SCS-based courses refer to educational or training courses or programmes that adopt the Specifications of Competency Standards (SCS) formulated by various Industry Training Advisory Committees (ITACs) under the Qualifications Framework (QF) as the main basis for curriculum design. The structure and design of SCS-based courses are governed by principles stipulated under the Qualifications Guidelines issued by the Education Bureau. In essence, the contents and learning outcomes of SCS-based courses have to meet the performance requirements as set out in the relevant Unit(s) of Competences under the SCS.

Qualifications Guidelines (QG)

 Download "Qualifications Guidelines" for SCS-based Courses (updated in Feb 2010)

Sample SCS-based Curriculum

With a view to facilitating the development of SCS-based courses, the Education Bureau has commissioned the production of three sets of sample SCS-based curricula in three industries, namely Watch & Clock, Hairdressing, and Printing & Publishing, for reference of educational and training providers or other interested users. These sample curricula will serve as practical examples in illustrating how the units of competency of the SCS are adopted as the curricular content, and how the Qualifications Guidelines governing the design of SCS-based courses are applied. The curricula are pitched at different QF levels with different learning sizes, comprising courses of modular nature, say, a Module Certificate as well as long programmes up to Higher Diploma level.

 Download Watch & Clock Sample SCS-based curriculum (Chinese version only)

 Download Hairdressing Sample SCS-based curriculum (Chinese version only)

 Download Printing & Publishing Sample SCS-based curriculum (Chinese version only)