Aviation Programmes for Young Talents in Hong Kong Ir Dr Eric Liu Academic Director (Engineering) Vocational Training Council

Vocational Training Council

• A statutory organisation established in 1982 under the Vocational Training Council Ordinance

• 13 member institutions providing comprehensive vocational and professional education and training (VPET) and seamless progression pathway for career advancement and lifelong learning

trainees every year including

full-time students

VTC Member Institutions

Manpower Demand from Aviation Industry

Kai Tak in 1998 (one runway)

HKIA in 2016 (two runways)

Demand Forecast for HKIA

up to 2030

Total No. of Passengers

(millions of passenger trips)

28.6 70.5 102.3

Total No. of Cargo (millions of tonnes)

1.6 4.52 8.9

Total Flight Movements

163,000 411,530 607,000

Airport Manpower

requirement 45,000

73,000 (Direct Job)

123,000 (+68.5%) (Direct Job)

119,000 (Indirect Job)

165,000 (+38.7%) (Indirect Job)

Source of Information: Aviation Industry Manpower Forecast 2016-2030 – AAHK

Manpower Demand from Aviation Industry

Three-Runway System

Belt and Road Initiative

Major Aviation Hub of Asia Pacific Region

Airport Ops/Aviation Management

Aviation Security

Aviation Services

Air Traffic Services

Maintenance, Engineering

• Crisis & Contingency

• Ops Certifications

• Risk Management

• Regulated Regime

• In-fight Security

• Cargo Security

• Dangerous Good

• Customer Services

• Safety Management

• Air Traffic Control

• Pilot Ground Theory

• English (Air Traffic)

• Regulated Regime

• Others to be developed

Manpower Development for Aviation Industry

• In response to Government policy direction, provide manpower support for developing Hong Kong as an international aviation centre

• To sign MoU with Hong Kong International Aviation Academy (HKIAA) in April 2017 for curriculum development and student industrial attachment

• To equip training facilities and offer enriched training programmes for grooming young talent for public transport industry in Hong Kong

• To attract new blood through technology enhanced learning

and STEM education

Aviation Related Programmes

QF Level VTC Programmes Member Institutions

1 x Top-up Degree

5

5 x Higher Diploma

1 x Professional Diploma

4

1 x Diploma of Vocational Education 3

Top-up Degree Programme

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation)

Partner University

Higher Diploma (HD) Programmes

• Aviation

• Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

• Airfreight Management and Global Logistics

• Airport Operations and Management

• Customer Services for Aviation and Passenger Transport

Professional Diploma (PD) Programme

• Aviation Operations and Management

Diploma of Vocational Education (DVE) Programme

• Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

Programmes Feature – “Think and Do” Approach

Development of vocationally oriented talents

Scenario-based learning

Hands-on practical training

Industrial Attachment

Programmes Feature - Technology Enhanced Learning

Application of VR/AR for Learning and Teaching

Make learning and teaching much more stimulating and interactive than traditional approach

Enhance the learning and teaching experience of students across a wide range of platforms

Higher Diploma in Aviation

Prime programme objective :

Nurture young talents with enhanced teaching resources for a highly rewarding and a long-term career path as new generation of aviation professionals

• Enrich students with airport operations knowledge and experience

• Equip students with airport operations handling skillsets

• Strengthen students’ confidence to develop their career in aviation

Higher Diploma in Aviation

• Equip students with practices and experience in handling airport incidents / accidents

• Improve student’s analytical skill and mindset

• Learn to handle problems by management approach

Elective subject

• Pursue of being a “pilot” • Arouse aviation interest • Possess professional knowledge

Higher Diploma in Aviation

Smart Airport Experience

• Enhance operational efficiency in HKIA

• Improve operational work processes

• Streamline real time passenger experience

HD in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

• Only academic institution in HK holding HKAR-147 Approved Aircraft Maintenance Training Organisation status

• Fully Accredited by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

• HD in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering is a HKAR-147 approved programme

• Specialised Aircraft Maintenance Programme recognized by Maritime and Aviation Training Fund (MATF)

• Practice in actual maintenance environment at Xiamen, GuangZhou and Hong Kong

PD in Aviation Operations and Management

• In-service training programme for people working in the aviation industry

• Enhance the professional capabilities of aviation workforce to sustain the future competitiveness of HKIA

• Provide an array of part-time market-oriented training programmes

• Collaborate industry potentials with academic achievements for career development

• Facilitate a smooth articulation to higher qualification for management responsibilities

Looking Forwards

To Enhance the Existing Training Capacity

• In the 2017 Policy Address, the Government has supported the VTC in principle to construct the Aircraft and Marine Engineering Centre (AMEC) on the site of the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi)

• Provide a one-stop-quality training environment for the aviation and marine engineering programmes at VTC

• A 8-storey building of 9,800 m2 NOFA located at IVE(Tsing Yi) campus

• With laboratories, workshops, a multipurpose hall and an education centre

• Estimated Cost : HK$780 M

Looking Forwards

To Attract More Young Talents through STEM Education

IVE (Tsing Yi)

YC (Kowloon Bay)

IVE (Chai Wan)

• Set up in 3 campuses for a strategic coverage

across the territory

• Support learning and

teaching of STEM disciplines

through use of innovative pedagogy

• Facilitate knowledge exchange through inter-

disciplinary and international collaborations

• Promote awareness on STEM education in

schools with industry partnership

Looking Forwards

To Attract More Young Talents to the Aviation Industry

IoT Design Competition

Industrial Visits

STEM Students’ Forum

Infrastructure Building Competition

Engineering Exploring Summer Camp

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