Construction Industry Council - Annual Report 2024

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 115 OPERATIONAL REVIEW Curriculum Development & Quality Assurance The Curriculum Development & Quality Assurance (CDQA) Department plays a vital role in ensuring programmes of HKIC to meet high standards of quality and relevance. In addition to helping HKIC set up and shape its quality assurance (QA) mechanism, steer curriculum revamp of its programmes to meet Qualifications Framework (QF) requirements, requirements and manage necessary documentation to prepare for QF accreditation exercises, CDQA Department also provides training to HKIC staff on QA and QF matters. Programme Area Accreditation HKIC has sought QF accreditation for its various programmes from Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) every year since its establishment in 2018 through 2023. By 2024, there was a total of 37 HKIC qualifications on the Hong Kong Qualifications Register (HKQR), ranging from QF Level 2 to Level 4. As HKIC has passed all previous Learning Programme Accreditation (LPA) exercises without any pre- conditions or requirements, it fulfilled HKCAAVQ’s eligibility criteria to apply for Programme Area Accreditation (PAA). In 2024, HKIC reached another milestone and formally submitted an application to HKCAAVQ for PAA at QF Level 3. It is anticipated that site visit by the accreditation panel will be held in March 2025 and the panel result will be released in June 2025. Upon the successful accreditation, HKIC may develop and operate programmes within the approved scope of programme areas at QF Level 3 or below without undertaking LPA or re-LPA by HKCAAVQ. Important Events SPDC actively participated in various major events last year, including the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Education & Career Expo 2024 and the CIC Global Construction Digitalisation Forum and Exhibition 2024, supporting the CIC and HKIC in exemplifying the essences of Construction 2.0, namely Innovation, Professionalisation and Revitalisation. Besides, our management staff participated in the Future Construction Excellence Programme and Singapore Study Visit, continuously strengthening their professional competence to make SPDC the premier institution for continuing education for construction professionals in Hong Kong. Collaboration with Industry Stakeholders SPDC closely collaborates with different stakeholders to maximise the synergy created and brings contributions to the construction industry. SPDC provided training programmes in collaboration with Government departments such as the Civil Engineering and Development Department, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, and the Water Supplies Department, and associations such as Hong Kong Bar-Bending Contractors Association, The Hong Kong Federation of Electrical and Mechanical Contractors Limited, and Hong Kong Plumbing & Sanitary Ware Trade Association. SPDC offered the Future Construction Excellence programme, CIC Master Class programmes, and BIM programmes in partnership with Industry Development of the CIC, to meet the great demand of the industry. In addition, SPDC collaborated with HKIC to organise the STEAM x BIM Competition 2024 to sow the seeds for the industry. Way Forward SPDC aims to make CIC Master Class series a must- have programme for the emerging construction professionals, in collaboration with local tertiary institutions upon a holistic review on the Master Class programmes. With the commissioning of the Centre for Future Construction (Centre) in 2025, SPDC will engage more HKIC programmes in utilising the Centre resources to enable HKIC students to better understand the future construction technologies, inducing a stride forward towards “Construction 2.0”.