The Jockey Club Multiple Pathways Initiative – CLAP-TECH Pathway is an education model for students’ career planning and life development. Under the Jockey Club Multiple Pathways Initiative, the “Jockey Club CLAP–TECH Pathway: Star” is built upon P-TECH, a learning model pioneered by IBM for cultivating talents in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, while also incorporating career and life development (CLD) elements of CLAP@JC funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.

Programme objectives:

• Provide new pre-employment training for young people with special educational needs (SEN)
• Narrowing the gap between education and employment for SEN young people through effective methods of Generation Hong Kong to solve youth employment challenges.

The “Jockey Club CLAP–TECH Pathway: Star” is created and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, and is a five-year programme that involves collaboration among local secondary schools, education and training institutions, and industry representatives. It emphasizes skills and knowledge training, cultivates professional qualities for various positions, and provides SEN young people with new pre-employment training and career development guidance. The curriculum is designed in collaboration with employers and professional partners to ensure that it closely follows the pace and needs of the current information and communication technology industry. Students not only learn industry skills and knowledge, but also improve their behavioral skills and mindset. Upon completing the “Jockey Club CLAP–TECH Pathway: Star”, students will have the skills and mindset required by the industry, laying a solid foundation for themselves before entering the workforce and setting long-term goals for success.