Assessment and Award

In order to be awarded the Certificate for Module in Web Application and Database Development for Business, students must have:

• Passing Mark: score at least 40% for each assessment component in addition to an overall pass mark of 50%
• Overall attendance requirement of 70% or above

Course Duration and Structure

Duration and Mode of Study
42 hours in total.

Two evening sessions (7:00pm to 10:00pm) per week and 14 sessions in total. The evening sessions will be scheduled on Wednesdays and Fridays during the period of 5 July 2023 to 18 August 2023. The exact timetable shall be issued to the applicants upon their successful enrolment.

The final class schedule is subject to change.

Application Deadline: 23 June 2023 (Friday)

Venue: The class will be conducted at our SCOPE TST East Learning Centre.

Address: ChinaChem Golden Plaza, 77 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon
 

Study Pathway

Build your IT skills from the ground up and bridge the gap to good career prospects!

Those who possessed a Degree, an Associate Degree (AD) or a Higher Diploma (HD) in Business, Science, Engineering or equivalent will fulfill the admission requirement of Coventry/SCOPE BSc (Hons) Information Technology for Business top up programme, upon successful completion of this course.

Course Target and Features

Course Target

Those who are non-IT-background with fundamental IT knowledge on web application programming, database development and system design

Course Features

Basic Information

	60 - 80% CEF reimbursable for individual applicants
	Equip students with basic IT-oriented skills and foundation knowledge of business information technology including program development, web page authoring as well as database manipulation
	Prepare non-IT graduates for IT programmes articulation
	Provide good opportunities for the professionals in business sector with experience outside technical IT roles to switch careers and move into a dynamic industry

Assessment and Award

In order to be awarded the Certificate for Module in the UiPath Robotic Process Automation Design & Development for Business, students must have:

• Passing Mark: score at least 40% for all assessment components and with an overall mark of 50% or above; AND
• Overall attendance requirement of 70% or above

Professional Recognition

Benefits of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

• A software robot that can be easily programmed to do basic, repetitive tasks across applications.
• Designed primarily for office-type functions like a digital assistant doing routine homogeneous tasks in order to save employees’ time, increase efficiency and reduce operating costs of business entities.

Job prospects of RPA certification

• Building an automated RPA workforce and digital transformed community either locally or globally is inevitable across business sectors in the new era, especially with the COVID pandemic.
• According to UiPath, there are only 40,000 certified RPA Advanced Developers globally and the market is in significant shortage of RPA professionals.
• UiPath is the world leading RPA solution providers in developing programmes to prepare students for RPA professional certification examinations. There are two certification levels:

Course Target & Features

Course Target

• Fresh graduates who are interested in new technologies for career development
• Experienced workers who wish to prolong career through upskilling
• Digital transformation project managers who intend to adopt emerging technologies at their companies

Course Features

Basic Information

	Approved under Reindustrialisation and Technology Training Programme with up to 2/3 course fee reimbursement for companies
	60 - 80% CEF reimbursable for individual applicants
	Offer participants comprehensive knowledge & professional skills on developing & deploying software robots
	Assume participants no prior knowledge of RPA & start with PRA basic concepts
	Introduce key RPA Design & Development strategies & methodologies in the context of UiPath products & applications
	45-hour theory & lab components with real-life application cases

 

Reindustrialisation and Technology Training Programme (RTTP) [for companies]

 

This course is an approved RTTP, which offers up to 2/3 course fee reimbursement upon successful applications.

 

Objective

• Launched in August 2018, RTTP aims to subsidise local enterprises on a 2(Government):1(enterprise) matching basis to train their staff in advanced technologies, especially those related to “Industry 4.0”.

 

Key Features

• Maximum Funding Support: $500,000 for each enterprise in each financial year.
• Mode of funding: Reimbursement with an option for 50% partial advance payment of training grant.
• Supports two types of training courses: Public courses are open to the public for enrolment and applications for course registration should be submitted by course providers. Tailor-made courses are designed for a particular enterprise (or enterprises) and the course proposals should be submitted by the enterprise concerned as part of the training grant application.

 

Detailed information about RTTP at https://www.itf.gov.hk/en/funding-programmes/nurturing-talent/rttp/

 

 

Fees and RTTP Training Grant Application [for companies]

 

RTTP Training Grant Application:

• Companies should first contact the School of Continuing and Professional Education, City University of Hong Kong (CityU SCOPE) for corporate class arrangement; AND then
• Companies should submit their RTTP training grant application for their employee(s) via https://rttp.vtc.edu.hk/ at least two weeks before course commencement

 

Admission And Application

Admission Requirements*

• Have obtained an Associate Degree/Higher Diploma or its equivalent; OR
• Have obtained level 2 or above in five subjects in HKDSE, including Chinese Language and English Language, or equivalent, plus at least two years of working experience; OR
• Be a mature student of at least 21 years of age, plus at least three years of relevant work experience.

* Basic programming knowledge will be advantageous but not essential

Online Application

www.scope.edu/eapp/rpaddb

Note:
Students are required to bring their own laptop computer that meets the minimum hardware and software requirements outlined.

Course Structure