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Sustainability Report 2011
TEA Training in 2011
specialists and leading academics participating as guest speakers. In additional to our
Shandong Technical Training Centre, two additional regional training bases in Sichuan
province and Changchun have been established, operating under the auspices of
TEA. The Sichuan base also provides technical training in collaboration with the Gas
Association of Sichuan and Southwest Petroleum University, and has gained recognition
as one of the China Gas Association’s authorised training bases.
Meeting the needs of the industry both in Hong Kong and the mainland, TEA has seen a
surge in the number of its training hours in the past year. In Hong Kong, with a focus on
training new blood for the industry both for our own needs and that of our contractors,
some 38,000 training hours were completed. On the mainland, requirements have been
much more demanding. In addition to the training of frontline staff, there has also
been an acute shortage of trainers. As such, not only did the training hours increase
from 74,664 in 2010 to 83,208 hours in 2011, TEA also carried out a focused and
intensive “train the trainers” programme to turn out qualified trainers. Tackling the huge
requirement for training, TEA is also working on the set up of a further two training
locations in Eastern and Southern China, aiming to establish a total of five permanent
training centres and bases in the country. So far, a site in Shenzhen has been identified
for the centre in the South China region.
In addition to these activities, TEA also extended its professional training activities onto
the mainland, leading to an internationally recognised chartership route under the
Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers for our gas engineers in China.
Training
Man-hours
Number of
Courses/Talks
Number of
employees
trained
Continuing Professional Development
seminars
2,030
18
1,312
Gas Fitter Apprentice Training Scheme,
Network Trainee Fitter Scheme,
Registered Gas Installer Training for
Contractors, technical skills and refresher
training programmes
38,069
263
3,808
Technical Training in mainland China –
56 categories
83,208
156
2,907
Social Performance Human Resources