(24 September 2012 - Hong Kong) Since September 2011, Tung Wah College launched a unique Co-operative (Co-op) Education Scheme with an aim of providing 8 to 12 months full time work experience to students.
To ensure that TWC students join the Coop Scheme well prepared, TWC launches the "Co-op & Career Week" between 24th and 28th September 2012. Over 15 companies or organizations have joined the event as Co-op partners. They have already prepared to offer more than 30 types of job to students. The "Co-op & Career Week" will provide a wide range of activities including recruitment talks, career talks, CV Clinic and mock interviews to students.
The "Co-op & Career Week" opening ceremony was held today. To kick started the "Co-op & Career Week", each of the officiating guest stuck their company logo sticker on the "TWC Co-op tree", symbolizing the Co-op partners would make a concerted effort to make the scheme thrives.Prof. Thomas Wong, President of TWC said, the college is not only focus on student’s learning interest but also on their work experience and exposure. Thus the Co-operative (Co-op) Education Scheme was introduced when TWC founded. The scheme helps students to equip themselves before graduation and make them understand the sorrow and joy of workplaces. "We believe that students could integrate their classroom theory with workplace practice, put what they learn into action throughout the 1-year learning process. They will also gain working experience and making them more competitive in job seeking process."
TWC is pleased to announce that the scheme is fully support by Hong Kong Economic Times Limited and the two organizations have signed the Memorandum of Understanding at the ceremony. Mr. Lawrence Fung, Chairman of Hong Kong Economic Times Limited, said that graduates are getting more and more difficult to find a suitable job as competition in workplaces is getting vigorous. The Co-operative (Co-op) Education Scheme of TWC could therefore provide opportunities to students to gain valuable working experience. "I hope that students could get to know the society and explore their way through the scheme."
The College has invited more than 120 co-operative partners who are willing to provide over 30 kinds of work opportunities and internship programmes including marketing executive, health care assistant and human resource assistant etc. for our undergraduates. Students would be fully paid under the scheme and the salary will be competitive, some posts could reach a starting monthly salary at 16K for specific post.
The College will set up Office of Co-op Education to provide the students with pre-employment preparation workshop, advice on job matching, employment facilitation, coordination with prospective employers, as well as ongoing counseling, monitoring and supervision.
About Co-operative (Co-op) Education Scheme Co-operative Education (Co-op) combines classroom learning with real world (generally) paid working experience. All the bachelor degree students will be arranged to work in companies of their choice for one year during their undergraduate study. Co-op is part of degree requirements and will be graded and recorded in the student’s academic transcript. The college believes that the scheme would enhance the content of our education.
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