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VTC Earn & Learn Scheme

The VTC Earn & Learn Scheme is a professional development. In 2016/17, For instance, Hong Kong Institute of
tripartite collaborative venture between the around 3,000 participants joined the Vocational Education (IVE) has deployed
Government, industry and the VTC, aimed at apprenticeship schemes. innovative teaching technologies developed
providing clear career progression pathways by the Engineering teaching team, whose
to attract and retain talent for specific Strengthening STEM and ‘Learning and Teaching with Multiple AR/
industries with a keen demand for labour. technology training VR Systems for Engineering’ won them the
The Scheme covers different industries, silver prize in the Best Digital Entertainment
namely the electrical and mechanical In line with the Government’s direction Award (Interaction Design Stream) category
engineering, construction, testing and in promoting STEM (Science, Technology, in the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2017.
certification, medical centre operation, Engineering and Mathematics) education Through these AR/VR simulation systems,
watch and clock, printing, automobile and and smart city developments, the VTC students are taken through different
retail sectors. is keen to nurture interest in science, workplace environments and encouraged to
technology and engineering as students undertake tasks such as identifying safety
Following positive responses from both the continue on this pathway. During the year, hazards or conducting machine inspections
industry and society, the Scheme is further we actively enhanced students’ broad- in the environments of a virtual plant room
extended, benefiting about 4,000 students based learning support to generate creative, or aircraft hangar.
by 2017/18 academic year. experimental and pragmatic ideas for their
study, while applying virtual reality (VR) Meeting the special needs of
Moreover, the apprenticeship schemes and augmented reality (AR) more broadly
administered by the VTC continue to to enhance the learning experiences of young people
offer school leavers valuable choices to students. The VTC provides equal access to VPET
receive systematic workplace training and for all students. In 2016/17, about 20
theoretical knowledge, as well as build the dedicated full-time and part-time VPET
competence and skills needed for their
programmes were offered for non-Chinese
speaking students and about 700 students
have been enrolled in these programmes.
Non-Chinese speaking students enrolled

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