Specification of Competency Standards (SCS)

Branches/Sectors

Watch & Clock ITAC updated the Specification of Competency Standards (SCS) for the industry in 2013. It consists of 137 Units of Competency (UoC) which are distributed in 8 functional areas at various levels.

Functional Area

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Quality Management

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Product Management

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Operational Management

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Sales and Marketing

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Aftersales Repair

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Brand Management

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Manufacturing

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Design

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137

SCS-based / SGC-based Course

SCS-based / SGC-based courses refer to education and training programmes that adopt the Specifications of Competency Standards (SCSs) formulated by various Industry Training Advisory Committees (ITACs or CITAC) or Specifications of Generic (Foundation) Competencies (SGCs) developed by the Education Bureau (EDB) under the Qualifications Framework (QF) as the main basis for curriculum design. The structure and design of SCS-based/SGC-based courses are governed by the principles stipulated under the Qualifications Guidelines (QG) issued by the Education Bureau.

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SCS-based Training Packages

Watch & Clock ITAC has developed some SCS-based training packages to encourage more enterprises and course providers to develop courses more closely aligned with the needs of industry.

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