Employees Retraining Board

Terms of Reference

1	To explore, in light of the development of the economy and labour market of Hong Kong, industries and occupations with market potential, and to formulate and regularly review the directions and strategies for development of training courses and services;
2	To develop market-oriented training courses and services according to the training and employment needs of the service targets and the demand of the industries, and pursuant to the advice of the Industry Consultative Networks;
3	To scrutinize proposals pertaining to new training courses and services, and to monitor the progress of implementation of new services;
4	To consider proposed revisions to existing training courses and services to better gear with the needs of the market and industries; and
5	To consider and approve the outcomes of tendering exercises and other proposals in relation to the development of services.

Membership

Convenor	Members	Secretary
Dr. Lawrance WONG Dun-king	Professor Danny WONG Shek-nam Ms. NG Wai-yee, MH Representative from Labour and Welfare Bureau Representative of Commissioner for Labour Representative of Executive Director of VTC	Manager (Course Development)

Terms of Reference

1	To recommend to the Board the annual training places and their distribution among various training courses in light of the directions and strategies pertaining to training courses and services as determined by the Course and Service Development Committee;
2	To consider the annual training plans and funding applications submitted by training bodies, and recommend to the Board the allocation of training places among them in accordance with the prescribed Allocation Mechanism of Training Places and other relevant criteria;
3	To formulate and review the course administration policy; and
4	To oversee the Executive Office in scrutinizing the applications and funding proposals tendered by training bodies for continuing organization of training courses, and monitor the progress of training on a quarterly basis.

Membership

Convenor	Members	Secretary
Ms. Winnie NG	Professor Danny WONG Shek-nam Mr. PUN Tin-chi Representative from Labour and Welfare Bureau Representative of Commissioner for Labour	Manager (Course Administration)

Terms of Reference

1	To scrutinize the applications as new training bodies and the recommendation to repeal the provision of training courses by existing training bodies;
2	To develop the quality assurance strategy and mechanism for the training courses and programmes;
3	To determine the key performance indicators of training courses and programmes and to monitor their overall performance (including the placement and retention performance of trainees), and to commission reviews if necessary;
4	To monitor and assess the quality, effectiveness, financial and administrative arrangement of training bodies in the delivery of training courses;
5	To monitor the development and implementation of standardized assessments for all training courses and attained results of the trainees;
6	To develop the Allocation Mechanism of Training Places and to monitor its effectiveness, and to commission reviews if necessary; and
7	To monitor complaints on training courses and programmes received from the public and trainees, and to commission review on individual cases if deemed necessary.

Membership

Convenor	Members	Secretary
Dr. Christine WONG Siu-ping	Mr. Allen CHENG Siu-kai Mr. Jason WONG Chun-tat Representative of Commissioner for Labour Representative of Executive Director of VTC	Manager (Quality Enhancement)2

Terms of Reference

1	To scrutinize the public relations and promotion strategies and annual plan prepared by the Executive Office;
2	To monitor and advise on the effectiveness of promotion campaigns in enhancing the image and branding of the Board;
3	To scrutinize, advise and to vet tenders on mega public relations and promotional activities proposed by the Executive Office; and
4	To monitor the progress and effectiveness of public relations and promotional activities conducted by training bodies.

Membership

Convenor	Members	Secretary
Mrs. Mimi CUNNINGHAM	Dr. Lawrance WONG Dun-king Ms. LEE Lai-ching Representative of Commissioner for Labour Professor Leo SIN Yat-ming # Mr. Chris LIU #	Manager (Media and External Affairs)

# Co-opted Members

Terms of Reference

1	To establish and submit to the Broad the appointment, compensation and benefits policies of the Executive Office, and develop any other personnel policies of the Executive Office;
2	To monitor the establishment of the Executive Office and recommend the Board to appoint or discharge staff at Deputy Executive Director grade or above;
3	To scrutinize and submit to the Board the annual budget and annual financial report;
4	To monitor the income and expenditure status of the Broad;
5	To advise the Board the investment strategy of the Employees Retraining Fund and to monitor its investment activities and performance;
6	To implement and review the procurement policy of the Broad and to vet large-scale tendering projects (except training courses and programmes, public relations and promotional projects); and
7	To implement and review information technology policies of the Board, including information technology security policy, and monitor its progress of implementation.

Subsuming under the Committee is the Investment Group, which serves the following purposes:

1	To tender professional advice in respect of target investment strategy and guidelines of the Employees Retraining Fund;
2	To provide investment advice in accordance with the requirements of the Board and prevailing investment channel; and
3	To make recommendations on any other financial matters raised by the Board.

Membership

Convenor	Members	Secretary
Mr. YU Pang-chun, SBS, JP	Mr. PUN Tin-chi Mrs. Mimi CUNNINGHAM Representative from Labour and Welfare Bureau Representative of Commissioner for Labour	Manager (Finance and Accounts)

Investment Group

Convenor	Members	Secretary
Mr. William LEUNG Wing-cheung, BBS, JP	Mr. YU Pang-chun, SBS, JP Mr. CHUNG Wai-ping Mr. David YU # Mr. Patrick HO #	Deputy Manager (Finance and Accounts)

# Co-opted Members

Reporting to the Employees Retraining Board, the Audit Committee has the following terms of reference:

1	To monitor the operational and financial systems of the Executive Office to ensurecompliance with the Board's policies, procedures, guidelines and relevant regulations, and review the effectiveness, efficiency and economy in the use of resources by the Executive Office;
2	To scrutinise reports submitted by the Internal Audit Section and recommend improvement measures;
3	To direct the performance of specific review or investigation by the Executive Office as necessary or as commissioned by the Board; and
4	To monitor the effectiveness of the internal audit function of the Executive Office.

Membership

Convenor	Members	Secretary
Professor Danny WONG Shek-nam	Mr. Jason WONG Chun-tat Mr. CHUNG Wai-ping Mr. David YU # Representative from Labour and Welfare Bureau	Internal Auditor

# Co-opted Members

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