Sustainability Report 2015/16

The Group offers learning opportunities to equip employees with the cross-business skills and knowledge necessary for career advancement. The Group has run the SHKP Quality Academy learning platform since 2013 as part of its Quality Campaign. Industry experts give lectures and training to provide employees with multi-faceted knowledge, such as updates on industry developments and trends in architecture and design, construction, engineering, customer service and management. This Group-wide initiative further extends the corporate culture of lifelong learning. The Group hosted several seminars on competition law, common issues and pitfalls in marketing, and cyber security to enhance employees’ understanding of these areas. The Group also offered social media seminars and millennial / Gen Y seminars under the Academy to keep employees abreast of new technologies and trends. In addition, a series of family workshops were introduced during the year to support the Group’s family-friendly initiatives. The advancement of online technology has allowed the Group to extend the Academy to the virtual world and offer webinars and e-books about property. Accordingly, employees can now participate in the Academy anytime, anywhere. More courses will be added in the future. The Group’s well-established Academy and training programmes are well known in the industry. The Group has been recognized by the Employees Retraining Board’s Manpower Developer Award Scheme and is an ACCAApproved Employer–Professional Development and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Authorised Employer, as well as being recognized in the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers’ Graduate Scheme “A” Training. These recognition encourage the Group to provide more training and development opportunities for employees. Quality Academy Continuous Learning Award winner Vincent Kong explains how the Academy was relevant to his job and beneficial to his career advancement: Overall, it was a good networking opportunity to meet and get to know my colleagues who have the same learning objectives in class. The diverse courses provided by the Academy not only taught me the latest developments and trends in the real estate industry and legal requirements, but also provided a valuable platform to learn from colleagues from different perspectives. I will continue participating and giving my support. “ Vincent Kong Quality Academy Continuous Learning Award winner ” The Academy has helped a total of 257,994 training participants develop their potential. Continuous Learning Awards were presented to employees who actively participated in training and achieved satisfactory job performance. During the year, the Academy offered over 5,000 classes covering 15 topics. To help employees deal with everyday operations and personal development, the Group has put considerable efforts into updating course lists each year. Courses on leadership and coaching skills, aerial photography and videography were introduced during the year, as well as food and beverage industry-related training. CASE STUDY Sharpening Employees’ Skills with SHKP Quality Academy Value Created for People Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited Sustainability Report 2015/16 21