The epidemic continues to impact all walks of life, making young people and recent graduates face many difficulties in their job search.
Sun Hung Kai Properties' subsidiary Sun Fai (Construction Management) Co., Ltd. (Sun Fai) will continue to provide summer internship opportunities for college students this year in order to help young people enhance their competitiveness and cultivate new blood in the construction industry.
Xinhui's internship program keeps pace with the times, adding new technology and mechanical elements, covering emerging building information modeling (BIM) technology and ESG training, laying a solid foundation for the future career development of young people.
At the Graduation Ceremony of the Sun Fai Summer Internship Programme held earlier, Sun Fai invited Mr. Leung Hong-chung, Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs and Youth Affairs, Mr. Leung Yu-wai, Member of the Legislative Council, and Mr. Yeung Ching-lung, Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, to communicate with the trainees.
Kwok Kee-fai, Executive Director of SHKP, said at the graduation ceremony of the internship program, "Shin Fai has been offering summer internship courses for many years and is committed to providing young people with internship opportunities. Since the outbreak of the epidemic in 2020, young people have faced many difficulties in their job search. In order to increase the number of interns, a total of 227 trainees have been trained since the previous year. As in previous years, the response to this year's plan was also very enthusiastic, with a total of 82 trainees admitted. After several months of training, more than 90% of the trainees expressed interest in graduating After joining the Xinhui family, we will give priority to hiring suitable graduates.”
Kwok Kee-fai continued: "As more and more new technologies are integrated into the construction industry, we hope that while learning basic construction knowledge, students can be exposed to the latest technologies to enhance their future competitiveness, and to cooperate with Hong Kong's active development of innovation and technology. direction."
This year's summer internship program has received overwhelming response, with 82 students enrolled.
Responding to the country's expectations for local technology development and actively integrating smart technology
In order to cooperate with the development of local innovation and technology and actively respond to President Xi Jinping’s expectation for Hong Kong to contribute to the development of national science and technology, Sun Fai has added many new technological elements to the internship program, such as arranging students to visit Sun Fai’s newly established scientific research center in the Science Park, Learn to operate the "Ishiya Slab Wall Robot", simulating the operation of a robot to move large prefabricated components in the site, and understand that the robot can effectively reduce the chance of injury to workers and increase the safety factor of the site.
Sun Fai arranged for students to visit its scientific research center in the Science Park, and the students had the opportunity to learn and operate the "Robot Installation of Ishiya Slab Wall".
Comprehensive study of BIM technology to enhance practical application ability
In addition, the internship course also teaches comprehensive Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology. The one-week BIM course is one of the most popular sessions for students this year. Students learn how to apply BIM in real-world environments, such as using drones. The collected data was uploaded to the BIM model, and also experienced how to "see" the BIM model in the virtual reality (Virtual Reality).
Students experience how to "see" BIM models in virtual reality.
Conform to ESG trends and create a sustainable society
As the world pays attention to ESG issues, Xinhui has added elements of "Environmental, Social and Governance" to the curriculum, including introducing various certification systems of green buildings, namely, LEED certification, BEAM Plus certification. , WELL Health-Safety Evaluation Criteria, etc.
The Sun Fai Construction Summer Internship Programme is also committed to being people-oriented.
Take the internship period as an example. In previous years, it was close to two months, but after listening to the feedback of previous students, it was changed to one and a half to three months this year, so that students can flexibly adjust their study hours and choose the projects they are interested in further study according to their needs. .
Li Yinuo, a third-year student of the Department of Civil Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said: "The school focuses on the knowledge of engineering theory. Coupled with the impact of the epidemic, most of the time we can only know some construction conditions and knowledge on the Internet. Through Xinhui During the summer internship, I was able to personally experience the procedures of different projects. After on-the-spot work, I realized that some procedures seem to be easy, but in fact, there are many points in each step that need to be paid attention to in order to ensure the safety and smoothness of the entire construction process. I also learned that As an engineer, in addition to professional engineering knowledge, you must also have good leadership skills, be careful and have a sense of responsibility, in order to "build your home with your heart"."
The trainees accompanied the instructor to the real estate to experience the construction status of the front line, and learn how to control the quality, construction period and safety measures.
Another intern from the Engineering Department, Chung Yanying, Year 3, Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Construction Engineering and Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University shared: "The most interesting part of this internship was visiting Sun Fai's research center and learning to operate the Ishiya Panel Wall Robot. I think SHKP is very far-sighted in developing this technology. In addition to attracting more young people to enter the industry and making the construction industry younger, it will also greatly improve the level and quality of engineering. In addition, after my internship, I felt that women in the construction industry can also Shining brightly, my immediate supervisor is also a woman, and I am more confident in continuing to develop in this industry.”
The Xinhui Summer Internship Program has received an overwhelming response. The number of applications received this year exceeded 180. Therefore, Xinhui has recruited twice as many students as in previous years.
Students come from different higher education institutions, including the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the University of Hong Kong, the City University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Hong Kong Institute of Higher Education and Technology, etc., studying civil engineering, structural engineering, building construction, building services, quantity surveying, electrical engineering, etc. , fire engineering, drainage and air-conditioning engineering and other disciplines, and 11 of them are participants of the Hong Kong Internship Programme of the Hong Kong Youth Federation Student Exchange Network "Creating a Career Together".
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