Applications of QF Deliverables
Vocational Qualifications Pathway (VQP)
- roadmap for progression in learning and employment
- covers the major job areas and posts with their respective competency requirements
- occupation-based VQP qualifications and courses
Specification of Competency Standards (SCS)
- covers the competency requirements and performance criteria under various functional areas of an industry
- serves as useful references and benchmarks in the development of education and training programmes
- human resources management tool for drafting job specifications and appraisal of staff performance, etc.
- functional-based SCS-based / SGC-based courses
Specification of Generic (Foundation) Competencies (SGC)
- covers four strands of generic skills: English, Chinese (including Cantonese and Putonghua), Information Technology and Numeracy
- SCS-based / SGC-based courses
SCS-based Training Packages
- SCS-based, with selection of UoCs related to the job function
- outlines the essential elements for a learning programme, offering for reference the contents of learning, assessment guidelines, as well as supporting and reference materials
- serves as a blueprint for course development thereby reducing the resources needed to develop full sets of training materials
Recognition of QF Qualifications
Since the implementation of QF, industries, school sector, education and training providers, professional bodies, as well as government departments have shown their support and have gradually applied QF in various fields including:
Lifelong learning
Human resources management
Licensing requirements
Professional development
I want to obtain QF-recognised qualifications
through completion of education and training programmes
