1. The Examination

2. Award od Diploma

3. General Scheme of the Examination

  

1.THE EXAMINATION

The Institution examination is normally held once every year in June and opened to all candidates with the following requirements:

Candidates applying for taking the examination should be:
A student member of HKITA; AND
(a) a holder of Diploma/Certificate in Apparel/Textiles or related fields; OR
(b) individual of at least 23 years old with relevant industrial experience; OR
(c) individual with other equivalent qualifications acceptable by the Examination and Training Committee of the HKITA.

Candidates are required to submit copies of qualifications for certification purpose. Syllabuses and past examination papers can be purchased from the Examination and Training Committee of the Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel. Candidates who have passed six papers of the Advanced Diploma Examination can apply for the Licentiate membership and also to apply to sit for the Graduate Diploma Examinations of the HKITA.

2. AWARD OF DIPLOMA

•  A student is entitled for granting an Attendance Certificate in each subject issued by CITA if he/she attained 70% attendance.

•  A student failed to achieve the minimum attendance requirement, he/she will not allow to sit in the exam.

•  A student is entitled for the award of Module Certificate issued by CITA if he/she passed the coursework of a module and attended the minimum attendance requirement.

•  A student is entitled for the award of Advanced Certificate issued by CITA if he/she attained six Module Certificates within a period of 4 years.

Students, who had completed the course (6 subjects) successfully (pass both coursework and examination) within the said prescribed duration, will be awarded Advanced Diploma issued by HKITA. He/she would also be qualified for apply the Licentiate Member of the HKITA. They are also eligible to pursue the Graduate Diploma in Apparel Merchandising and Marketing.

3. GENERAL SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION

The examination for the Advanced Diploma in Knitwear Studies and Merchandising consists of one paper each of 3-hour duration in the following six subjects:
- Textile Material and Evaluation
- Design and Pattern
- Apparel Manufacturing
- Apparel Production and Management
- Apparel Industry and Merchandising
- Accounting and Costing

For enquiry, please contact:
The Education and Training Committee
Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel
c/o Institute of Textiles & Clothing
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: 2766 6481, 2766 6519, 2766 6428 Fax: 2773 1432