NewWorld Development Company Limited
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
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TALENT ACQUISITION,
DEVELOPMENT,
ENGAGEMENT AND
RETENTION
NewWorld Group
recognises the importance
of staff as themost values
asset of the organisation
and strives to attract
and retain the best talent
through inspiring them to
growwith the Group.
Nurturing Talent
Adhering to the Group’s Training for Development philosophy, the New World
University strives to groom employees with long-term strategy and succession
plan. It provides multiple dimension, well-structured and customised learning
platforms and solutions in five key pillars: Competency Enhancement,
Professional Development, Action Learning, Personal Development and
Engagement, as well as Career Development. The New World University
offers long-term and continuous training programmes, such as the New World
Star Executive Development Programme, the Accelerating Management Talent
Programme, the New World YoungSTAR Programme and the Management
Trainee Programme. These are complemented with a series of training courses
aim at honing leadership skills and knowledge among staff of different levels. In
2015, Future Star Programme, PRC Management Trainee Grooming Programme
and Hong Kong Graduated Management Trainee Development Programme
have been launched for executive development as part of a comprehensive
succession plan. In addition to wide range of typical topics such as soft skills
and business knowledge, a 12-month Digital Training Series has been launched
this year to align with the Group’s strategic focus on digitalisation.
In addition to the Annual Group Management Forum, senior executives also
travelled to Singapore last year to visit and exchange ideas with renowned
corporations. Taskforces and the Incubation Circle are also excellent platforms
for action learning by engaging over 1,600 Group staff in various capacities
with self-initiated projects that can add or create value to the Group.
Education Sponsorship for Employees
To foster a continuous learning culture, the Education Sponsorship for Staff
Development has been launched in 2015 to recognise employee commitment
to personal development and learning.
Education Sponsorship and Medical Subsidy for Employees’
Dependents
The Group believes that youth engagement is an important element of
sustainable development. The Inventing Your Future Education Sponsorship
Scheme offers textbook and tuition fee subsidies to employees’ children with
high potential. In addition, the Creative Artisan Development Sponsorship
Scheme has been launched in 2015 to sponsor staff’s children who fully utilise
their creativity.
