The HSC Professional

Qualification (HSC Pro)

HSC Professional
Presentation overview:

1.
• Structure of the HSC Pro
• Cambridge Advanced Professional in IT (ICT)
• Global Perspectives
• Work Placement

2.
Guiding Principles
• HSC Pro at par with the traditional HSC
• 2 scholarships offered (1 for boy and 1
for girl).
• Provide the opportunity for Higher
Studies
• Provide opportunities to experience
relevant work placement
Strand

ICT
Structure of the HSC Pro
The HSC Pro Curriculum will comprise
three main components

Main Subjects Work Placement Subsidiary Subjects

Global
Perspectives
2 or 3 Mandatory (mandatory)
A-level courses
including &
1 or 2
Cambridge Advanced
Professional in IT AS-Level subjects
(ICT)
 Cambridge Technical IT
Specialist pathways

Unit
Unit title
No
Creative Business Technical

 Equivalent
Communication to
and employability an A-level course
2211 X X X
skills for IT
 Comprises units of competencies
2212 Information
 systems
Both school- and Xworkplace-based
X X

2213
 No textbook required
e-Commerce X X X
 Portfolio-based assessment
2214 Project Planning with IT
 No end of year written
X X
examination X

2215 Website production X X X

Impact of the Use of IT

2216 X X
on Business Systems
Global Perspectives
– Paper 1- Global issues (Written exam)
 Analysis, evaluation

– Paper 2 – Essay – (Project based)

 Issue linked to the sector in which
the workplace lie

– Paper 3 – Presentation (Oral)

Communication skills
Critical thinking
Work Placement
DURATION OF
PERIOD
PLACEMENT
2 days workshop
April Holidays
 
3 weeks
August Holidays
YEAR 1  
5 weeks
Oct- Dec Holidays Last week of October to
first week of December
2 weeks
April Holidays
 
No Placement
YEAR 2 August Holidays
 
Oct- Dec Holidays
No Placement
Testimony

Mr. Mahish Kistomohun, Student of University of

Mauritius, ex-Hsc pro student:

“HscPro has helped me to develop my leadership

and communication skills which are very useful
during interview for a job and presentation at
University!”
Testimony

Selvina Ramasawmy, secretary in HR & Admin dept

at ADL-fitout & services Ltd, ex-hsc pro student:

“HscPro has helped me understand how to interact

in the workplace and how to deliver a speech,
communicate with our colleagues and do
presentation. ”