Construction Industry Council

BIM Certification and Accreditation Schemes

The List of Eligible Academic Qualifications for

Certification of BIM Managers

Academic qualifications possessed by applicants which fulfil requirement (A) AND

(B) are considered eligible for the certification scheme.

Requirement (A) Programme areas that are considered relevant to the

certification scheme:

Programme Area Example

1. Architecture Architecture
Architectural Studies
Environment (Major in Architecture)

2. Engineering Building Services Engineering

Civil Engineering / Civil and Structural Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Industry Engineering
Construction Engineering
Fire Engineering
Sanitary Engineering
Hydraulics and Hydropower Engineering
Product Engineering with Marketing
Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Mechatronics
Computer Engineering
Building Services and Sustainable Engineering
Materials Engineering
Electronic and Communications Engineering
Information Engineering
Product Analysis and Engineering Design

3. Surveying Quantity Surveying

Land Surveying
Geomatics
Surveying and Mapping Sciences

The List of Eligible Academic Qualifications for Certification of BIM Managers

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 Programme Area Example
Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Geographic Information System (GIS)

4. Building Facilities Management

Building Studies
Building Technology and Management

5. Construction Construction Technologies

Construction Management
Construction Project Management
Construction and Real Estate

Programme areas that are not listed above will require further confirmation of
relevancy.

Requirement (B) Programme that falls into one of the following categories:

1. Recognised or accredited courses from Professional Bodies

i. HKIE
ii. HKIS
iii. HKIA
iv. Washington Accord (Engineering)
v. The Canberra Accord (Architecture)
2. Relevant Bachelor Degrees or above awarded by HKU, CUHK,
HKUST, PolyU, CityU, BU, Lingnan, EduHK, OUHK and their
continuing education units.
3. Relevant Bachelor Degrees or above awarded by the following
degree-awarding higher education institutions listed under
Education Bureau:
i. Caritas Institute of Higher Education
ii. Centennial College
iii. Chu Hai College of Higher Education
iv. Gratia Christian College
v. HKCT Institute of Higher Education
vi. Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
vii. Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education
viii. Hong Kong Shue Yan University
ix. Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
x. The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
xi. Tung Wah College

The List of Eligible Academic Qualifications for Certification of BIM Managers

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 4. Relevant Bachelor Degrees or above listed in Non-local Course
Registry (NCR)

https://applications.edb.gov.hk/ncr/ncr.aspx?langno=1&searchtype=3

5. Higher Education Institutions from Ministry of Education of the PRC

http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_zzjg/moe_347/201708/t20170828_312562.html

6. If a relevant programme (i.e. construction related) cannot be found

from the lists given in (1) to (5) above, the applicant will need to
provide evidence of independent assessment on the degree, e.g. by
the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and
Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ).

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The List of Eligible Academic Qualifications for Certification of BIM Managers

Jun 2020