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The Learning Applied Forum 2009 was held on 10th and 11th of February and attended by nearly 200 delegates to discuss skills for employability in the context of curriculum reforms for 14-19 year olds. The Forum provided a platform for dialogue between Hong Kong and the United Kingdom; the secondary and tertiary education sectors; policy makers, influencers and practitioners; and the education sector and employment sector.
Day One consisted of plenary and breakout sessions led by 12 speakers, hosted at the Institute of Vocational Education (IVE), Chai Wan Campus. The speakers showed the developments behind the reforms, the resulting curricula, the issues in practice and how the reforms are designed to meet the unprecedented evolution of the world's social and economic needs.
Day Two offered a smaller delegation institutional visits to Cyberport, Mission Covenant Glad Holm College and the IVE Kwun Tong campus. Along with viewing the facilities, the delegates witnessed first hand how the Applied Learning (ApL) curriculum is benefitting secondary students. A group of ApL student ambassadors gave confident presentations on their experience of the curriculum, in particular, how they make use of the vocational and technical teaching and state-of-the-art facilities of the IVE campus every week.
The Forum closed with a networking lunch and debriefing on Day Two at the Vocational Training Council’s Western Training Restaurant in Kowloon Bay.
We received very positive feedback throughout the event and in subsequent feedback. The success of this event provides a solid basis on which to continue the British Council's global Skills for Employability programme in this region.
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The Forum’s event partners were:
Learning Applied Forum 2009 day one
Learning Applied Forum 2009 day two
| Speaker |
Presentation |
Dr Catherine KK Chan
Deputy Secretary for Education,
The Government of the Hong Kong SAR
Education Bureau |
Developing Students’ Employability in the 21st Century: Reform of the Senior Secondary Curriculum in Hong Kong |
Paul Taylor
Principal,
City College Coventry |
Strategic Partnerships: Schools, Colleges, Universities and the Jaguar Car Story |
Lai Kam-Tong
Immediate Past President,
The Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management |
Perspectives from the Employment Sector |
Dr John Vong
Effective Education for Employment
Advisory Board Member, Edexcel,
Senior Advisor, IFC, World Bank,
Deputy CEO, Sacombank |
Effective Education for Employment: The 25-Nation Study |
Annie Ho
Deputy Executive Director,
Vocational Training Council |
Applied Learning in Practice in Hong Kong: A Course Provider Perspective |
Kay Taylor
Vice Principal, Corporate Development,
Stratford-Upon-Avon College |
Skills for Employability: Curriculum Development to Meet Employers’ Needs |
Nicholas Yang
CEO,
Cyberport |
The Information Technology Profession: What are They Looking For and How to Get Prepared in School |
“It is a very successful forum with lots of information. Very well structured and the speakers are very high profile with rich and profound knowledge. This is exactly what is needed as a top level forum. Thanks to all the education and management work, and congratulations! “
“It is well structured and professionally organised; a rare opportunity to learn something new. “
“Well planned programs with appropriate breaks and just time enough for questions after each speaker. Interesting topics for workshops. “
Anonymous Delegates
“We really appreciate the opportunity BC provided that we could present Edexcel in such event. Your organization is really impressive.”
Jacky Gao
Regional Director - China and North Asia
Edexcel
“I write to congratulate you on a great event that was the HK Learning Applied Forum on 10th Feb 2009.
Going forward, please do keep us informed of other such events and we will do our best to support the initiatives by the British Council in Hong Kong. “
Dennis Foo
Regional Development Manager
Pearson
“I would love to complete the form since I've been so much appreciated your hard work for the productive two days. “
Yeonmi Oh
Teacher
MA Education Student
“I enjoyed the event and learned from other speakers and participants a lot.
I look forward to working with British Council on important education matters of interest to each other. “
Dr Catherine KK Chan
Deputy Secretary for Education
Hong Kong Education Bureau
“Thank you for all you did to make the Applied Learning Conference a success! I learned a great deal and enjoyed meeting you and your colleagues. “
Patrick Quade
Chief of International Development
United International College
Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University
“The Forum held early this week was excellent. Very well organized and informed. Many of my colleagues and I were impressed. “
Peter Poon
Vocational Training Council
We shall be very grateful if you would share your views and comments with us with respect to this event. This will assist us in planning similar events in the future.
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