Construction Industry Council - Annual Report 2024

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL 124 OPERATIONAL REVIEW Recruitment and Training for Non-Chinese Speakers HKIC cooperated with training bodies to provide skills enhancement courses for non-Chinese speaking registered general workers to upskill to Intermediate Tradesman. HKIC jointly organised Non-Chinese Speakers Recruitment Day with Registered Specialist Trade Contractors to assist employers in recruiting non-Chinese speakers. HKIC also participated in Job Expo – Building a Multicultural Workplace and Multicultural Festival organised by Labour Department to promote ITCTS for Non-Chinese Speakers, and to promote the employment opportunities in construction industry for non-Chinese speakers. A visit to MiC Simulation Unit (Mockup Sample) of the Hong Kong Construction Industry Trade Testing Centre Joint inspection of new training venue Enhancement of the Management and Training Quality in Collaborative Training In 2024, HKIC implemented several comprehensive measures to enhance and optimise the Collaborative Training Schemes continuously. These measures include the establishment of mechanism for ITCTS collaborative bodies (employers) application, the digital process for site inspections, and the optimisation of subsidy mechanisms. In accordance with various mechanisms, HKIC handled applications and enhanced several quality assurance measures on monitoring training bodies and employers, including consistent joint inspection of training venues with other departments from CIC, and class observations by HKIC’s instructors to ensure that the training bodies meet HKIC’s requirement. Additionally, 294 site trainers completed the Certificate in Instructing Techniques for Site Trainers programme in 2024 to strengthen their teaching and instructing skills for Collaborative Training Schemes, and to enhance teaching quality. Promotion of Construction Safety Culture HKIC also implemented various safety promotion measures in Collaborative Training Schemes. These measures include arranging trainees of the collaborative training schemes to participate in online Silent Tribute, conducting safety harness training, and distributing safety commitment whiteboards and case sharing display boards to relevant training bodies, allowing trainers to conduct accident analysis and discuss improvement measures with trainees, so as to enhance construction site safety. On the other hand, HKIC invited training bodies to visit MiC Simulation Unit (Mockup Sample) of the Hong Kong Construction Industry Trade Testing Centre to explore the possibility of including MiC elements in Skills Enhancement Courses. Employer representatives, site trainers, and trainers of training bodies were invited to participate in an online sharing session on Construction Site Safety Management, Safety Culture, and Good Practices, attracting 100 participants.