Background
The PMSA Specified Courses are courses provided for the three-year transitional arrangements after the commencement of the licensing regime under the PMSO. Property management practitioners (PMPs) who do not meet the licensing criteria for academic and/or professional qualifications but possess the specified work experience may apply for a provisional licence with PMSA. Upon completion of a PMSA Specified Course within the validity of the provisional licence, they may apply for a formal PMP licence without fulfilling the academic and/or professional qualifications.
PMSA Specified Course
Course syllabus
PMSA Specified Course consists of four modules:
| Minimum Face-to-face Study Hours (hr) 36 hours |
| Minimum Face-to-face Study Hours (hr) 36 hours |
| Minimum Face-to-face Study Hours (hr) 24 hours |
| Minimum Face-to-face Study Hours (hr) 24 hours |
Award Level
Certificate
Total Face-to-Face
study hours
at least 120 hours
Study Period
5 to 9 months
Course Fee Caps
HK$20,000
Class Size
Maximum class size is 60 students
Admission Requirement
Provisional PMP licence holders will be given the priority in enrolment of specified courses by the appointed course providers
Medium of Instruction
Cantonese supplemented by English; professional terminology and legal terms in both Chinese and English languages
Assessment
- Students must reach the minimum attendance rate of 80% in each module of the PMSA Specified Course;
- Students are required to complete all assessments in each module and attained an overall mark of 50% or higher percentage of all total assessments; and
- Assessment methods include written test, assignments, short essay, case studies and group projects, etc.; written test should account for 15% – 25% of the total assessment activities.
Course syllabus
PMSA Specified Course consists of four modules:
| Minimum Face-to-face Study Hours (hr) 20 hours |
| Minimum Face-to-face Study Hours (hr) 20 hours |
| Minimum Face-to-face Study Hours (hr) 30 hours |
| Minimum Face-to-face Study Hours (hr) 10 hours |
Award Level
Certificate
Total Face-to-Face
study hours
at least 80 hours
Study Period
3 to 9 months
Course Fee Caps
HK$12,800
Class Size
Maximum class size is 60 students
Admission Requirement
Provisional PMP licence holders will be given the priority in enrolment of specified courses by the appointed course providers
Medium of Instruction
Cantonese supplemented by English; professional terminology and legal terms in both Chinese and English languages
Assessment
- Students must reach the minimum attendance rate of 80% in each module of the PMSA Specified Course;
- Students are required to complete all assessments in each module and attained an overall mark of 50% or higher percentage of all total assessments; and
- Assessment methods include written test, assignments, short essay, case studies and group projects, etc.; written test should account for 15% – 25% of the total assessment activities.
Appointed Course Provider
(in alphabetical order)
Practitioners can select the course providers according to nature of their work and their own preference over academic background, teaching expertise, course design, class location and course fee offered by these appointed course providers. The PMSA Specified Courses will be launched within 6 months after the commencement of the licensing regime. Please see below table for the updated course information offered by the Appointed Course Providers.
Appointed Course ProvidersNote 1 (in alphabetical order) | Contacts of Appointed Course Providers (Enquiry Line and Email Address) | PMSA Specified Course (Tier 1) | PMSA Specified Course (Tier 2) |
Certificate in Property Management for Provisional Property Management Practitioner (Tier 1) LicenceNote 2 | Certificate in Property Management for Provisional Property Management Practitioner (Tier 2) LicenceNote 2 | ||
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education Vocational Training Council (VTC IVE) | Tel Email | View course details | View course details |
Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU LiPACE) | Tel Email | View course details (Chinese version only) | View course details (Chinese version only) |
School of Continuing and Professional Education City University of Hong Kong (CITYU SCOPE) | Tel | View course details (Chinese version only) | View course details (Chinese version only) |
School of Professional Education and Executive Development The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (POLYU SPEED) | Tel Email | View course details | View course details |
Note 1: 4 Appointed Course Providers have successfully completed the registration of their PMSA Specified Courses under the list of Reimbursable courses under CEF.
Note 2: PMSA Specified Courses have their registered course names under the Qualifications Register and the list of “Reimbursable courses” under the Continuing Education Fund (CEF). For details, please enter the registered course names in the relevant search engines.