Aims and Characteristics

This programme offers broad-based and balanced training in analytical and chemical sciences and the management skills needed for quality assurance, auditing and accreditation. It aims to produce well-trained and competent professionals for chemical analysis, as well as accreditation officers in the local testing and certification industry, including commercial and Government laboratories. Graduates are also highly capable of serving as professionals in the quality assurance or quality control units of manufacturing organisations, and as professional assessors for accreditation and certification bodies. Through studying in this articulation programme, students acquire up-to-date knowledge of and skills in chemical sciences and allied disciplines, as well as the essential management skills pertaining to the testing and certification industry.