Programme Advantages

Master Advanced Cloud and Data Centre Skills

All international companies use AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Students with these skills are their preferred candidates.

Focus on Industry-Recognized Certification and Training

Program includes certifications from AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, with 85% of students achieving professional qualifications before graduation.

Comprehensive Hands-On Experience

Over 500 hours hands-on, high-quality training in cutting-edge labs from industry leaders like Microsoft, Google, and AWS, ensuring students are fully prepared for the job market.

Master Advanced Cloud and Data Centre Skills

All international companies use AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Students with these skills are their preferred candidates.

Focus on Industry-Recognized Certification and Training

Program includes certifications from AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, with 85% of students achieving professional qualifications before graduation.

Comprehensive Hands-On Experience

Over 500 hours hands-on, high-quality training in cutting-edge labs from industry leaders like Microsoft, Google, and AWS, ensuring students are fully prepared for the job market.

Basic Information

Cloud computing is a new trend of IT technology, and most large IT applications will be hosted in cloud systems. The programme aims to equip students with the necessary practical knowledge and skills in cloud and data centre administration, with emphasis on network design and implementation, cloud applications development, and virtualised systems and data centres administration. Graduates can apply their knowledge and skills in the administration of cloud systems and data centres, as well as in the support of various commercial cloud applications and cloud services.

The programme also emphasises on generic and language training, whole-person development and workplace experience to better prepare students for further studies and employment after graduation.

The programme is linked to the “Earn and Learn” scheme. Upon completion of the full-time first year of this programme², the student may choose to study in the “Earn and Learn” scheme. Under the “Earn and Learn” scheme, students will be employed by the participating companies as registered apprentice for two years in the “Earn and Learn”. During the two-year training period, there will be salary, government allowance and additional subsidy. Furthermore, the employer will sponsor the apprentice to study the Higher Diploma (HD) programme in Part-Time (Day) mode³.

For details, please refer to the “Earn and Learn” scheme website.

Mode of Study Full-time

Duration of Study 2 Years

Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s)

HKIIT at IVE (Lee Wai Lee)

Study Places HKIIT at IVE (Lee Wai Lee) - 90

Admission Score Average Result: 15 ¹
Score Range: 11 - 19 ¹

Professional Recognition

The programme is recognised by the Hong Kong Computer Society as satisfying the academic requirements for its Associate Membership.

Remarks

Admission score in 2024 refers to score of the best 5 HKDSE subjects, including Chinese Language and English Language of admitted students in 2024. For reference only. (Scoring scale: 5** = 7 points; 5* = 6 points; 5 = 5 points: 4 = 4 points; 3 = 3 points; 2 = 2 points; 1 = 1 point).
The tuition fee for the full-time Higher Diploma is paid by the student.
Employers will sponsor the tuition fees for these two years, and with monthly average salary $11,000 or above.

Notes

The programme information is applicable to local applicants. For non-local applicants, please visit here.
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

Core/Elective Subject 2

VTC Diploma of Foundation Studies; OR
VTC Diploma of Vocational Education / VTC Diploma of Vocational Baccalaureate; OR
Diploma 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.
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 articulate to the Degree programmes offered by Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi):

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information and Communications Technology

Graduates may apply for admission to the following programmes:

Degree programmes in local universities:
- The City University of Hong Kong
- The Hong Kong Baptist University
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- The Hong Kong Metropolitan University
- The University of Hong Kong
Articulation Degree programmes in overseas universities (conducted at IVE campus):
- The Coventry University, UK
- The University of the West of England, UK
Other Universities in the UK and Australia

Career Prospects

Graduates may be employed in the cloud computing, data centres and computer network industry. Graduates may be employed in various local as well as multi-national IT companies, or in an organisation with a network infrastructure. Graduates are employed to design, setup and administrate fast, secure, flexible and high available clouds to meet their clients’ requirements.

Curriculum

Introduction to Programming
Network Fundamentals
Operating System Fundamentals
Database Principles
IT Essentials - Web
Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports
Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction
Whole Person Development - Mindshift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness

Discrete Mathematics and Statistics
Cloud Web Application Development
Switching & Routing Essentials
Cloud Technical Support Fundamentals
Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations, Administrative and Technical Text Writing
Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part A)
Enrichment Module B

Architecting Cloud Applications
Advanced Switching & Routing
Cloud System Operations Project
IT Professionalism
Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search
Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part B)

Connecting WANs
Data Centre and Private Cloud Technologies
DevOps in Cloud
Final Year Project
Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing
Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21^st Century Workplace

Cloud and Data Centre Workplace Practices
Security Applications
Final Year Project
Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation
Enrichment Module A

Remarks

Industrial Attachment will be arranged at an appropriate time during the period of study between Semester 3 - 5.

Tuition Fees

1st Year Tuition Fees (HK$)

$33,310

2nd Year Tuition Fees (HK$)

$33,310

Remarks

The study duration of Higher Diploma programmes is normally 2 years. The tuition fee is payable in two installments each year.
In addition to tuition fees, students will be required to pay other fees, such as caution money and students’ union annual fees. Students of Higher Diploma programmes will be required to pay the study package fees for Chinese & Putonghua modules.
Some students may be required to study bridging modules or enhancement programmes to support their study; or to attend additional training, industrial attachments, public examinations for which separate fees will be charged.
Tuition fees are subject to annual review. The tuition fee levels for 2nd Year will be reviewed subject to inflationary adjustments and other relevant factors.
The information listed above is only applicable to local students.

Programme Highlights

WorldSkills Competition: Cloud Computing 2nd Place

Graduate Will Wan represented the HKSAR in the "2024 WorldSkills Competition", known as the " “Skills Olympics”", and went to France. He stood out from over a thousand contestants from 16 different countries or regions around the world and won 2nd Place, bringing glory to Hong Kong.

Cloud Consulting Advisor: Double Champion on the AI Racing Track

Graduate William Leung won the AWS DeepRacer League for two consecutive years. In 2023, he won the Hong Kong championship and went to Las Vegas, USA to participate in the AWS Re-invent- AWS DeepRacer League for free. William works as a cloud consulting consultant for an internationally renowned company.