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Programme Advantages

Promising Career Prospects

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

Professional Recognition

Graduates with relevant work experience can participate in the APC by the HKIS, and satisfy the academic requirements of Associate Membership of RICS.

Fulfil Academic Requirement of Registered Professionals

Fulfil academic requirement of Buildings Department TCP (Grades T1 to T3 of specific streams) (for BS Elective Module Set).

Promising Career Prospects

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

Professional Recognition

Graduates with relevant work experience can participate in the APC by the HKIS, and satisfy the academic requirements of Associate Membership of RICS.

Fulfil Academic Requirement of Registered Professionals

Fulfil academic requirement of Buildings Department TCP (Grades T1 to T3 of specific streams) (for BS Elective Module Set).

Basic Information

The programme comprises two academic module sets and aims to prepare students for careers as technicians in the surveying profession, assisting professional surveyors in two major areas of work：

1. Building Surveying - Inspection of new buildings prior to occupation; building inspection and maintenance; planning, designing, managing and monitoring building projects; supervising the construction and revitalization of buildings; and co-ordinating the activities for construction project development.
2. Quantity Surveying - financial planning for construction projects; preparation of cost estimates; tendering; cash flow forecast; cost control; preparation of bills of quantities, contract documents and specification; contract administration; construction project management; value assessment; arbitration and dispute resolution.

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 (Evening)

Duration of Study 3 Years¹

Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s)

IVE (Morrison Hill) ²

Required No. of Credits for Graduation 319

Professional Recognition

The programme is widely accepted by the industry. It is accredited by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors 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.

Graduates completed the required module of the programme will be issued with Green Cards which fulfills the Mandatory Basic Safety Training requirement for working in construction sites.

The programme is a CIC-accredited BIM Coordinator (CCBC) Course^*.
^*Including a pass in the elective module “BIM for Reinforced Concrete Structures.”

Remarks

Students are required to follow the programme arrangements stipulated by IVE, on average 4 evenings per week, normally 3 semesters per academic year.
Some modules of the programme offered by IVE (Morrison Hill) may be conducted at outside centre.

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.
The applicants should be under the 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 building inspectors, maintenance supervisors, survey officers, building surveying assistants, quantity surveying assistants, estimators, and project co-ordinators. They may pursue further study for career advancement to the professional level.

Curriculum

Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction (6)
IT Essentials - Smart Living (6)
Construction Materials (10)
Construction Drawings (6)
Mathematics for Surveying (6)

Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports (6)
Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence (6)
Tendering and Contractual Procedures (10)
Construction Technology and Temporary Work (8)
Engineering Science for Construction B (6)

Essential Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search (9)
Building Law (10)
Building Services (6)
Practical Training (Year-long-module) (1/2) (2)

Whole Person Development - Mindshift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness (6)
Measurement for Building Works (Year-long-module) (1/2) (9)
Building Information Modelling for Surveying (10)
Practical Training (Year-long-module) (2/2) (2)

Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (6)
Measurement for Building Works (Year-long-module) (2/2) (10)
Building Inspection and Maintenance (8)
Construction Project Management (10)
Enrichment Module B (3)

Industrial Attachment (10)
Property Investment and Construction Economics (8)
BIM for Reinforced Concrete Structure (10)
Enrichment Module A (6)

Essential Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation (10)
Construction Technology and Green Structure Design (10)

Elective Set (1) - for Building Surveying includes

Real Estate Maintenance and Management for Building Surveying (12)
Building Regulations and Codes of Practice (9)
Integrated Project on Building Surveying (12)^#

Elective Set (2) - for Quantity Surveying includes

Measurement for Civil Engineering and E&M Works in Quantity Surveying (12)
Cost Estimating (9)
Integrated Project on Quantity Surveying (12)^#

Essential Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing (9)
Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations, Administrative and Technical Text Writing (9)
Property and Facilities Management (10)
Industry-Based Student Project (Year-long-module) (1/2) (16)

Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21^st Century Workplace (3)
Construction Contract Management (8)
Industry-Based Student Project (Year-long-module) (2/2) (16)

Remarks

Module offered in Semester 8
Students are required to study the elective modules sets either for Building Surveying or for Quantity Surveying, but which is consistent with the previous choice in semester 7 and semester 8.

Some modules of the programme, e.g. Practical Training and Industrial Attachment, etc., 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) 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.
Tuition fees are subject to annual review.