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Raising the bar
The exemplary performance of our students and graduates
reflects the care we take in nurturing and motivating
them to excel. We offer scholarships to encourage excellence.
In 2002-03, 98 students were awarded HK$2.8 million
for outstanding academic achievements, community service
and participation in extra-curricular activities. This
amounted to a numerical and monetary increase of 25%
and 10% respectively compared to the previous year,
despite the economic downturn.
Outstanding achievements are chalked up
regularly with winning performances last year in sports,
environmental education, music, literature and debating.
Students have an outstanding record of attainment in
sports in particular.
Our graduates
It is an indication of our achievement that HKIEd graduates
are readily accepted by the education community and
excel in their employment. What is also gratifying is
their desire to keep in touch with the Institute, former
students and teachers.
Satisfied
employers and students
Heeding the advice of the Teaching and Learning Quality
Process Reviews Panel, we now systematically seek the
views of graduates and their employers on the effectiveness
of our programmes. With the information we obtain we
can better ensure that our programmes are meeting the
changing needs of the community.
We gather data from employers and students
to ascertain "satisfaction levels". The results indicate
that students find their studies relevant to their professional
preparation, while their employers are impressed with
their performance.
Principals reported that our graduates
are particularly strong in personal relations with superiors
and colleagues at work, responsible and willing to learn,
skilled in the application of IT and proficient in the
use of Chinese.
These results were corroborated externally
in a major cross-university survey undertaken by HEERA
(Higher Education External Relations Association). The
HEERA survey focused on a range of issues, including
the content and relevance of studies, language and IT
proficiency and whether or not graduates received effective
employment support from their university. The results
showed that our students were very satisfied with the
usefulness of their studies at the Institute.
A high level of
employability
Our students' progress following graduation is a critical
indicator of our success, and a survey of our 2002 graduates
made encouraging reading - despite the tough employment
market 95% of our 2002 graduates had succeeded in securing
employment or had taken up further studies by December.
Of those in full-time work, 98% were employed
in education, the vast majority as Certificate Master
or Mistress, with a starting salary of $17,100. According
to the Graduate Employment Survey 2002, this places
our graduates at the upper end of the median graduate
income scale.
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