CLAP-TECH Pathway Design

Academic achievements may be just one of your possible targets. Explore the wider options. Set your goal. Work from there, and utilise the tools in career and life development that are globally and locally proven to reach your destination.

1. Building competence in Career and Life Development (CLD)

Explore life planning and career pathway – “begin with the end in mind”

Good career guidance to smoothen school-to-work transition
- Build students’ competence to set goals and make informed decisions
- Leverage CLAP for Youth @ JC’s school CLD benchmarks platform and resources, with a vision to build school’s systematic and lasting CLD capacity

2. Meaningful engagement with workplace

Instill technology and career interests & learn workplace soft skills and business etiquettes

Workplace Learning & Mentorship
Acquire workplace skills via various learning activities like company visits, hackathon, job shadowing, mentorship, internship, coaching, and guest talks
Internship
A real taste of the world of work

*Gradual introduction from junior forms

Pathway

MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO ACHIEVING EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS

S3

Explore Career Interests

A. Taster Programme

Generate interest Identify potential

S4, S5, S6

B. Tech Basics (ApL subject)

Acquire ICT foundation knowledge
Integrate with other core subjects
Mentored by industry partners
Develop workplace skills via various
learning activities:

Mentorship

Guest Sharing

Study Tour

Company Visits

Summer Camp

Module 1 (30 hours):

Fundamentals of IT

Module 2 (39 hours):

Programming

Key activity:

Summer Camp

Module 3 (24 hours):

Database

Module 4 (24 hours):

IT Project Management Skills

Module 5 (39 hours):

Application Development

Key activity:

Study Tour

Module 6 (24 Hours):

Data Communications and Networking

Key activity:

Graduation Ceremony
Project Showcase

DSE

Level 2 in five subjects#
(including Chinese Language* and English Language)

HD Yr. 1 & 2

Achieve dual recognition with articulation pathway

C. Higher Diploma (HD) Program

Advanced knowledge in AI
Additional focus on big data or cybersecurity
Networking events

Internship
Company visits
Mentorship
Guest sharing

Higher Diploma

CLAP-TECH Pathway Completion Certification (Industry Partner)

e.g. Digital Badges (IBM)

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

CAREER READY

FURTHER STUDY (LOCAL OR OVERSEAS)

# A DSE applicant is allowed to use not more than two Applied Learning subjects in the application.

* “Attained” or above in Applied Learning Chinese (for non-Chinese speaking students) would be accepted as an alternative Chinese Language qualification.