For the FIRST TIME, BCA delegates under the Young Leaders Programme (YLP) were invited to visit an industry firm- KPK Quantity Surveyors at their newly renovated office at Katong Shopping Centre. BCA young leaders from various divisions in BCA attended a sharing session with the young leaders and management from KPK on topics like construction cost management, construction demand and Green Mark. Through company visits and future similar interactions, BCA and industry partners hope to achieve the common objective of working in synergy to propel the advancement of the construction Industry. Company visits are also part of the BCA Built Environment Young Leaders Programme to expose both BCA and industry young leaders to industry issues and enable them to cultivate a more holistic viewpoint of the industry's development. (Above) KPK Managing Director, Mr, Billy Wong gave a warm welcoming address to the Young Leaders from BCA. Besides sharing his insights on the industry s outlook.. Mr Wong also expressed his support for the Built Environment Young Leaders Programme as well as his eagerness to propagate the quest to raise the professional value of QS professionals in order to attract more young talents into this profession.
What is the Built Environment YLP? The Built Environment Young Leaders Programme (YLP) is BCA's latest initiative to retain and nurture young professionals with the potential and calibre to lead the construction industry in the near future. To kick-start this programme, BCA has worked closely with leading industry players to identify an initial group of young and talented industry professionals who exude the dedication, passion and leadership qualities. From BCA s side, a group of young and promising leaders were also identified within our organisation to join the YLP. Besides closer engagement with this initial group of Young Leaders to tap their passion in BCA s career promotion efforts and gather their feedback on policy issues, the YLP will serve as a platform to facilitate the upgrading and career progression of the Young Leaders. (Above) Smiling brightly at the camera is KPK Project Director, Ms Phan Lay Eng, who is one of the Young Leaders under the BCA Built Environment Young Leaders Programme.
Built Environment Young Leaders Leaders Visit to KPK A lively exchange of views ensued after BCA Young Leaders pointed out that by advocating the life-cycle costing of green buildings,, buildings quantity surveying firms have significant roles to play in advancing the progress of greening Singapore s built environment.
Built Environment Young Leaders Leaders Visit to KPK Mr Stephen Wong, Director, KPK gave a briefing of the company s profile and history to BCA delegates.
Hoon Wee from the Manpower Planning Department presented the latest issue of Pillars to our hosts at KPK. The issue featured KPK as one of the recipients of the Green Mark for Office Interior. A picture of KPK s reception area in the feature on the New Green Mark Scheme for Office Interior.
(Below) The BCA Young Leaders were given a tour of the KPK office, where some of its energy saving features were explained. (Above) The tour ended with light snacks at the nicely furnished refreshment area of KPK s office. (Right) The visit to KPK s office was made possible by the efforts and collaboration from KPK s Administrative Manager, Mr Wahab Hussein (LHS) and Project Director, Mr Ho Swee Sun (RHS), who is also one of the BCA Built Environment Young Leaders.
Quotes: Billy Wong, Managing Director, KPK KPK is privileged to host and be engaged in a very enlightening dialogue with the delegates from BCA. The dialogue has served as a very effective platform for a sharing and exchange of information and suggestions between BCA and KPK on various pertinent issues and concerns affecting the industry. It was very heartening to learn about BCA s initiatives to reach out and attract people to the industry. Stephen Wong, Director, KPK The visit has firmly established a base for future dialogue and exchange of views between BCA and KPK. In particular, the fellowship of the young leaders from the BCA and KPK (as well as young leaders industry-wide) should take the full initiative to continue with future discussions so as to chart the trajectory for a progressive and sustaining construction industry. We in KPK are fully committed to work alongside and engage with BCA in this respect. Tan Lay Twan, Deputy Director, Manpower Development Department, BCA "From the visit to KPK, we are able to understand better in today's context how the Quantity Surveying profession provides valuable costing and project management advisory services as well as the challenges faced by the profession today. Of course, this is also a good opportunity to get to know more people from the industry! Jeffery Neng, Deputy Director, Green Mark Department, BCA The visit to KPK's office is a good initiative in getting to know our stakeholders better and provided a good platform for an exchange of views. Through such informal visits, we not only gained friendship but also received invaluable feedback from the grounds which is crucial for our policy formulation to serve the industry better. "