Career-related Experiences Seminar

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Career-related Experiences Seminar

• Vivian Lau
• Chief Executive Officer

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About Junior Achievement (JA)
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Junior Achievement Worldwide

• Founded in 1919
• Dedicated to educating young people about
  business, economics, and free enterprise through
  quality activities-based programs
• Serve more than 8 million students in over 110
  countries a year

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Junior Achievement Hong Kong

• Established in 2001
• Registered non-profit charitable organization
• Launched 22 programs
• Over 42,000 students in 260 schools
• Over 4,600 business volunteers from 320 companies

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Awards Recognition of JA

• MetLife Foundation Entrepreneurial Award for the
  New Leaders Programme
• Caring Company Outstanding Partnership Project
  Award 2006/07 for the partnership with
  ExxonMobil, presented by the Hong Kong Council of
  Social Service
• Long Standing Partner Award Goldman Sachs CTW
  10th Year Anniversary award

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Awards Recognition of JA

• Best Performer in Resource Mobilization of Asia
  Pacific NGO award by Resource Alliance
  Citigroup
• Caring Company Outstanding Partnership Project
  Award 2004/05 for the partnership with HSBC on
  Company Programme, presented by the Hong Kong
  Council of Social Service

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Our Mission

• To inspire and prepare young people
• to succeed in the global economy

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JA Programs
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A Bridge between Schools and World of Work
High-quality activities-based business programs
Financial support
Devoted staff
Trained business volunteers
Schools
Business
JA
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Program Partners
Program Manager
Companies/ Workplace
School
Link Teacher
JA
Students
Business Volunteers
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International Exposure for Students
Canadian National Junior Achievement Conference
(CANJAC) Annual international forum for over 150
Company Programme student delegates from all over
the world to meet and exchange their experience
and learning Asia Pacific International
Trade Challenge Hong Kong student team
outperformed teams from Australia and Korea and
won the First Place in 2007. The upcoming
Challenge will be held in Kuala Lumpur.
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International Exposure for Students
Hewlett-Packard Global Business Challenge
(HPGBC) Annual competition for students to polish
their decision making skills with over 1,200
teams from over 100 countries International
Junior Leadership Conference in Florida USA A
one-week students conference on global business
for students from over 40 countries to convene
and polish up their learning on world economy
Global Business Ethics Contest Hong Kong
student won 2nd Place in a worldwide ethical
contest, Global Business Ethics Youth Forum in
USA
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Key Learning for Students

• JA programs have give me a valuable opportunity
  to put theories into practice. I have learnt how
  to tackle problems and communicate with
  companions effectively.
• Yeung Tung Wai, student from Belilios Public
  School
• JA programs helped me understand what abilities
  I need to improve. I see how important teamwork
  and creativity are. We all find the key to make
  the impossible to be POSSIBLE!
• Ken Lee, student from TWGHs Kwok Yat Wai College
• The business volunteers introduce me to the real
  working world. I cherish every cheer shared with
  my volunteers, whom I seek support and
  encouragements from.
• Dorothy Ma, student from Sacred Heart Canossian
  College

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Key Learning for Students

• Entrepreneurship, creative thinking,
  decision-making, problem-solving, critical
  thinking, teamwork, leadership
• Financial literacy, planning, making choices,
  budgeting, planning
• Career aspiration, attitude, interpersonal
  effectiveness, taking responsibilities, following
  directions
• Essential life-wide values, ethics, respect,
  reliability, responsibility, integrity, fairness
  and citizenship

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Commitment of JA

• Build bridges between business and education
• Engage support of over 320 companies, e.g. Citi,
  CLP Power, ExxonMobil, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Hang
  Seng Bank, KMB, FedEx
• Supply internationally-adopted program materials
• Provide training, support, and guidance to
  business volunteers and teachers
• Ensure quality experiences for students, teachers
  and business volunteers

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Support from Business Volunteers

• Sharing experiences and insights
• Leading discussions and activities
• Volunteers are
• Mentors Facilitators Role-models
  Ethics Advisors
• Coaches Advisors Consultants
  Friends Motivators Guides Career
  Counselors

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Partnership with Schools Teachers

• Support from Schools and Teachers
• Ensure students attendance and participation
• Arouse students interest to learn
• Support classroom management and communicate
  with the business volunteer regarding
• Student characteristics
• School rules and school calendar
• Feedback for business volunteers
• Anchor students learning through sharing and
  review
• Provide feedback to JA

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Partnership with Schools Teachers

• Teachers also enjoy the experience too!
• Stay abreast with the business world
• Come face-to-face with business leaders
• Interact with business volunteers from different
  industries

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The Impact Created
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The Impact Created
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JA Program 2008/09 Applications now open!

• Application Deadline
• JA Company Programme
• 13 June 2008
• Other JA Programs
• 29 August 2008

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Career-related Experiences Seminar

• Vivian Lau
• Chief Executive Officer