Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) and Crystal Group scooped the Gold Awards for 2014 in front of an audience of more than 500 guests at the 29th HKMA Award for Excellence in Training and Development Presentation Ceremony at the JW Marriott on 10 September.
Angus Chan, Manager, Technical Services & Co-owner, HKBN was presented with the Gold Award in the Skills Training Category for the company’s ‘Certified Professional Engineer’ training programme, designed to equip the technical team with technical and product knowledge whilst providing them with recognition and motivation. Commenting on the win, Chan said, “We feel so proud to receive the award. Our training programme means a lot to us as an organisation, as we are able to give recognition to our engineers for their professionalism and enable them to feel more engaged and passionate about their work.”
Crystal Group also emerged victorious on the night, claiming the Gold Award for the Development Category for its ‘Building Leadership Bench Strength for an Evergreen Industry’ programme, designed to develop employees personally and in terms of job satisfaction, as a form of reward. Collecting the award Dennis Wong, Executive Director, Crystal Group pointed out, “HR is a kind of risky investment,” and thanked his CEO for approving the financial budget to enable her to implement the programme.
Claiming the Silver Prize for the Development Category was DFS Group Limited, followed by Bank of China, which received the Bronze award. Other winners include Synergis Management Services Limited, which won the Silver Award in the Skills Training Category and RS Component Limited, which claimed the Bronze Award as well as the Trainer of the Year Award, presented to Ms Yvonne Yam, APAC Change Manager at the company.
Paul Arkwright
Publisher
