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Applied Research in TVETA Case of Hong Kong
Professor Simpson PoonVice President
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19371st Government post-secondary technical institution set up
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TVET in Hong Kong
● The Vocational Training Council (VTC) – Established in 1982– Currently educated/trained around
250,000 students per year– Covering Disciplines:
• Applied Sciences • Business Administration • Child Care and
Gerontology• Design
• Engineering• Hotel Serv. & Tourism• IT
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VTC today
● Hong Kong’s largest TVET Group – a public (or quasi-government) organisation
Institutes
Academies
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Applied Research – why needed?
Differentiate between Bachelor degree-level (HKQF Level 5) and Sub-degree level programmes (HKQF Level 4)
From “good at using your hands” to also “good at using your brain”
Transforming from a skills-based society to a “skills- AND knowledge-based” society
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7-level Hierarchy under HK Qualifications Framework (HKQF)
Academic Sector
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QF Levels
Level 7 Level 6Level 5Level 4Level 3Level 2Level 1
To be more systematically
developed, quality assured and ordered
under QFe.g. - Recog. Of Prior Learning
- Articulation Pathways
- Spec. Comp. Standard- based courses
Vocational/Continuing Education Sectors
Doctoral Degree
Master Degree
Bachelor Degree
Assoc Deg/Higher Dip
DSE/Diploma/Sec. 7
Sec. 5/Certificate
Sec. 3/Certificate
Source: QFS
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Desirable graduates’ attributes
Equipped with latest professional knowledge
Easily integrated into a team
Professional ethics
Inter-personal skills
Etc…8
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3 ways to promote Applied Research
Seed grants
Performance-based evaluation
Evaluation criteria for promotion
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Seed Grants
Allow new faculties who come from industry to engage in Applied Research
Awarding criteria: potential to attract industry grants; relevant to curriculum/institute’s development; quantifiable demand from industry on the outcome, etc.
Future grants depend on past records
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Performance-based evaluation
80% on teaching; 20% on research as a “principle”, but customisable
Objective-driven criteria – How can we achieve the desirable graduates’ attributes based on our staff’s performance?
A contract-based system with graduity
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Evaluation criteria for promotion
Industry-based research is equally respected and “counted”
Consultancy incomes are as worthy as government research grants
Quantitative indicators such as improving business performance are as useful as citation indexes
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THEi Applied Research Model (TARM)
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Since 2012, TARM has helped us to bring in:● Industry/Applied Research grants:
– 850,000 Euros● Setting up an Environmental Research
Centre:– 600,000 Euros
● Donations:– 200,000 Euros
● Consultancies– 213,000 Euros
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“The road to success is always under construction”
Arnold Palmer
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Thank You
Questions and Discussion