EDUCATION
school called the VTC School of Business and Information Systems (SBI) to run a self-financing full-time higher diploma programme offering a total of 800 places.
Furthermore, in order to support the provision of a seamless higher education for young people in Hong Kong, the VTC will be offering both full-time and part-time 'top-up' degree programmes in Hong Kong to higher diploma graduates through articulation arrangements with reputable overseas universities.
Technical Training
Besides offering pre-employment industrial training to new entrants to the labour market, the VTC's 18 training centres also offer upgrading training for in-service personnel at craft, technician and higher technician levels. Some 71 241 full-time and part-time places were available during the year for both school leavers and people in employment. Trade tests were offered to workers in a range of trades automobile, Chinese cuisine, electrical, jewellery, machine shop and metal working, plastics, printing and precision tooling, security services and beauty care.
Chinese Cuisine Training Institute
A Chinese Cuisine Training Institute was officially opened in December 2000 under the guidance of a newly appointed training board. The VTC is responsible for the management and operation of the institute. The institute aims to provide systematic training in the preparation of Chinese cuisine for both new entrants to the industry and in-service personnel. The institute has commenced offering elementary trade tests and will later offer intermediate and advanced levels trade tests as well, providing the trade with an opportunity to acquire recognised professional qualifications and in the longer term improving the overall professional standards of the industry.
Information Technology Training and Development
The VTC's Information Technology Training and Development Centre continues to provide IT training for new entrants and upgrading training for IT professionals. The centre also participated in an IT Assistant Training (ITAT) Programme that provided essential IT skills training for young school leavers and the unemployed with a view to enhancing their competitiveness in the job market as well as meeting the large market demand for trained people at the junior level to perform basic IT and e-commerce-related tasks. The pilot courses of the ITAT Programme offering 300 places were conducted in early 2000. In the light of the satisfactory response and job placement, 1 000 places were planned for 2000–01.
Management Development
Under the VTC's auspices, the mission of the Management Development Centre of Hong Kong (MDC) is to enhance managerial effectiveness. During the year, it continued to develop management learning materials and deliver training programmes to business professionals, managers and trainers in Hong Kong. In early 2000, a cyber Management Development Centre was established to offer new learning tools and experience sharing opportunities. Another key initiative of the MDC is to promote management best practices and encourage their implementation among corporations, institutes and small and medium enterprises to improve their competitiveness. The Business Start-up Centre established by the MDC provides
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