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Diploma of Vocational Education Programmes

Diploma of Vocational Education (Building Services Engineering)

Programme code FS113359

Duration of Study
3 Years
Mode of Study
Full-time
Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s)
Youth College (Kwai Chung)
Entrance Requirements
Completion of Secondary 3 or equivalent.
Programme Aims
The programme aims at helping students to develop, through a balanced curriculum with generic and vocational knowledge and skills, and structured whole person development competencies in a specific trade so as to enhance their opportunities for employment and/or further studies. The Building Services Engineering Programme covers mainly fundamental knowledge and skills required in the building services engineering sectors. After training, the graduates can become professional personnel in every building services trade. They can apply skills and knowledge to solve technical problems in every building services trade. Graduates may choose to seek employment or further their studies.
Career Prospects
Graduates may be employed as engineering trainees or apprentices in the building facilities management profession, construction, renovation, electrical and mechanical engineering sectors, including air-conditioning, fire services, plumbing & drainage and electrical of building services trade for the project design, installation, operation and maintenance, etc. The employment rate of graduates of Building Services Engineering stream is nearly 100% in recent years.
Articulation
Upon completion of the first-year full-time study, students can join the Earn and Learn Scheme as apprentices and further complete the Diploma of Vocational Education – Earn and Learn Scheme Programmes with DVE-ELS award in part-time mode. After graduating from the DVE-ELS, the trainee can complete relevant bridging courses to obtain the DVE award.
 
Holders of Diploma of Vocational Education (students admitted to DVE in AY2017/18 or before are required to complete prescribed further studies modules) are considered having met the general entrance requirements of Higher Diploma programmes (not applicable to programmes with specific entrance requirements). Please refer to the details of Higher Diploma programmes in this homepage.
Professional Recognition
Graduates who are employed and registered as apprentices in the relevant trades could be exempted part of the training required. The apprenticeship could thus be shortened, normally up to a maximum of 12 months.
Notes
  1. For some modules of the programmes, the medium of instruction and assessments is Chinese.
  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.