Name of Testing and Certification (T&C) Body :

Note:

1. The Applicant entity may include T&C bodies of the same group in this Application if such other T&C body(ies) is/are:

   • accredited by the HKAS or other accreditation bodies having Mutual Recognition Arrangements with HKAS;
   • located in Hong Kong with T&C services provided locally; and
   • under the same management with policy applicable among all T&C bodies specified in the Application.

   In this case, information provided in this Application should cover all T&C bodies specified in this Application.

2. This include individual proprietors, partners and shareholders actively engaged in the work of the business, and salaried employees of the business, including full-time or part-time salaried personnel directly paid by the business, salaried employees of the business, including full-time or part-time salaried personnel directly paid by the business, both permanent and temporary, as at the date of application.

3. “T&C practitioners” refer to employees whose major duty is to carry out testing, calibration, inspection and/or certification service. Non-technical employees working in supporting functions such as administration, sales and marketing, etc. are not included.

The part is for assessing Applicant entities’ efforts and achievements put into manpower development. The assessment covers four Areas (A-D), each with six Criteria. Subject to the provision of valid and credible supporting documents, Applicant entities which demonstrate to have fulfilled 19 or more of the 24 Assessment Criteria, inclusive of at least two Criteria under each Area, would be qualified for the Platinum Award. For those Applicant entities which demonstrate to have fulfilled 10 or more of the 24 Assessment Criteria, inclusive of at least two Criteria under each Area, they would be eligible for the Gold Award.

Only those activities carried out and achievements made during the period from 1 June 2021 up to the date of Application would be considered for the Award. Evidence/ supporting document(s)/example(s) should be provided to verify each of the checked Criteria .

Area A – Commitment to T&C Practitioners’ Training & Development (T&D)

Fostering a learning culture

By submitting this application form, we hereby agree and declare that:

1. We have carefully read and understand the details of the Testing and Certification Manpower Development Award Scheme 2023-24 and the Rules and Disclaimers as set out in the Guidance Notes. We agree to accept and abide by the rules included in the Rules and Disclaimers.
2. All the information provided in this application form and the documents furnished in relation to this Application (including all supplementary information and documents furnished pursuant to request(s) made by the HKCTC Secretariat) are true, complete and accurate.
3. We agree that the HKCTC Secretariat reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to determine the credibility and sufficiency of supporting documents. The HKCTC Secretariat may but is not obliged to contact us for clarification and request for further information where necessary in assessing this application. We undertake to provide such clarification or further information to the HKCTC Secretariat within the time stipulated in the HKCTC Secretariat’s written request.
4. The contact person of this application form has been duly authorised by the Applicant entity to submit this Application and conduct matters in connection with and arising from the Application on its behalf.
5. Award results will be announced and published by HKCTC.
6. We shall be bound by and comply with the ‘Guidelines on the Use of the Logos under the Testing and Certification Manpower Development Corporate Award Related Logos’ annexed to the Guidance Notes.
7. We give consent for HKCTC and its Secretariat to make use of the information provided in this Application for assessment, processing, announcement, and promotion purposes of the Testing and Certification Manpower Development Award Scheme 2023-24. No information of individual Applicant entity will be disclosed without our prior approval.

This Personal Information Collection Statement relates to personal data supplied in this Application. Theprovision of personal data (including but not limited to an individual’s full name, telephone number, mailingaddress and email address) is voluntary, although true, complete and accurate personal information must beprovided so as to enable the processing of your Application.

Purpose of Collection

The personal data provided in this Application will be used by HKCTC, its Secretariat and the Assessment Panelfor one or more of the following purpose:

1. To process the application for the Testing and Certification Manpower Development Award Scheme 2023-24 andreceive information from HKCTC;
2. For statistics and research purpose on the condition that the resulting statistics or results of the researchwill not be made available in a form which will identify the data subjects or any of them;
3. Any other legitimate purposes as may be required, authorised or permitted by law.

Disclosure of Personal Data

Information provided may be disclosed to the HKCTC, its Secretariat and the Assessment Panel for vetting andverification purposes.

Access to Personal Data

The data subject has a right to request access to and correction of his/her personal data as provided for insections 18 and 22 and Principle 6 of Schedule 1 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486). Thedata subject’s right of access includes the right to obtain a copy of his/her personal data provided in thisapplication subject to payment of a fee.

For enquiries concerning the personal data collected by means of the application form, including making of access and corrections, please contact Assistant Manager (Testing and Certification), HKCTC Secretariat at

Address: Units 801-04, 8/F, The Hub, 23 Yip Kan Street,

Fax: 3691 8655

Email: mpaward@hkctc.gov.hk

Upon submitting the application form, our company/ organisation agrees to be bound by the above terms.

Contact person

(For liaison of all matters related to the Testing and Certification Manpower Development Award Scheme 2023-24)

Testing and Certification Manpower Development Award Scheme 2023-24 Testing and Certification Manpower Development Corporate Award List of Testing and Certification Bodies Included in Application.

If the Applicant entity intends to include other T&C bodies in the same group in th is application, please provide the names and information of such T&C bodies in the following table.

Remark:

Testing and Certification (T&C) bodies are eligible for inclusion in this Application if they are –

• accredited by the Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS) or other accreditation bodies having Mutual Recognition Arrangements with HKAS;
• located in Hong Kong with T&C services provided locally
• under the same management with policy applicable among all T&C bodies specified in the Application.