Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School Enhancing and Enriching the Strategies and Implementation of Life Planning Education

TWGSS Careers Expo • Objectives:

• To guide students to explore different options of

learning and employment

• To assist students in setting their learning and career

goals

TWGSS Careers Expo 2011 • Students involved: S4 and S5 students

• 11 alumni working in different professions (doctor,

solicitor, barrister, architect, engineer, news anchor,

reporter, air traffic control officer, accountant and

investment banking) were invited to share their work

experience with the senior form students in the post

exam period.

• After the sharing in the hall, the students entered

different rooms to gain a deeper understanding

about the professions they were interested in.

TWGSS Careers Expo 2012 • Students involved: S4 to S6 students

• *Parents of the S4 to S6 students were also invited.

• Keynote speech titled ‘Keys to Success in the

Workplace’ by the Guest of Honour, Mr Richard

Mak, a graduate of Class 1981.

TWGSS Careers Expo 2012 • Together with Mr Mak, 27 alumni working in different

professions including medicine, dentistry, surveying, accounting, law, speech therapy, engineering, news reporting, civil service, advertising, marketing, public relations, property management, hotel management, travelling and investment banking were invited to share their work experience with our students in the sharing sessions.

• The S4 to S6 students and their parents attended two sharing sessions on the professions they were most interested in.

TWGSS Careers Expo 2013 • Students involved: S3 to S6 students

• *Parents of the S3 to S6 students were also invited.

• Keynote Speech titled ‘Pursuing Your Dreams’ by

the Guest of Honour, Mr KWOK Ming-cheung, a

graduate of Class 1966.

TWGSS Careers Expo 2013 • Together with Mr KWOK, 34 alumni working in

different professions including medicine,

physiotherapy, surveying, accounting, law, property

management, engineering, journalism, civil service,

marketing, public relations, finance, investment

banking, education, social work, design,

information technology and air traffic control were

invited to share their work experience with our

students and the participating parents, who

attended two sharing sessions on the professions

they were most interested in.

TWGSS Careers Expo 2014 • Students involved: S3 to S6 students

• *Parents of S3 to S6 students were also invited.

• Keynote speech titled ‘Starting from Psychology’ by

the Guest of Honour, Professor AU Terry Kit-fong, a

member of Class 1976.

TWGSS Careers Expo 2014 • Along with Professor AU, 41alumni working in

different professions including medicine, nursing,

pharmacy, physiotherapy, surveying, property

management, engineering, journalism, civil service,

marketing, finance, investment banking,

accounting, law, education, translation, journalism,

social work, information technology and flight

services were invited to share their work experience

with our students and the participating parents,

who attended three sharing sessions on the

professions they were most interested in.

TWGSS Careers Expo 2015 • Students involved: S4 to S6 students

• Keynote Speech titled ‘Positive Attitude Towards

Work’ by the Guest of Honour, Ms HUNG Yin, Alice,

an alumna of TWGSS.

TWGSS Careers Expo 2015 • In the Mentorship Session, 80 alumni who had

volunteered to be mentors held a meeting with

their charges, S4 to S6 students. Afterwards, there

were two Alumni Sharing Sessions, during which the

alumni from different professions, including

medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, radiography,

speech therapy, surveying, property management,

architecture, civil service, marketing, finance,

human resources management, investment

banking, accounting, law, education, translation,

social work and information technology, shared

their experience of work with the S4 to S6 students.

TWGSS Careers Expo 2015 • After the mentoring session, students were free to

attend two other professions they were interested in

in the two alumni sharing sessions.

Careers Expo 2015 Preparation

• 1. Marked the date in the school calendar (in the

previous school year)

• Did a survey with the prospective S4 to S6 students

(during the post-exam period in the previous school year)

• 2. Compiled the survey results (during the summer

holiday)

• 3. Wrote a letter to be posted to the website of the

Alumni Association (in early August)

• 4. Compiled the information of the alumni who had

replied (in August and September)

• 5. Matched the students with the alumni (in September)

Careers Expo 2015 Preparation

• 6. Held a meeting with the Careers teachers and

student helpers (in early October)

• 7. Informed students about the background of their

mentors (in early October)

• 8. Made amendments according to the wishes of

the students (in early October)

• 9. Briefed the students on the Careers Expo and set

their expectations(in early October)

• 10. Sent the mentee list, rundown, floor plans and

other information to the alumni (in early October)

Advantages of inviting alumni for sharing

• 1. They know the culture of the school well.

• 2. It is easier for the current students to establish

relationships with alumni. This can help to foster their

sense of belonging to the school.

• 3. They know the school campus well.

• 4. It is a good way to connect the alumni with the

school.

The Road to Success Alumni Talk Series

• In order to help students explore different options of

learning and employment and to strengthen the

linkage with the past students, five alumni talks have

been organized this year.