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Over the past 12 months we have
seen i nc reased awareness of
the importance of vocational and
professional education and training
(VPET), giving us encouragement that
the endeavours of the Vocational
Training Council (VTC) in developing
and promoting VPET are on the
right track. A number of milestone
developments in promoting VPET
have also taken place.
At the same time, the close working
relationship we have been able
to maintain between our Council,
management team, staff, alumni
and students has provided great
strength and encouragement in the
continuing pursuit of our vision and
mission.
Growing Awareness of VPET
Hong Kong’s birth rates have decreased
over the past decade and the number
of secondary school graduates has also
declined year by year. At the VTC, we
have always attached great importance
to the quality and relevance of our
education.
I am delighted that the VTC’s
programmes continue to be well
r ece i ved desp i t e t he dec l i ne
in student population. This is
an affirmation not only of our
commitment to excellence, but also
of the rising popularity of VPET in
the local community.
Ano t he r s i g n o f t he g r ow i n g
impor tance of VPET is the new
subsidy scheme initiated by the
Government. In his 2014 Policy
Address, HKSAR Chief Executive
launched the Study Subsidy Scheme
for Designated Professions/Sectors
(SSSDP) with the aim of nurturing
talent to meet Hong Kong's social
and economic needs.
The Techno l og i ca l and Hi gher
Education Institute of Hong Kong
(THEi), one of our member institutions
offering vocationally-oriented degree
programmes, has been included
in SSSDP, and in fact accounts for
the highest number of subsidised
programmes in the Scheme. It
demonstrates our strength in devising
programmes that are well aligned with
industrial and economic development
in Hong Kong.
提筆之際，職業訓練局
(VTC)
已為過
去一年寫下圓滿句號。我們喜見社
會大眾對職業專才教育日益重視，
而
VTC
在發展及推動職業專才教育
上的深耕，屢結果實，足證我們
循着正確的路向邁進。
我們實現願景、履行使命的力量，
來自
VTC
每一位理事會成員、管理
層、教職員、校友和學生。
VTC
與各
界多年維繫的緊密合作關係，既是
動力亦是莫大的鼓勵。
職業專才教育地位攀升
過去十年，香港的出生率持續下
降，中學畢業生人數也逐年減少。
VTC
一直高度重視教育的質素和適切
性，即使面臨整體學生人數下跌，
我們的課程仍備受歡迎。我相信
此為外界肯定
VTC
追求卓越的有力
佐證，亦顯示職業專才教育在本港
的地位日益攀升。
職業專才教育與日俱增的重要性，
亦顯見於香港特別行政區政府推出
的新一輪資助計劃。行政長官在
2014
年度發表的《施政報告》中，
推出指定專業
/
界別課程資助計劃，
旨在培育人才，以切合香港的社會
及經濟需要。
VTC
機構成員香港高等教育科技學院
(THEi)
，亦被納入上述資助計劃中。
作為提供專業為本學士學位課程的
院校，
THEi
獲資助的課程為數最多。
我們深受鼓舞之餘，亦展示出
VTC
在設計課程上的實力，配合香港業
界及經濟的發展。
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S
REVIEW
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