Engineering trainees are expected to become the leaders who will shape the industry. Chun Wo Construction and Engineering has made it its mission to provide a comprehensive programme to help them perfect their skills, knowledge and managerial abilities.
'Our management training programme is different because we provide our trainees with all-round training that enables them to enhance their engineering knowledge, as well as management skills, rather than only focusing on technical knowledge,' says Wilfred Chau Chung-yau, human resources manager at Chun Wo.
The company launched its Elite Training Programme in 2002, hoping to recruit several trainees every year specialising in areas such as electrical and mechanical (E&M) and civil engineering and quantity surveying (QS). There is also a new component for architects needed for property development.
'We were given the opportunity to enhance our engineering and management skills, as well as get to know more about the business and each department,' says Benny Lam Hoi-ching, management trainee for engineering.
Nick Ma Qi, another engineering management trainee, says: 'The challenges of the management training programme come from the fact that we are not only tested on our textbook knowledge but, more importantly, also on how we apply these skills and knowledge to practical use.'
The company says applicants should be able to stand out from the competition and be born leaders, assertive, confident, good communicators and capable of logical thinking and solving complex problems.