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Building new pathways to careers in the ICT and creative industries

Project Description

To address Hong Kong’s rising demand for skilled employees in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Creative Technology and Innovation (CTI) sectors, the government has promoted Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET). Established in 2019, the CLAP-TECH partnership — funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and involving Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), industry partners, and secondary schools — prepares students for these sectors through research-driven pedagogical innovation, industry-focused curriculum, and work-integrated learning. This initiative, led by the Communication and Media Studies faculty, has significantly enhanced students’ knowledge, soft skills, dispositions, and career planning.

[Career Mentorship Programme] CLAP-TECH invites industry partners to participate in the Career Mentorship Programme, providing secondary students with a unique opportunity to learn from professionals and helping them explore future career paths.

[Career Mentorship Programme] CLAP-TECH invites industry partners to participate in the Career Mentorship Programme, providing secondary students with a unique opportunity to learn from professionals and helping them explore future career paths.

[Bootcamps] CLAP-TECH regularly organises various themed training camps for secondary students, covering topics such as programming, artificial intelligence, content creation, gamification design, design thinking, and drone performances, to develop diverse skills.

[Bootcamps] CLAP-TECH regularly organises various themed training camps for secondary students, covering topics such as programming, artificial intelligence, content creation, gamification design, design thinking, and drone performances, to develop diverse skills.

[Study Tours] CLAP-TECH regularly organises study tours for secondary students. They previously visited Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and mainland China. The goal is to broaden students' horizons and help them understand the cultures and developments of different markets.

[Study Tours] CLAP-TECH regularly organises study tours for secondary students. They previously visited Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and mainland China. The goal is to broaden students' horizons and help them understand the cultures and developments of different markets.

[Firm Visits] CLAP-TECH integrates career and life development in the curriculum, providing students with opportunities to step out of the classroom and visit industry partners. This allows them to gain in-depth insights into industry developments and explore future career paths.

[Firm Visits] CLAP-TECH integrates career and life development in the curriculum, providing students with opportunities to step out of the classroom and visit industry partners. This allows them to gain in-depth insights into industry developments and explore future career paths.

[Guest Lectures] CLAP-TECH invites industry partners to share their experiences and insights with students.

[Guest Lectures] CLAP-TECH invites industry partners to share their experiences and insights with students.

Project Investigator

Professor Kara CHAN (Department of Communication Studies)

 

Funding/Award

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust - CLAP-TECH Pathway

 

Publications

  • Chan, K., Fung, M., Lau, J., Tse, M., & Zhang, J. (2024). Co-curriculum development and instructional strategies for nurturing content-creation skills for the creative industry, TVET@Asia, 22, 1-17. https://tvet-online.asia/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TVET@Asia-Issue-22_Chan-etal-1.pdf.
  • Chan, K., Fung, M., Lau, J., & Zhang, J. (2023). A bootcamp as an experiential learning activity for nurturing creative talent: A Hong Kong case study. In V. Tūtlys, L. Vaitkutė & C. Nägele (Eds.), Vocational Education and Training Transformations for Digital, Sustainable and Socially Fair Future. Proceedings of the 5th Crossing Boundaries Conference in Vocational Education and Training, Kaunas, 25–26 May (pp. 93–106). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7822916
  • Chan, K., Ho, A., Serban, F., & Fung, M. (2022). Nurturing creative talent with industry partnership in Hong Kong, TVET@Asia, Issue 19, 1-19. https://tvetonline.asia/issue/19/nurturing-creative-talent-with-industry-partnership-in-hong-kong/.
  • Chan, K., Serban, F.C., Tse, M., & Ho, A. (2023). Impact of collaboration with ICT industry partners on secondary students’ knowledge, attitudes, and IT competence, Education and Information Technologies 29, 5259–5282. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023-12036-5
  • Chan, K. & Zhang, J. (2024). Re-envisioning vocational education: Critical discourse analysis of government promotional efforts in Hong Kong, Education + Training, 66(7), 907-927. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-04-2023-0143.
  • Chan, K. and Zhang, J. (2024, accepted). Industry partner engagement in work-integrated learning in Hong Kong: Factors in decision-making and quality of experience, Palgrave Studies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
  • Fung, M., Chan, K., and Tse, M. (2024, under review). Enhancing experiential learning in creative and media training: The impact of study tours on secondary school students’ knowledge, attitudes, and personal growth in Hong Kong, submitted to Palgrave Studies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
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