Criteria for a Specified Academic Qualification
Organisations or educational institutions wishing to have their learning programs so specified or as equivalent academic qualification under the property management industry licensing regime may make an application with the Property Management Services Authority.
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In determining whether to specify an academic qualification, the Property Management Services Authority will consider the following factors:
1. Level and credits under the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework
In general, a degree or equivalent qualification must have a minimum of 150 QF Credits at QF Level 5 or above, while an associate degree, a diploma or an equivalent qualification, must have a minimum of 90 QF Credits at QF Level 4 or above.
2. Relevance to the property management profession
The Property Management Services Authority uses the “Vocational Qualifications Pathway” (VQP) formulated by the Property Management Industry Training Advisory Committee as an assessment tool. If a program is designed based on the 2016 version of the VQP, the Property Management Services Authority will assess it according to the criteria listed in the “VQP(2016 version)”. If a course is designed based on the 2021 version of the VQP, the Property Management Services Authority will assess it according to the criteria listed in the “VQP(2021 version)”.
In general, a learning program must cover at least four out of the seven functional areas and one of the areas covered must be “Law in Practice”.
In addition, the units of competency covered by the program must be those formulated for the post of “property manager” (for a property management practitioner (Tier1) licence) or “property officer” (for a property management practitioner (Tier 2) licence) under the VQP. A functional area is not considered covered by the program unless the number of competency requirements under that functional area meets or exceeds that specified by the Property Management Services Authority.
| Competency requirements under VQP | Units of competency requirements for property manager | Units of competency requirements for property officer |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Management of the property environment | Minimum 3 | Minimum 3 |
| 2. Building repair and maintenance / improvement and enhancemnet | Minimum 2 | Minimum 2 |
| 3. Property management services for owners, tenants and the community | Minimum 3 | Minimum 3 |
| 4. Facility Management | Minimum 2 | Minimum 1 |
| 5. Law in practice | All required units | All required units |
| 6. Finance and asset management | Minimum 1 | Minimum 1 |
| 7. Human resources management | Minimum 2 | Minimum 2 |
| Competency requirements under VQP | Units of competency requirements for property manager | Units of competency requirements for property officer |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Management of the environment of a property | Please click here | Please click here |
| 2. Repair, maintenance and improvement of a property | ||
| 3. Property management services for owners, tenants and the community | ||
| 4. Facility management relating to a property | ||
| 5. Law in practice relating to a property | ||
| 6. Finance and asset management relating to a property | ||
| 7. Human resources management relating to a property |
3. Any other factors considered relevant by the Property Management Services Authority.
