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In 2012/13, about 3,400 apprentices in over 130 trades
received training to become qualified skilled workers under
the Apprenticeship Scheme. Besides, a traineeship scheme
for service industries was launched. The scheme was piloted
in the Beauty Care and Hairdressing industries and over
200 trainees enrolled during the year. Planning is under
way to extend the scheme to other trades such as retail,
elderly care services and food and beverage services, which
will support young people to develop their career through
practical on-the-job training complemented with vocational
education.
In parallel, the Institute of Professional Education And
Knowledge (PEAK) provides a wide range of quality in-service
training services for working people in various industries
including banking, finance, insurance and information
technology. Professional certificate courses are offered to
in-service personnel of the catering industry through the
VTC Tao Miao Institute. Training and consultancy services
are also provided to the Government and corporations
which include services for supporting the mandatory
building inspection scheme, School-based Teacher Training
Programme and other initiatives.
New Setup Facilitating Industry Development
During the year, the VTC established the Plastic Materials
Resources Centre in collaboration with the Federation of
Hong Kong Industries. Acting as a central repository for
plastic materials, the centre helps the development of
the plastics industry, especially for small and medium
enterprises in facing keen competition and rapid changes in
the consumer market.
In view of the rapid development of the catering industry, the
International Culinary Institute will be established in 2016
to train professional manpower in international cuisines.
The Institute will offer a wide spectrum of programmes,
leading to certificate, diploma, professional diploma, higher
diploma, as well as degree qualifications to be developed in
collaboration with THEi for youth and in-service practitioners.
To pave the way for future collaborations, several exchanges
with overseas culinary institutions have been lined up
in order to establish a network of experts in various
international cuisines.
2012/13
年，約
3,400
名從事
130
多個工種
的僱員參加學徒訓練計劃，透過相關訓練成
為合格技工。此外，為服務業提供培訓的見
習員試點訓練計劃亦於期內推出。計劃以美
容業及美髮業作試點，吸引逾
200
名學員參
加。此計劃現擬定擴展至零售業、安老服務
業及西式餐飲業，希望年輕人透過工作間的
實習，輔以專業教育課程，為事業發展奠定
基礎。
此外，高峰進修學院
(PEAK)
為銀行、金融、
保險、資訊科技等從業員亦提供廣泛的在職
培訓服務；
VTC
稻苗學院為飲食業僱員開辦專
業證書課程。我們亦向政府及業界機構提供
培訓及顧問服務，當中包括支援強制驗樓計
劃、校本教師培訓計劃及其他項目的推行。
嶄新設施
推動業界發展
VTC
與香港工業總會合作，於年內成立塑膠材
料資源中心，設有塑膠材料資料庫供業界參
考，支援行業發展，尤其能幫助中小企業，
面對消費市場迅速轉變的激烈競爭。
配合飲食業的迅速發展，
VTC
將於
2016
年
完成國際廚藝學院的興建，培訓國際廚藝及
飲食業專才。學院會為年輕人及在職人士開
辦廣泛的課程，包括證書、文憑、專業文
憑、高級文憑課程，並會與
THEi
合辦學位課
程。現正積極聯繫海外廚藝院校，安排交流
活動，以便建立各式菜系的專家網絡。
