52 • Sustainability Report 2012
Towngas Leadership Competency (TLC)
Models
These models form the basis of our performance
management and management development
system. TLC provides fair and objective
performance assessments while also building
personal development platforms that enable the
advancement of core leadership competencies
which tie in with the Group’s culture, values and
business strategies.
Building on TLC, TLC+ was set up in 2008, focusing
on leadership development backed by the
necessary skills, such as financial management,
positive influencing skills, political awareness,
etc. to create a pool of talent to meet our rapidly
expanding business needs. When the first group
of 25 participants completed their 18-month
programmes, more than 60% had taken on
broader roles and greater responsibilities.
Nineteen executives are currently completing
their programmes under the second round of this
initiative, which was launched in August 2011.
In 2012, 22 candidates identified under Hua
YanWater’s 2011 Elite Promotion Programme
completed their 12-month accelerated learning
programme.
In view of the rapid expansion of our operations
on the mainland as well as ECO’s highly specialist
needs in the new energy industry, TEA has seen a
surge in its training hours in recent years. In 2012,
42,400 training hours in Hong Kong together with
100,000 training hours on the mainland were
completed.
Hong Kong Experience Sharing
Programme
Under this programme, general managers, middle
management and employees from our businesses
on the mainland spend time in Hong Kong to gain
a better understanding of our Towngas culture
and practices. In 2012, a total of 395 personnel
participated in this programme. Supporting these
activities and enhancing the interaction and team
spirit between our employees in Hong Kong and
our businesses on the mainland, we also organise
cross-regional recreational activities, such as
football, badminton, cooking and singing contests,
quizzes and photo competitions.
Graduate Trainee Scheme
This scheme celebrated its 30th Anniversary in
2012. Attesting to its success, 16 graduates joined
us in the first intake in 1982 and eight of them are
now still with us in senior management positions.
In 2012, nine new graduates were selected to
join the programme and a further 17 graduates
also joined ECO’s trainee scheme which was first
launched in 2011.
Training
Number of
Number of
Man-hours
Courses/Talks
employees trained
Continuing Professional Development seminars
4,078
50
2,809
Gas Fitter Apprentice Training Scheme,
42,445
378
8,367
Network Trainee Fitter Scheme, Registered Gas
Installer Training for Contractors, technical skills
and refresher training programmes
Technical Training in mainland China
100,444
225
4,122
Towngas Engineering Academy Training in 2012
