Updated in May 2019 (For reference only) Study Paths for S3-S5 School Leavers under the New Academic Structure (NAS)
Bachelor Degree Programmes offered by local degree-awarding S3 S4 S5 S6 / Take HKDSE higher education institutions (including full-time programmes under
the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors)
Diploma Yi Jin programme
YC Top-up Degree Programmes / Diploma in Vocational Senior Years of Degree and IVE / HKDI Education Education (DVE) Programmes Higher Diploma Programmes Programmes and Training V ocational V THEi
Professional T Bachelor Degree Programmes C
HTI / CCTI / ICI Diploma / Certificate Programmes MSTI Junior General Purpose Rating Course
CIC Basic Craft Course/ Certificate/Diploma courses Further studies CITA Technical Diploma Programme
ERB (Manpower Development Scheme) Full-time placement-tied courses (including Youth Training Programme) / Further studies Part-time ‘Skills Upgrading Scheme Plus’ / Part-time Generic Skills Training
Commercial / Vocational / Technical / Language courses offered by other registered educational organisations (e.g. Caritas Advanced Diploma Programmes, CCCKLC)
Vocational Development Programme offered by YC VTC Programmes Apprenticeship and Traineeship Scheme offered by Pro-Act Training and Pre-employment and on-the-job training Continuing Education Education Continuing YETP of the Labour Department
Secondary School Study (e.g. Australia / Canada / NZ / the Mainland /the UK / Public examinations outside the USA / Others) [Places of study are arranged in outside Hong Kong Hong Kong alphabetical order.]
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Caritas Caritas Community & Higher Education Service HKDSE Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education CCCKLC The Church of Christ in China Kung Lee College ICI International Culinary Institute CCTI Chinese Cuisine Training Institute IVE Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education CIC Construction Industry Council MSTI Maritime Services Training Institute CITA Clothing Industry Training Authority Pro Act Pro-Act by VTC ERB Employees Retraining Board THEi Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong HTI Hotel and Tourism Institute VTC Kong Vocational Training Council HKDI Hong Kong Design Institute YC Youth College YETP Youth Employment and Training Programme