Range of IVE courses ready for the uptake

Students who did not get onto a course of their choice, did not get the results they expected or who are still undecided about what to do should act now.

A first step for anyone interested in a higher diploma at one of the city's Institutes of Vocational Education (IVE) is to take the A-level results slip you received today and your Form Five HKCEE and head up to one of the two IVE admission centres which are open from today until Thursday.

'Along with their results, they can bring along any supporting evidence, such as references from teachers, to the admission centres,' said Leung Yam-shing, education adviser at the Vocational Training Council.

He explained that aside from finding out about courses on offer, prospective students can attend an interview and be offered a place on a course immediately. They then have a few days to consider the offer and accept the place.

There are about 3,000 places on 50 two-year higher diploma courses targeting A-level graduates. They are on offer across the nine IVE schools and at the Hong Kong Design Institute and the School of Business and Information Systems. Nine major disciplines are covered, including subjects in business, IT, construction, tourism, manufacturing, design and community services.

The minimum requirement for entry to one of the courses is at least one A-level pass (E grade or above), or two AS-level passes and five passes at HKCEE including Chinese and English.