CBMP - English courses

Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education (LiPACE) Capacity Building Mileage Programme CBMP - English courses
The Capacity Building Mileage Programme (CBMP) was pioneered by the Women's Commission, and is run jointly by the Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education (LiPACE) of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) and the Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited.
The CBMP is designed to encourage women of different backgrounds and educational levels to pursue life-long learning and self-development. It aims to equip women with a positive mindset and enhance their inner strength so that they can cope with different life challenges. The CBMP offers a wide range of tailor-made and barrier-free learning courses, which are taught mainly through face-to- face classes and radio broadcasts. Non-governmental organisations of different districts collaborate in the delivery and arrangement of courses for the people who are interested in lifelong learning in Hong Kong.
  • It is open to everyone and no academic qualifications are required;
  • Tailor-made courses for women to cope with their needs and challenges;
  • Flexible learning mode to suit students’ schedule of daily routines;
  • Certificates of different levels will be issued to encourage students on self-enhancement.

HKD350 / course
(including the course material from LiPACE and lectures)

Free for successful bursary applicants. In order to encourage the needy to take the first step of lifelong learning, LiPACE has set up a CBMP bursary scheme with assistance from the Women's Commission to subsidise eligible applicants to enrol courses in the programme. A two-tier subsidy structure has been introduced since 2010. Please contact us for more information.

Course Material is developed by HKMU. Students are required to attend 25-hour face-to-face lectures.

  • Download the Enrolment Form HERE
  • Settle the tuition fee by cash at 7-11 convenience shop via QR code or Bank of China (Hong Kong) via depositing into the account of “Hong Kong Metropolitain University ” (account number: 012-811-0-000007-9). Write down the student's full name, HKID card number and course name and code on the original receipt (accept Chinese version only) or the bank-in slip.

    7-11 Payment QR code

  • Submit the completed enrollment form together with the original Chinese receipt or bank-in slip to HKMU Lai King Campus (in person or by registered mail). Please ensure the reference number, payment amount and transaction date readable. Address of HKMU Lai King Campus: 201-203, Lai King Hill Road, Kwai Chung (attention to CBMP Office)
  • cbmp@hkmu.edu.hk

 

Information Session

1. CBMP Info Day

Date : 5 May

Time : 14:00-15:30

Venue : Room 203 HKMU-CITA Campus (MCC) 

REMARKS:

Address : 201-203 Lai King Hill Road, Kwai Chung, N.T. (Exit A1, Lai King MTR Station)

Language: English & Tagalog

WhatsApp: 6218 9250

Enquire Hotline: 2915 2380 (1)

CBMP1001ET Interpersonal relationships and communication (Not provided in Jul intake)

This course examines interpersonal relationships and communication skills. It is designed to help you reflect upon your own and other people's behaviours and acquire communication skills through studying cases. The course will also explore some common interpersonal relationship problems and issues in everyday life, so that you can be more aware of these when conflicts arise.

Unit 1  What is an interpersonal relationship?

Unit 2  Understanding yourself and others

Unit 3  Emotions and interpersonal relationships

Unit 4  Different types of interpersonal relationships

Unit 5  Power relations in interpersonal interactions

Unit 6  Enneagram and interpersonal relationships

Unit 7  Do we need to communicate?

Unit 8  Be an active listener

Unit 9  Be a good talker

Unit 10  Non-verbal communication

Unit 11  Assertiveness

Unit 12  Persuasion and negotiation

Unit 13  Conflict management

CBMP1002ET Child Development and Care

This course explores the intellectual, social and physiological development of children at different stages and parents' roles in each stage. It also examines problems children encounter in daily life, home accidents, illnesses and child abuse; and discusses ways to handle them.

Unit 1 On the path to growing up: overview

Unit 2 Intellectual development of children

Unit 3 Social development of children

Unit 4 Formation and development of personality

Unit 5 Child behavioral problems

Unit 6 Helping my child cope with stress

Unit 7 Family factors and their influence on child development

Unit 8 Parenting

Unit 9 Home accidents involving children

Unit 10 How to deal with sick children

Unit 11 Understanding my child’s school life (1)

Unit 12 Understanding my child’s school life (2)

Unit 13 Child abuse

CBMP1009ET Home Financial Management (Not provided in Jul intake)

Home financial management is important for every family. With proper management, not only can your family take control of your finances, but you can also realize your dreams, which need a certain amount of money to achieve. On completing this course, you will recognize the importance of family money management. You will also be able to develop, implement and review financial plans for your family. Also, your awareness will be raised about the key financial issues that a family may face, and their implications. You will, therefore, gain skills and confidence in managing your home finance well and become a smart homemaker.

Unit 1 Be a good homemaker: getting smart about money

Unit 2 Evaluate financial status to plan your family finance

Unit 3 Set financial goals for your family

Unit 4 Make and review family financial plans

Unit 5 Smart spending

Unit 6 Using credit cards and applying for loans

Unit 7 Involve your children in family money management

Unit 8 Raising children

Unit 9 Insurance

Unit 10 Accommodation

Unit 11 Tax affairs in Hong Kong

Unit 12 Plan for retirement

Unit 13 Estate arrangement

CBMP1022ET Women and Society (Not provided in Jul intake)

You should know society well, so as to live up to your full potential. This course aims to raise your awareness of some social issues in Hong Kong and provides you with some food for thought. You can develop yourself through self-reflection in this course, as well as active participation in social life and public affairs. This helps you to be more socially aware, so that you can be more resourceful, especially when facing gender inequality.

Unit 1 Taking the First Step

Unit 2 Womanhood in Contemporary Society

Unit 3 The Women's Movement

Unit 4 Women's Rights in Hong Kong

Unit 5 Engaging in the Community

Unit 6 Community Resources

Unit 7 Caring for Our Community

Unit 8 The Gloom and Doom of Spinsterhood?

Unit 9 Catching Up with the Digital World

Unit 10 Mass Media and Women

Unit 11 Our Voice in Politics

Unit 12 Education & Lifelong Learning

Unit 13 Women in the Workforce

CBMP1031ET Computer Literacy Made Easy

This course aims to help you acquire basic computer literacy, including Web browsing, downloading and installing software, and using a popular office suite software (Microsoft Office). The ultimate goal of the course is to enable you to apply basic computer skills to solve problems in your daily life.

Unit 1 Basic computer concepts
Unit 2 Basic Windows operations
Unit 3 Internet basics (I)
Unit 4 Internet basics (II)
Unit 5 Software available on the Internet
Unit 6 Word processing tool – Microsoft Word (I)
Unit 7 Word processing tool – Microsoft Word (II)
Unit 8 Word processing tool – Microsoft Word (III)
Unit 9 Presentation tool – Microsoft PowerPoint (I)
Unit 10 Presentation tool – Microsoft PowerPoint (II)
Unit 11 Spreadsheet tool – Microsoft Excel (I)
Unit 12 Spreadsheet tool – Microsoft Excel (II)
Unit 13 Be a smart computer user

CBMP1037ET Parenting (Not provided in Jul intake)

This course is divided into 3 sections: Units 1–4 on nurturing, Units 5–9 on learning, and Units 10–13 on establishing a family and a career. Each unit focuses on a different theme, which sets out as follows-

Unit 1 Parents: the lifelong coaches of children

Unit 2 Nurturing children with moral qualities and correct values

Unit 3 Recognizing and managing children's emotional problems

Unit 4 Nurturing a positive personality in children

Unit 5 Education at home and at school

Unit 6 Changes in the local curriculum and academic structure

Unit 7 Roles of parents in children's studies

Unit 8 Strategies for choosing a school

Unit 9 Pathways for further education

Unit 10 Career planning

Unit 11 Developing mutual understanding with children before marriage

Unit 12 Getting along with married children

Unit 13 Grandparenting

CBMP1054ET Food Safety and Food Hygiene

This course is divided into three sections: Unit 1 introduces what food safety is and explains the health and social impacts of food incidents. Units 2–4 explore the factors affecting, and the challenges to, food safety in the modern 'from farm to folk' food production chain. In the last part of the course, Units 5–13 suggest ways to prevent the occurrence of food incidents, particularly foodborne diseases.

Unit 1 Introduction to food safety incidents

Unit 2 Good and bad micro-organisms and food contamination

Unit 3 Food poisoning

Unit 4 Food additives

Unit 5 Understanding the information and labels on food packaging

Unit 6 Fresh food

Unit 7 Processed food

Unit 8 Genetically modified food and organic food

Unit 9 Food allergies

Unit 10 Food handling

Unit 11 Safety of food packaging and utensils

Unit 12 Personal and environmental hygiene

Unit 13 A food safety plan

Jul 2024 Semester Timetable

Address:
Kwai Hing Campus (KHC)

8/F-11/F, Tower 2, Kowloon Commerce Centre, 51-53 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung, N.T.
(Exit E, Kwai Hing MTR Station )

HKMU-CITA Campus (MCC)

201-203 Lai King Hill Road, Kwai Chung, N.T.
(Exit A1, Lai King MTR Station)