Programme Advantages

Project-based learning (PBL)

Through mini-projects, students are equipped with basic project skills.

Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)

Students are motivated and their learning interest is aroused by using different means of technologies.

Work-integrated Learning (WIL)

WIL activities can enrich students' learning experiences.

Project-based learning (PBL)

Through mini-projects, students are equipped with basic project skills.

Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)

Students are motivated and their learning interest is aroused by using different means of technologies.

Work-integrated Learning (WIL)

WIL activities can enrich students' learning experiences.

Basic Information

The programme aims at providing students with necessary knowledge and skills of construction technology, covering Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle shooting, required for employment and career development in the construction industry. Graduates can seek employment at junior level as technicians / BIM modellers / coordinators, assistant foremen.

Mode of Study Full-time

Duration of Study 3 Years

Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s)

Youth College (Kowloon Bay)

Remarks

For some modules of the programmes, the medium of instruction and assessments is Chinese.
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.

Entrance Requirements

Completion of Secondary 3; OR
Equivalent

Articulation / Employment

Articulation

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.

Career Prospects

Graduates may take up junior technical and supervisory positions such as BIM modellers / coordinators, assistant clerks of works, technician apprentices, technician trainees, engineering assistant and assistant foremen in the construction industry.

Curriculum

Vocational English
Vocational Chinese
Mathematics
Information Technology
Whole Person Development Modules

Understanding Construction Industry
Basic Construction Technology
Construction Safety and Health
Introduction to Building Services
Surveying in Construction
Elementary Concrete Technology
Computer Aided Drafting for Construction
Digital Measurement for Surveying
Sustainability in Construction
Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Construction Materials and Testing Techniques
Automation in Construction
3D Printing for Construction
Robotics and Programming
Introduction to Building Information Modelling
Building Information Modelling in Construction
BIM and CAD for Electrical and Mechanical Services
Engineering Science for Construction
Programmable Logic Controller Fundamentals
Site Organization and Practice
Application of AI and Data Analytics in Construction
Project Skill
Project

Remarks

DVE students may consider taking the elective module “Mathematics 3E: Mathematics for Further Studies” for the eligibility to apply for VTC’s Higher Diploma programmes which require Level 2 or above in HKDSE Mathematics as one of their general entrance requirements. Students may be required to pay a separate tuition fee for this elective module.