Vocational Training Council
Vocational Training Council (VTC) (職業訓練局) was established in February 1982 under the Vocational Training Council Ordinance to promote vocational and professional education and training in Hong Kong[1]. The first Council chairman is Francis Y.H. Tien (田元灝).
In the early days, the council planned to increase the capacity of Technical Institutes by extending existing technical institutes and building new ones. This enabled the institutes to take on technician level courses transferred from the Hong Kong Polytechnic, as well as to establish new technician and craft courses, which meet directly the needs of industry and commerce[2]. In 1990s, due to relocation of manufacturing operation from Hong Kong to the Mainland and the structural change in the Hong Kong economy, the skill content of training was upgraded from craft to technician and higher technician levels. Two Technical Colleges were established in 1993. Later, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education was established by merging all technical institutes and technical colleges.
Currently, VTC is the largest vocational and professional education and training provider in Hong Kong. VTC provides valuable credentials for some 250,000 students each year through a full range of pre-employment and in-service programmes with internationally recognised qualifications.[3]
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Member institutions
Currently, VTC consists of 13 member institutions, providing a broad spectrum of programmes, covering a wide range of industries and catering for students with different backgrounds and abilities:
- Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) (香港高等教育科技學院)
- Institute of Professional Education And Knowledge (PEAK) (高峰進修學院)
- School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE) (才晉高等教育學院)
- Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) (香港專業教育學院)
- Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) (香港知專設計學院)
- International Culinary Institute (ICI) (國際廚藝學院)
- Pro-Act by VTC (卓越培訓發展中心)
- Hotel and Tourism Institute (HTI) (酒店及旅遊學院)
- Chinese Culinary Institute (CCI) (中華廚藝學院)
- Maritime Services Training Institute (MSTI) (海事訓練學院)
- Youth College (YC) (青年學院)
- Integrated Vocational Development Centre (IVDC) (匯縱專業發展中心)
- Shine Skills Centre (展亮技能發展中心)
Technical Institutes / Technical Colleges (1970s-1990s)
Seven Technical Institutes and two Technical Colleges were opened in 1970s-1990s. In 1999, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education was established by merging all technical institutes and technical colleges.
- Morrison Hill Technical Institute 摩理臣山工業學院
- Kwun Tong Technical Institute 觀塘工業學院
- Kwai Chung Technical Institute 葵涌工業學院
- Haking Wong Technical Institute 黃克競工業學院
- Lee Wai Lee Technical Institute 李惠利工業學院
- Sha Tin Technical Institute 沙田工業學院
- Tuen Mun Technical Institute 屯門工業學院
- Chai Wan Technical Institute 柴灣工業學院 (Converted into the Hong Kong Technical College (Chai Wan) (香港科技學院(柴灣) in 1993)
- Hong Kong Technical College (Tsing Yi) 香港科技學院（青衣）
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References
- ↑ Legislative Council Secretariat, Research Office (2015)Review of development of vocational education in Hong Kong. Information note = 香港職業教育發展的回顧. 資料摘要. Retrieved from http://vpet.vtc.edu.hk/dspace/handle/999/393
- ↑ LegCo Sittings 1982-83 Session(6 October 1982).Hong Kong Legislative Council Meetings, 1982-83 Session. Retrieved June 28, 2017, from http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr82-83/english/lc_sitg/hansard/h821006.pdf
- ↑ VTC. (n.d.). Corporate Information. Retrieved July, 2017, from http://www.vtc.edu.hk/html/en/about/corp_info.html