Industrial Training

Besides offering pre-employment training to new entrants to the labour
market, the VTC's 24 training centres also offer upgrading training for
in-service personnel at all levels. Some 48 968 full-time and part-time
places were available during the year for school leavers and people in
employment. Trade tests were offered to workers in automobile, building
and civil engineering, electrical, jewellery, machine shop and metal
working, plastics, printing and precision tooling trades.

The Construction Industry Training Authority, established in 1975,
operates three training centres plus a management training and trade
testing centre offering a total of 4 878 full-time and 52 240 part-time
training places for the 1997-98 training year. Full-time courses are offered
to train up craftsmen, operatives and supervisors in the construction field;
and there are also various continuing education and training courses for
in-service construction personnel. The authority is funded by a levy of
0.25 per cent on the value of all construction works exceeding $1 million.
To help improve construction site safety, certification tests are conducted
for operators of construction plants, temporary suspended working
platforms and builders' lifts. The authority also conducts trade tests for
construction workers with a view to upgrading the quality of construction
works.

The Clothing Industry Training Authority was established in 1975 to
provide training for the clothing and footwear industries. It is financed by
a levy of 0.03 per cent on the Free on Board value of clothing and
footwear produced and exported from Hong Kong. In 1995-96 two
training centres trained 5 950 people at technician, craftsman and
operative levels on full-time and part-time courses.

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