As SF&OC (Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China)'s partner, HKCT students are provided with support in life planning, further studies and employment in sports education and development. As early as December 2021, the two sides co-organised the "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Mainland Olympic Athlete Delegation to Hong Kong" Student Exchange Meeting to receive the delegation group of 6 national gold medalists and a coach. It was the only opportunity for local primary, secondary and tertiary students to interact with the national team elites at the time.
Programme Contents
The programme covers three major areas: Fitness Training, Sports Coaching and Sports Management. It aims at equipping students with professional knowledge and skills in the sports industry. Emphasis is put on both theory and practice, so that students can acquire practical and specific industry knowledge and skills, and build a career in the sports industry.
Programme Features
Students who have completed this 2-year programme and fulfilled designated requirements will be eligible to receive admission offer of the 2-year CTIHE “Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Sports Management with Coaching” of senior-year entry (i.e. direct entry to the third year of the Programme).
Featured Modules
Partnership Organization
HKCT signed MOUs with numerous renowned local and mainland Sports organizations and enterprises, with a consensus to work together on programme development, talent exchange and training.
Articulation Path
Graduates are eligible to articulate to Year 3 of "Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Management with Coaching" offered by CTIHE and apply for $10,000 Internal Student Articulation Scholarship. Or apply for related bachelor’s degree programmes offered by local/overseas universities.
2+2 Articulation Scheme 
Students who have completed the 2-year HKCT “Higher Diploma in Fitness, Coaching and Sports Management” will be eligible to receive admission offer^ of the 2-year CTIHE “Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Sports Management with Coaching” of senior-year entry (i.e. direct entry to the third year of the Programme). It only takes 4 years for students to achieve both Higher Diploma and Bachelor Degree qualifications. The bachelor programme is recognised under the Qualifications Framework in Hong Kong at QF Level 5.
^ Students should acquire designated academic result and pass an interview, and subject to the availability of the quota.
Career Prospects
Graduates can take up sport, fitness and sports management positions (involving training programmes, events and competitions) in the public or private sector, which encompasses schools, sports associations, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, non-profit organisations, residential clubhouses, private sports and recreation clubs, sport promotion companies and the media. They can also join disciplined services*, or take up physiotherapist assistant positions.
*Applicants must fulfill the minimum entry requirements of the above disciplined services. Please refer to the relative disciplined services website for details.
The Programme consists of a compulsory module of 240 hours Internship (including 10-hour pre-placement workshop and 230-hour fieldwork experience) in sports industry.
Full Time
Face to face
September 2024
#If one of the five HKDSE subjects considered is “Citizenship and Social Development”, the general admission requirement shall be “Attained” instead of “Level 2”.
^Applied Learning Chinese (for non-Chinese speaking students) is in general accepted as Chinese Language qualification, but it is not considered as an elective subject.
Mainland Students
Attained satisfactory results in National University Entrance Examination (GaoKao), including English (English Language Public Examinations accepted by HKCT); or equivalent qualifications.
Mainland students meeting the above requirements can apply for the first year admission and need to pass the admission interview.
For more information, please visit Mainland Students Support
"The curriculum of the two-year Higher Diploma programme is intensive. Besides the two main modules, sport coaching and management, the programme also includes sports trauma, individual and team sports training and sports psychology.They improve my communication and leadership skills of being a coach. It makes me realise that a coach is not someone who teaches sports skills to trainees only, but also provides them with support and suitable training advices after understanding their needs.
Apart from the curricumlum, Department of Student Development is also set up to provide us with different activities and services in order to explore our potential, broaden our social network, and even let us apply what we learnt from classroom to show our strengths. The teaching staff of HKCT is just like our friends. They help us solve problems and difficulties patiently by sharing their valuable experiences with us."
Year 1: $56,808 Year 2: $62,454
The tuition fee above is under 2024/25 Cohort.
This programme is subsidised under Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP). In the 2024/25 academic year, a subsidy of up to $22,910 per academic year will be provided to each eligible local student admitted to this non-laboratory-based programme. The first-year tuition fee after subsidy is $33,898. HKCT offers the lowest tuition fee after deduction of SSSDP maximum subsidy when comparing with other institutions’ higher diploma programmes in the same discipline.
Applicants who do not meet the entry requirement may apply for a 1-year Diploma of Applied Education (listed below) and articulate to this higher diploma programme:
