IVE and the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), in partnership with Tam Jai International and the New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, convert food waste into practical household products. Students and teachers from IVE Higher Diploma in Food Technology and Safety collaborated with the Tam Jai Group to extract oil from surplus pork belly, converting it into a renewable material that was then combined with essential oils to create eco-friendly products. Meanwhile, a team of HKDI students from the Higher Diploma in Visual Communication Design and Higher Diploma in Advertising Design created a character called “Pork Belly Angel” for product packaging. Individuals in mental recovery from the New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association also participated in the production process. This collaboration not only realises the recycling value of food waste but also enables students to apply their skills while providing opportunities for individuals in recovery, embodying the principles of environmental sustainability and social inclusion.

Students CHEUNG Ka-chung, HO Ho-faan, LAI Nga-sze, KWOK Ka-man, and ZHONG Kwun-hang from the Higher Diploma and Diploma of Foundation Studies in Business at IVE won the Gold Award for Excellent Financial Education Project with their innovative proposal in the Personal Finance Ambassador Programme 2024/25, themed “Money Trap.” This programme was co-organised by the Investor and Financial Education Council (IFEC) and St. James’ Settlement, and funded by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) Foundation. The winning team’s proposal provided college students and the public with anti-fraud skills and proper financial management concepts through activities such as a themed carnival, booth games, live sharing sessions, and anti-fraud workshops, engaging over 2,300 participants within two months.

A team of IVE Higher Diploma in Electrical Engineering students, MA Cho-yin, QIN Zi-yue and REN Song-han won the Bronze Award in the Sustainability & ESG category (Student Group) at the Hong Kong Techathon+ 2025 competition, with their project, titled “Eco-Sustainable Motor Design Using Sand to perform soundproof”. The competition, co-organised by the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation and 13 local higher education institutions, is an annual flagship intercollegiate competition in the innovation and technology (I&T) sector. This year, it attracted over 1,800 local and international tech talents, forming over 380 teams to compete for awards.

Ten Higher Diploma Engineering students from IVE received the HKIE Prize for Outstanding Engineering Students 2023/2024, recognising their outstanding academic achievements over the past academic year, as well as their active participation in community services and competitions.

The Vocational Training Council (VTC) held its 2024 graduation ceremonies with over 13,000 graduates from various VTC member institutions conferred awards ranging from Bachelor’s Degree, Higher Diploma, Diploma of Foundation Studies, Diploma of Vocational Education, Diploma to Certificate. The ceremonies are being held on 26, 27, 30 November and 7 December at VTC member institutions, including the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi),  the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE), the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), the Maritime Services Training Institute (MSTI), the Hotel and Tourism Institute (HTI), the Chinese Culinary Institute (CCI), the International Culinary Institute (ICI) and Youth College.