If you wish to develop skills and competencies in disability inclusion in employment and help your company or organisation to build DE&I capacity, this programme is for you!

What is disability inclusion in employment?

Disability inclusion is an aspect of the practice of diversity, equality, and inclusion (DE&I) in workplace to make a company or organisation confident and competent in welcoming employees with disabilities.  DE&I capacity is being seen as an important measure of successful workplace.  Commitments to DE&I and ESG are taken as essential for long-term sustainability.

Successful disability inclusion in employment relies on proper understanding of disability, awareness of the legal and policy context, and development of tools and skills fostering good practice.  

What will you learn?

Students will learn laws, policies, and good practices in relation to disability inclusion in employment and will develop confidence and competence based on applicable universal and domestic norms.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Disability Employment and Inclusion is an internationally ground-breaking programme that brings experts from law, disability studies, management, and psychology together to provide an inter-disciplinary and skills-focused capacity-building learning experience.  The programme is keyed to the Hong Kong’s legal and policy context where both universal and domestic norms apply.  It also responds to the global trend of DE&I good practices in the business and social sectors.

Who should apply?

• Human resource and talents development professionals
• Company executives and managers
• Equal opportunities officers
• DE&I managers/ officers
• NGO executives and managers
• Anyone who takes sustainability, DE&I and ESG seriously

Programme Objectives

The programme aims to develop students’ competencies in the practice of disability inclusion in employment and workplace in line with the applicable universal principles, local policies and laws and best practices of diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI), which will ultimately help with the building of disability confidence and inclusion capacity in workplace.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of the programme, students should be able to:

1. Describe different perspectives and discourses on disabilities and identify key features of the people-centred approach to disability inclusion;
2. Identify and explain key universal principles and provisions of disability inclusion from major international and domestic legal instruments and policies;
3. Analyse and explain the legal and policy regime governing non-discrimination, universal design, reasonable adjustments, and inclusion in relation to disability;
4. Develop plans and strategies for inclusive people management and development in line with applicable principles and disability inclusion good practices, and identify possible legal risks and violation;
5. Develop in-house inclusion and equal opportunities policy, and related procedures;
6. Apply non-discriminatory, non-ableist communication principles in teamwork, crisis management and handling disputes in workplace.

Application Code	2290-LW027A	-

Days / Time

• Saturday, 10:00am - 1:00pm -

Programme Structure

Module		Credits	Number of hours		Assessments
			Lecture	Tutorials/ Seminars/ Workshops
COML6007	Understanding disability: perspectives and issues	12	30	9	Quizzes (30%) Classwork (10%) 3,000-word written assignment (60%)
COML6008	Disability in law and policy	12	30	9
COML6009	Universal design and reasonable adjustments in employment	12	30	9
COML6010	Inclusive people management and development	6	18	3	3,000-word Written assignment (100%)
COML6011	In-house inclusion policy and procedures	6	18	3
COML6012	Communication for disability equality and inclusion	6	18	3
COML6013	Workshop on workplace disability inclusion	6	12	9	Three 1,000-word Group tasks (100%)
	Total	60	156	45

Award

Students who complete all 7 modules with over 70% attendance and pass all individual written assessments, quizzes and classwork will be awarded “Postgraduate Diploma in Disability Employment and Inclusion “ within the HKU System through HKU SPACE.

The provisional timetable can be downloaded HERE.

Programme Leader

Application Fee

Free

Course Fee

• Course Fee : HK$36000 per programme (to be paid on notification of acceptance)

Applicants shall hold a recognised university degree or an equivalent qualification.

If the degree or equivalent qualification is earned from an institution where the language of teaching and assessment is not English, applicants shall provide evidence of English proficiency, such as:

• an overall band of 6.0 or above with no subtests lower than 5.5 in IELTS; or
• a score of 550 or above in the paper-based TOEFL, or a score of 213 or above in the computer-based TOEFL, or a score of 80 or above in the internet-based TOEFL; or
• HKDSE Examination English Language at Level 3 or above; or
• HKALE Use of English at Grade E or above; or
• equivalent qualifications.

Non-local applicants

Non-local applicants are welcome.  Please see “Notes to Non-local Applicants” in the application form. 

• The CEF Institution Code of HKU SPACE is 100

CEF Courses
Postgraduate Diploma in Disability Employment and Inclusion 受障共融就業深造文憑
COURSE CODE 39G157250	FEES $36,000	ENQUIRY 2520-4626

	Continuing Education Fund This course has been included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund.
	Postgraduate Diploma in Disability Employment and Inclusion This course is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF Level [6])

Enrolment Method

How to Apply

All applications must be accompanied by supporting documents. This means you must submit a clearly readable copy in English of all pages of your undergraduate/an equivalent qualification full transcript. If your application is successful, you may be required to show us the originals of the documents you submitted before your place is confirmed.

Online

HKU SPACE provides 24-hour online application and payment service for students to apply to selected award-bearing programmes via the Internet. Please visit programme website for details.

Postgraduate Diploma in Disability Employment and Inclusion

https://hkuspace.hku.hk/prog/postgrad-dip-in-disability-employment-and-inclusion

By post

Or you can post the completed application form (Ref: LW027A), together with clearly readable copies of all the required documents, to: HKU SPACE, 3/F, Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong [Ref: LW027A Application].

In person

Please check the current opening hours for enrollment counters of HKU SPACE Learning Centres at https://hkuspace.hku.hk/learning-centre. Bring this application form together with both the originals and copies of all required documents with you (this will avoid you being asked for the originals later).