Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2001

Offerin g Professiona l Trainin g Programme s The Un i v e r s i t y 's School of C o n t i n u i n g Studies (SCS) a n d the Asia-Pacific Institute of Business (APIB) have been offering specially-designed professional training p r o g r ammes t o different corporations o n the ma i n l a nd to t r a in managers o f different ranks . Teachers are recruited f r om H o n g Ko n g. The SCS w a s taske d w i t h o r g a n i z i ng t r a i n i n g p r o g r a mm es f or s c h o l a rs f r o m Shandong as we ll as high-ranking managers at the provincia l level. Since 1991, it has taken over the D e v e l o p m e nt Co u r se f or Senio r Ma n a g e r s of M a c h i n e ry M a n u f a c t u r i ng Industries i n China as w e l l as the Economic M a n a g e m e n t Sem i n ar f or H i g h - r a n k i ng C i v i l Servants i n China. The f o rmer aims at n u r t u r i ng experts i n i n d u s t r i al technology to s p e e d u p t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t he m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i es i n d i f f e r e nt regions. The latter a i ms at r e n e w i ng the ma n a g eme nt k n o w - h ow of ma i n l a nd c i v il servants i n order to i mp r o ve their leadership and management quality. Participants of the Development Course for Senior Managers of Machinery Manufacturing Industries in China posing with the programme leader of the School of Continuing Studies 'Hong K o n ghascommercialtalentfromalloverthe world, which m a k e s it an i d e a l p l a c eform a i n l a n d managers to acquire k n o w l e d g e a b o u t marketeconomy,' says V i c t o rL e e ,directoroftheSCS. Trainees have also indicated that the courses are useful i n enhancing thei r understanding of the basic structure a nd operation of H o n g K o n g society and its economy, a nd in boostin g their confidence to develop a ma r k et economy o n the ma i n l a n d. The A P I B has been c o n d u c t i ng t a i l o r -ma de courses i n H o n g K o n g to train m i d d le and top management p e r s o n n e l f r o m t he m a i n l a n d. I n 2000 A P I B c o n d u c t e d a d o z e n t r a i n i n g p r o g r a mm es f o r s e n i or managers f r om over 2 0 provinces i n Ch i n a . T h e ir specialities i n c l u d ed finance, marketing, h u m a n resource m a n a g e m e n t , a n d c o r p o r a t e d e v e l o p m e n t . I n 2 0 0 1, A P I B c o n d u c t e d 19 p r o g r amme s f or 600 executives. Enterprises w h i c h have a p p r o a c h e d A P I B f or t a i l o r - ma de c o u r s es i n c l u d e t he M i n i s t r y of I n f o rma t i on Industry, Chin a Mo b i le ( H o n g K o n g ) L t d ., C h i na U N I C O M Co. L t d ., Siemens Sh a n g h ai M o b i le Commu n i c a t i o ns Co., a nd X i ' an Janssen Pharmaceuticals etc . APIB's programmes emphasize the use of case studies and student participation is high. 19