Service Details
![]() | Our Target groupAll Hong Kong eligible employees (including new arrivals) aged 15 or above and with education attainment of sub-degree or below can enroll in the training programmes, which are funded by ERB and delivered through 72 training bodies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Our objectivesTo help our target group to secure employment, hold down their jobs, and in the longer term be able to gradually develop a career ladder in their jobs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Service approachERB believes in a total-service approach in delivering our services for employees. Such services include counseling, training courses, placement services and follow-up services. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Training CoursesA great variety of full-time, part-time and evening courses are being offered. They broadly fall into the following categories:
Course FeeTrainees taking part-time courses are required to pay a course fee . Trainees with an income less than HK$7,000 may apply for course fee exemption. In addition, priority will be given to people with financial difficulties. Trainees whose monthly income level range from HK$7,001 to HK$15,000 will receive substantial subsidy on the courses. For trainees with a monthly income over HK$15,000, they will have to bear the full cost of these part-time courses. AllowanceRetraining allowance is only available for the unemployed taking a full-time placement-tied course with duration longer than a week. Mixed mode courses are considered as full-time courses in this respect. Trainees must attend no less than 80% of the classes to be eligible. The total allowance is calculated based on two factors: the actual number of training sessions the trainee has attended and the number of days in terms of full-day training. Placement Services for TraineesGraduate trainees of full-time courses are offered employment assistance in job counselling and placement services upon completion of training. The placement officers of the training bodies where you have attended the course will provide job market information and refer suitable vacancies to trainees according to their experiences, job skills, aptitudes and job expectations and so forth. Pilot Work Experience ProgrammeEnhancing Practical Skills Building up Self-confidence The Pilot Work Experience Programme (WEP) is a support service provided by the Employees Retraining Board (ERB) for graduate trainees of its full-time placement-tied training courses. It aims at offering extended training for graduate trainees of selected retraining courses (see below) in gaining workplace experience to equip them with quality customer services, better problem solving as well as interpersonal skills, hence laying a foundation for their career development. It is hoped that the employability of graduate trainees will be enhanced by strengthening their practical skills as well as building up self-confidence. Currently, WEP is extending to the following full-time placement-tied training courses:
Trainees who have completed either one of the above training courses can register to join the WEP on a voluntary basis. Training bodies will be responsible for arranging eligible trainees to start work experience in various workplaces of participating employers. Eligibility
Application Procedure Trainees should read carefully the “Notes to Trainee Participants of WEP” (click here to download the guideline (Chinese version only)) and fill in the “Trainees Registration Form” (click here to download the form (Chinese version only)) to register. Trainees should return the completed registration form to training bodies where they have attended their relevant training courses. If necessary, trainees could consult their responsible placement officer before joining this Programme. Trainees will be arranged to conduct work experience after verification of their eligibility by the training bodies. Certificate and Allowance Trainees will be awarded a WEP certificate upon completion of work experience with no less than 80% attendance rate. Trainees will receive a per diem allowance against their attendance of the Programme. The rate is equivalent to the eligible daily retraining allowance for individual trainees of the training courses linked with this Programme. Training Bodies registered under the WEP Below is the list of training bodies registered under this Programme.
Enquiries Trainees who are interested in the WEP may contact training bodies where they have attended their relevant training courses OR the Industry Services Section (Tel: 3129 1181) of the ERB for further details. |



