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Promotion Of Stem Education In Vocational And Professional Education And Training (Vpet), Kam Fat, Jonathan Lee, Sai Lok, Eric Liu
Promotion Of Stem Education In Vocational And Professional Education And Training (Vpet), Kam Fat, Jonathan Lee, Sai Lok, Eric Liu
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Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET) enhances learners to acquire professional knowledge, apply practical skills and develop positive workplace attitudes to support the long-term development of a country or a city. Established in 1982, the Vocational Training Council (VTC) is the largest vocational and professional education and training provider (VTC 2016) in Hong Kong. Through a wide range of pre-employment and in-service programmes, it establishes valuable credentials for approximately 250,000 students each year with internationally recognised qualifications. As a member institution of VTC, the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) offers fulltime and part-time programmes - covering an …
Technology Education In Hong Kong: Trends, Challenges And Potentials, Tsz Ho, Roger Ng
Technology Education In Hong Kong: Trends, Challenges And Potentials, Tsz Ho, Roger Ng
Staff Publications
While education promotes technological changes, it also responds to technological changes. Technology education, with the concept of applying technology to solve problems and satisfy needs and wants, aims to develop individuals’ knowledge, skills, attitudes and values in order to maximizing their adaptability and flexibility for future employment. As a field of study, technology education was internationally recognized in the 1980s, but the history of teaching craft-based and skill-oriented subjects in secondary schools in Hong Kong began in the 1920s. Students at that time were simply needed to acquire basic technical skills and gain practical experience to prepare for earning a …