Non-Education Certificate & Diploma Programmes

School Regulations

1. Attendance to an enrolled course is restricted to the student himself / herself.
2. Students are not allowed to attend sections other than the enrolled one without prior approval by the School. In case of violation, the School reserves the right to terminate the student's right to attend the class and the tuition fee will not be refunded.
3. Students should bring along their Student I.D. Card / H.K.I.D. Card to classes for identification, or their entries may be denied.
4. Students are encouraged to attend to all classes in order to keep up with the learning progress. Absentees have no right to object to any decisions made regarding changes in class schedule between instructors and students during class period.
5. Students would be treated as absent if they do not attend the lessons, regardless of the reason(s).
6. Students should be punctual. Students who are late and / or take early leave for more than a quarter of the scheduled time would be treated as absent for the whole lesson, regardless of the reason(s).
7. All mobile phones and pagers should be tuned off/to silent mode during the lessons.
8. Students should observe the School regulations, respect instructors and uphold class discipline. Students who misbehave or violate the School regulations or the laws of Hong Kong may be requested to withdraw from the course with no refund. If a student has caused damage to public property, a fine will be levied based on the market value of the damaged item.

Examination Arrangement

(i) Make-up Examination

1. The School normally does not entertain requests from individual students for change of examination date/time.
2. If students are unable to attend an examination due to extenuating circumstances, an application for make-up examination should be submitted to the Registry prior to the scheduled examination. For an emergency situation that occurs on the day of examination and results in the absence of students in the examination, an application for make-up examination should be submitted within 1 week after the scheduled examination. All applications should be accompanied by valid supporting document(s) to certify that the students are unable to attend the scheduled examination, for example, an employer's letter in case of a business trip, or a medical certificate recommending for sick leave on the date of the missed examination by a qualified medical practitioner in case of illness or injury. A handling fee of HK$200* per course will be charged. The School will not accept applications on the ground of travelling.
3. A course may end at a date later than it is originally scheduled owing to reasons such as postponement of classes/examination due to adverse weather or the instructor's leave of absence. The School will normally not accept any applications for make-up examination if the concerned examination has been postponed for not more than two weeks.
4. Upon approval of an application, the student concerned will be notified of the date and time of the make-up examination.
5. Attending a make-up examination will not be counted towards attendance rate.
6. Make-up examination of each term will be arranged on a specific dates. Approved students are required to attend the make-up examination on the designated date while no further examination will be arranged if students are absent from the make-up examination as scheduled. The handling fee will not be refunded.
7. The application form for make-up examination can be downloaded here.

(ii) Supplementary Examination

1. Students who fail in an examination may be recommended by the School to sit for a supplementary examination. The School will inform those students individually.  Students should follow the procedures and submit a non-refundable handling fee by a date specified by the School. No further examination will be arranged if students have not completed the procedures by the deadline or are absent from the scheduled supplementary examination.
2. Students are allowed to take supplementary examination for a maximum of one course per term. Students who obtain a passing mark in the supplementary examination will pass the course and Grade D is the maximum grade for the course after the supplementary examination.
3. Students who fail the course after supplementary examination will have to pay the tuition fee to retake the course. However, there is no guarantee that the relevant courses will be offered in the next term. In this light, students may have to extend their study period or even be unable to complete the entire programme. Moreover, the related course contents and tuition fee are subject to change.
4. Students who are permitted to attend the make-up examination of a course but fail the course will not be allowed to take the supplementary examination of that course.
5. Supplementary examination of each term will be arranged on a specific dates. Students are required to attend supplementary examination on the designated date while no further examination will be arranged for a student if he/ she is absent from the scheduled supplementary examination. Students should refer to the schedule of individual programmes for the exact date of supplementary examination. The handling fee will not be refunded.

*Students with disabilities or special education needs who require special examination arrangements may contact the School Registry before course commencement.

Examination Regulations

1. Students will not be allowed to enter the examination venue after the first 30 minutes^ of the examination.
2. Students are not allowed to leave the examination venue after they enter the examination venue (except with the permission of the invigilator) during the first 30 minutes^ and the last 15 minutes^ of the examination.
3. Before entering the examination venue, students must make sure that unauthorized articles/items (e.g. books, manuscripts, notes, papers and all kinds of electronic/communication devices, including smart watches) are taken out from their pockets and placed inside their bags. All electronic/communication devices must be turned off.
4. Once they enter the examination venue, students should place their bags under their seats immediately. They should also make sure that no unauthorized articles/items are put on the desk unless prior approval is given by the invigilator. For open-book examinations, students are only allowed to bring those authorized materials to the examination venue.
5. Students should place their stationery on the desk and their pencil case/box under the seat.
6. Students must bring their Student ID Card (or HKID Card) and put it at the top right-hand corner of the desk throughout the examination. Students without any such identification may not be allowed to sit for the examination.
7. Students must follow the invigilator’s instructions throughout the examination.
8. Students should remain absolutely silent once they enter the examination venue. They must not talk to or disturb other students. If they have questions, they should put up their hands and wait patiently for an invigilator.
9. Students must not turn over the pages of the examination question paper and must not start working until they are instructed to do so.
10. Students who wish to leave the examination venue temporarily during an examination session must:
    1. raise their hand and wait for an invigilator;
    2. leave only with the approval of the invigilator.
       Before students leave the venue, the invigilator has the right to check whether any unauthorized articles/items have been placed in their pocket(s).
11. Students who have completed their examination and wish to leave the venue early during an examination session must:
    1. first check the answer book(s) and papers that bear their names, student numbers, course title and section code (even if no attempt has been made to answer any questions);
    2. raise their hand and wait for an invigilator;
    3. leave only with the approval of the invigilator.
12. At the end of the examination, students must:
    1. promptly stop writing, put their pens down at once, remain seated and wait silently until the invigilator has collected all answer books;
    2. leave only when the invigilator tells them to do so;
    3. not remove anything from the examination venue except personal belongings and the question papers (if allowed).
13. Students who commit any of the following offences are subject to disciplinary action or disqualification.
    1. copying other students’ work or any form of cheating inside or outside the examination venue;
    2. having unauthorized articles/items on the examination desk, in the pockets or on their body after entering the examination venue and during the examination session;
    3. removing articles/items other than personal belongings from the examination venue;
    4. leaving the examination venue without permission;
    5. disobeying instructions of an invigilator.
       

^ The duration may vary between different courses.

Guidelines for Online Examination

Preparation for the examination

1. Students should follow the instructions of the course instructor to prepare/install the necessary equipment, software and programmes before the examination; and to make sure that the laptop/computer to be used in the examination meets the technical requirements for the online examination.
2. Students should make sure that the laptop/computer and required devices have sufficient battery life, if applicable, for the examination and they are connected to a stable internet.
3. To avoid being disturbed during the examination, students should find a quiet venue to take the examination.

Before the start of the examination

1. Except for those that are allowed for use in the examination, students should close all other programmes, applications or windows on the laptop/computer.
2. Students should join the online examination platform (Zoom or other platform as advised by the course instructor) at least 10 minutes before the start of the examination to allow the invigilator to prepare for the online invigilation.
3. Students should join the online examination platform using the name as printed on the student card and turn on the video when joining the examination. Throughout the examination, students should turn on the video and do not use a virtual background.

At the start of the examination

1. Students should follow the instructions of the invigilator for attendance taking and verification of identity.
2. Students should follow the instructions of the invigilator to check the question paper (e.g. using the password provided).
3. Students should report to the invigilator immediately if there is any problem in retrieving/reading the question paper(s) by raising hand or sending private chats via the examination platform to the invigilator.

During the examination

1. Students are advised to save the answers regularly to avoid any loss of data due to unexpected circumstances.
2. Students who have finished the examination prior to the scheduled end time should submit the answer scripts according to the format as instructed by the course instructor/ invigilator and notify and get permission from the invigilator before leaving the examination platform.
3. Once having left the examination platform, students are not allowed to re-join the examination.

At the end of the examination

1. No answer scripts/related materials will be accepted after the time allowed for submission of the answer scripts/related materials as announced by the invigilator.
2. Students should report any technical problems in submitting the answer scripts to the course instructor/invigilator immediately.

General Assessment Requirements

Assessment of academic performance is mainly based on students' performance in assignments and term examination of individual courses.

Class Attendance

Students are required to fulfill the 70% attendance requirement for each course. For courses with attendance less than 70%, a remark "UA" (unsatisfactory attendance) will be shown on transcript to indicate students failing to meet the attendance requirements.

Graduation

Students are eligible to graduate and will be issued a certificate and transcript (student copy) if they successfully fulfill the academic requirements of all courses or acquire approval of credit transfer / exemption and satisfy other graduation requirements.

* All fees are subject to change without prior notice.