Oracle Academic Initiative Delivers
HK$20 Million in Software to
Drive E-Business Learning in Hong Kong
Donations Support Vocational Training
Council in
Preparing Students for the Workforce
Hong Kong, March 25, 2004 - The Vocational
Training Council (VTC), Hong Kong’s largest provider of vocational
education and training, has enhanced its business education by offering
cutting-edge business application software training to students in the
Department of Business Services and Management, Hong Kong Institute of
Vocational Education (Tsing Yi) under the Oracle Academic Initiative (OAI)
e-business program.
Supported with software and services from Oracle worth
more than HK$20 million, the program has been helping institutions in
Hong Kong enhance students’ competitiveness since 2001. The OAI
e-business program provides training in the latest enterprise application
software in response to industry demands for managers and staff better
skilled in streamlining business processes and increasing operational
efficiency. Local institutions that have benefited from the program include
the Chinese University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong.
Under the special partnership and donation from Oracle,
hundreds of business students at VTC’s Hong Kong Institute of Vocational
Education in Tsing Yi will gain classroom access to the Oracle E-Business
Suite starting from September 2004. The Oracle E-Business Suite is a complete
set of applications capable of automating daily business processes in
supply chain and logistic management, procurement and sourcing, customer
relationship management, accounting information systems and human resources
management.
“The donation represents an important partnership
between industry and the VTC, through which our students will be given
an unprecedented opportunity to learn, with the aid of updated technology
and practical skills for modern enterprise management,” said Carrie
Willis, Acting Executive Director, HK Vocational Training Council. “Students
would have the hands-on training in a leading software to consolidate
the concepts acquired. This kind of hands-on training is exactly the requirement
sought after by prospective employers.”
Oracle’s E-Business Suite will be incorporated
into VTC’s course programs of the Higher Diploma in Business Information
Systems, Transport and Logistics Studies, Business Promotion and Events
Management, Corporate Administration and Systems, and Enterprise Management.
“We are pleased to extend the tremendous benefits
of the Oracle Academic Initiative to the VTC,” said Arics Poon,
Managing Director, Oracle South China and Hong Kong. “I am impressed
by VTC’s plan to integrate Oracle technology into their business
and management curriculum, and to equip their students with industry-relevant
skills. This effort will help to develop local technology talent as Hong
Kong gradually becomes a knowledge-based economy.”
Oracle Academic Initiative
A US$1 billion global program, the Oracle Academic Initiative is an Oracle
Education Initiative, and provides in-kind grants of the following to
participating institutions:
Software and Support – Access to Oracle software and support for
an unlimited number of users within a department.
Faculty Education – Corporate
education courses at a substantial discount to upgrade faculty.
Curriculum – A wide variety
of Oracle courses that can be integrated into an institution’s
existing curriculum. Disciplines covered include database technology,
data design and modeling, and web applications.
Certification Discounts – Upon
completion of required courses, students can become Oracle Certified
Professionals (at a discount rate), giving graduates a widely recognized
credential.
For more information on OAI, please visit http://oai.oracle.com/.
About Vocational Training Council
Established in 1982, the Vocational Training Council is Hong Kong's largest
provider of vocational education and training, offering a wide range of
quality, market driven vocational education programs for students at different
levels. It operates the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education and
the VTC School of Business and Information Systems, and administers apprenticeship
and other training schemes.
About Oracle Hong Kong
Oracle Systems Hong Kong Limited (Oracle Hong Kong) is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Oracle Corporation.
About Oracle
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