HKIIT, ASL ink MOU to nurture IT talents

The collaboration will provide reskilling and upskilling services.

Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology (HKIIT) and Automated Systems Limited (ASL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly nurture IT talents, strengthen the IT talent pool in the GBA, and promote vocational and professional education and training.

Under the MOU, ASL will equip HKIIT students with hands-on work experience with advanced technology and experienced IT professionals. ASL will prioritize HKIIT graduates for full-time job interviews.

Meanwhile, HKIIT has established an in-service training service called SkillsUp that offer both reskilling and upskilling training programmes for the industry practitioners, corporate professionals and workforce. HKIIT will also provide skills retraining and upskilling courses for ASL employees through SkillsUP.

The collaboration will provide HKIIT students with the opportunities to develop all-round skills required in the evolving IT industry and is a step forward in creating the Digital Bay Area.