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January 30, 2019
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Improving the Effectiveness of Career and Life Planning Education Integrating the opinion from youth, teachers and experts, carrying out Career and Life Planning Education (CLP Education) during Secondary Education was meaningful and stimulating. Yet, there is room for improvement for the implementation process. The research project conducted from November to December, 2018, highlighted a worry regarding to the effectiveness of CLP education in promoting ‘Multiple Pathways’, when 29.1% of the 751 youth participants of an online survey claimed feeling failed to do so. Besides, the fact that teachers from the 103 […]
January 30, 2019
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 38 Education and Innovation Improving the Effectiveness of Career and Life Planning Education 30 January, 2019 According to The HKSAR Government: “Life Planning is an on-going and lifelong process for personal fulfilment…At the schooling stage, life planning education…is not merely…when they are in need of making subject or career choice”[1]. Therefore, Life Planning Education and Career Guidance (CLP education) ought to play a significant role in fostering a student’s “…self-understanding, personal planning” and “…goal setting”. The Government announced in 2014 that mandatory CLP education in the senior secondary stage, would begin at the start […]
December 21, 2018
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Involving the Community in Public Finance Management An onsite survey conducted from October to November on 520 young people aged 18 – 34 noted that close to 60% (59.8%) of respondents believed the greatest benefit of involving the community in the decision making process of the public finance to be its potential to ensure the resources meet the citizens’ need. Close to half (48.5%) considered their participation important, mainly due to the reasons that the public assets belong to the community and they concerned the development prospects of Hong Kong. […]
December 20, 2018
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 37 Governance and Constitutional Development Involving the Community in Public Finance Management 20 December, 2018 The process of public finance management is how the government uses and distributes resources. Effective management of public finances is beneficial to the stability and sustainability of society. To support this, effective public participation can help to not only strengthen government policy legitimacy but also aid in building public trust in the government. Various governments and institutional organizations around the world value the importance of, and actively seek, public participation in aspects of public finance management. This includes topics as wide-ranging […]
November 27, 2018
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Enhancing Career Opportunities for Higher Educated Youth with SEN or Disabilities The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Enhancing Career Opportunities for Higher Educated Youth with SEN or Disabilities”. Data gathered from 520 Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above showed that 26.0% of them are not willing to work a youth with SEN. The reasons were “it would increase my workload” (60.7%), “I didn’t know how to work with them” (43.7%) and “they could be dangerous or harmful” (27.4%). Lack […]
November 27, 2018
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 36 Society and Livelihood Enhancing Career Opportunities for Higher Educated Youth with SEN or Disabilities 27 November, 2018 Under the Education Bureau’s Integrated Education Policy, the term “special educational needs” (SEN) refers to students who have learning problems or disabilities, including specific learning difficulties, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, physical disability, visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech and language impairments, and mental illness. Under the Hong Kong Rehabilitation Programme Plan, the categories of disability also include all of the types of SEN mentioned above. Students with SEN may also be known as […]
October 30, 2018
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Improving Incentives for Women’s Employment The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Improving Incentives for Women’s Employment”. Data gathered from 520 Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above showed that 83.1% support improvement in women’s employment but they only gave an average rate of 4.11 (0-10 scale) on the work of the HKSAR government in this area. Some women said that they experience tension as a result of both employment and child care. Employers’ representatives said women are welcome to return […]
October 30, 2018
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 35 Employment and Economic Development Improving Incentives for Women’s Employment 30 October, 2018 According to the Census and Statistics Department,[1] the overall labour force participation rate in Hong Kong will decrease gradually from 59.2% in 2016 to 49.6% in 2066. The figure reflects the fact that the labour force is gradually shrinking due to an aging population, a trend that might hinder Hong Kong’s overall economic development. Consequently, in its latest report, the Employment and Economic Development Group of the Youth I.D.E.A.S. has discussed the issue of encouraging young-olds’ employment as a means of alleviating […]
September 26, 2018
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 34 Education and Innovation Living with Innovative Technologies and Building a Smart City 26 September, 2018 Innovative technology (IT) is a driving force in worldwide economic development. As society continues to advance, application of IT in life is becoming more common, and of greater importance. For example, the invention of smartphone and electronic payment methods has brought huge change and increased convenience in daily life. As ‘smart’ is increasingly replaced by ‘advanced’ in describing a society’s technological level, the term ‘Smart City’ has been used to describe ‘a city that widely applies IT in human […]