Social SciencesEducation

This programme aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to become effective programme planners, and trainers in adult and vocational education institutions, teachers of post-secondary education colleges, as well as human development personnel in corporations and businesses.

This programme is suitable for Trainers in commerce, industry and public sectors; Teachers in vocational, technical, professional, community and adult education; Personnel involved in programme management, administration and human resources development. The course is open to applicants without prior teaching or training experience.

爲具有一定普通話水平，已從事普通話教學工作或準備從事普通話教學工作的人士而設。 形成正確的普通話教學理念；瞭解語言學及教育學基礎知識；掌握普通話常用的教學方法和步驟；能獨立管控和有效實施普通話的課堂教學。

教育局實施特殊教育政策的主要目標，是鼓勵有特殊教育需要的兒童盡量在普通學校接受教育。本學院特別為各級教師、學校行政人員、家長及相關人士（學校社工、教學助理）提供相關的支援及培訓，課程理論與實務並重。

本課程屬「導賞員訓練證書」的進階課程。課程目標除鞏固及提升學員的導賞知識、態度和技能外，還須進行規劃路線，進一步了解香港的多元導賞活動的特色，還需有系統地教授帶團知識和導賞技能。課程設考察、參觀、實習等導賞活動，有助學員成為稱職的導賞員導師。

This programme aims to provide students with cutting-edge information and practical experience to pursue a coaching career in youth sports, tertiary and Olympic or professional sports. Students in the programme will learn current practices in sport identification and development, coaching methodology, sport psychology, applied biomechanics, strength and conditioning, application of research, and the administration of sport programs. It will enhance their understanding of coaching programming to meet the specific needs of clients that they are supervising in the community. 

課程旨在提升學員的導賞綜合技能，包括導賞知識、導賞員態度和導賞技能等綜合技能。學員將通過多個導賞點的學習、資料處理及知識整合，進而認識香港的歷史文化、古蹟保育、地質生態、非遺與藝術，以及博物館導賞。課程設實地考察、導賞觀摩和實習交流，有助學員成為稱職的導賞員。  

Psychology is the study of human’s behaviour, performance, and mental operations. It also refers to the application of the knowledge, which can be used to understand social phenomenon, treat mental health problems, and improve education, employment, and relationships, etc. The subject lies at the intersection of applied, educational, and theoretical science.
 
The objectives of this short course are (1) to introduce participants to the field of psychology; (2) to describe how various psychological approaches contribute to our understanding of everyday life settings; and (3) to apply the knowledge from these studies to our own personal and professional lives.

This course is designed for teachers and students who have to teach or produce advanced written texts for academic, professional or research purposes. The focus is on using product-focused, process-oriented and genre-based approaches to generate plain English texts that conform to academic and discipline-oriented standards in terms of genre conventions, rhetorical structures and discoursal features.  The instructor will demonstrate how to deconstruct and analyse model texts, journal articles and research papers in diverse contexts, invoke analytical thinking skills and develop effective instructional strategies on writing pedagogy. Participants will receive constructive feedback and suggestions on their writing products.

戀愛與性是人生的重要部份，卻是很多人的忌諱。課程以應用心理學、性學及社會學的理論為基礎，探索戀愛與性，個人成長以及性小眾(Sexual Minorities)等性心理學課題。課堂除了以講課、角色扮演、小組討論及訪談等方式授課之外，亦會邀請一班 由香港性教育、研究及治療專業協會(HKASERT)認可的性治療師作客席講師，讓學員輕鬆地學習一個可能屬於禁忌的課題。導師亦會因應學員的需要和要求調節教學方式，並會預留課堂完結前的時間予學員諮詢。

蒙特梭利教育在《學習的革命》中被譽為世上「最好的教育思想」及「一流的幼兒教育」。她重視教學環境的準備，教學工作者的良好精神面貌，並設計富意義的學習課程。

課程因應發現兒童需要而設計，包括日常生活、感官、語文、數學及自然人文等綜合教育，有助培養學童的正向品格、專注力、智力和自發學習，以及愛大自然的情感。