building, and Industrial Attachment. If students are required to study the modules, classes may be conducted in the daytime.

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) may 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.