The Education Bureau launched the Diploma of Applied Education (DAE) Programme in the 2023/24 academic year in place of Diploma Yi Jin programme to provide an alternative pathway for secondary 6 school leavers as well as adult learners to obtain a formal qualification for the purposes of employment and further study. The curriculum design and content of the new programme have been optimised and incorporated a large number of VPET elements, aiming to help students articulate to the VPET programmes and strengthen their employability.
The target students of the DAE programme are Secondary 6 school leavers or adult learners aged 21 or above.
The DAE programme is run by the following member institutions of the Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education (FSTE):
UOW College Hong Kong
Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education
School of Continuing Education, Hong Kong Baptist University
Lingnan Institute of Further Education
Hong Kong College of Technology
Hong Kong Institute of Technology
Caritas Institute of Community Education
For details of the FSTE, please visit its website: http://www.fste.edu.hk.