Employees Retraining Board

Skills Assessment


















Objectives


 


Established in October 2002 by the Employees Retraining Board ("ERB"), the Practical Skills Training and Assessment Centre ("PSTAC") was a centre for standardized skills assessments for graduates from the Certificate in Local Domestic Helper Training. Subsequently, the PSTAC has organized assessment services for the following courses:

  • Certificate in Personal Care Worker Training Courses

  • Certificate in Elderly Home Care Worker Training Courses

  • Certificate in Massage for Healthcare Training Courses

  • Certificate in Hotel Room Attendant Training Courses

  • Certificate in Hotel Public Area Cleaner Training Courses

  • Certificate in Post-natal Care Worker Training Courses

  • Certificate in Infant and Child Care Worker Training Courses

  • Certificate in Laundry Assistant Training Courses

  • Certificate in Environmental Hygiene and Cleaning Worker Training Courses

  • Certificate in Catering and Banquet Attendant Training Courses

As a centralized assessment centre, the PSTAC aims to ensure a standardized quality of training courses through a fair, just and transparent mechanism of assessment so as to enhance public recognition of the graduates' skills as well as their employment opportunities.

Graduates from the Certificate in Local Domestic Helper Training who have passed the assessments of the required level of skills will be issued a “Competency Card” together with a graduation certificate. For those who have passed the assessments of other courses, graduation certificates will be issued.

Location of the PSTAC

The PSTAC is located in Trade Square, Cheung Sha Wan and the details of which are set out below:













Assessment CentreAddress / Tel. No. / Fax No.Photos of the Venue
Employees Retraining Board – Practical Skills Training and Assessment CentreRoom 617-628, Trade Square, 681 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Tel:(852) 2387 1123

Fax:(852) 2387 9600

Apart from the PSTAC in Cheung Sha Wan, ERB has also designated 9 Local Domestic Helper Assessment Centres, 2 Personal Care Worker Assessment Centres, 1 Elderly Home Care Worker Assessment Centre and 2 Post-natal Care Worker Assessment Centres. The assessments of trainees from the above courses will also be held in such designated assessment centres.

 

Designated Local Domestic Helper Assessment Centres































































Centre CodeDesignated Local Domestic Helper Assessment CentreAddress / Tel. No. / Fax No.Photos of the Venue
APTSHong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood – Career training CentreUnit 5-7, Ground Floor, Trade Square, 681 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon

Tel:(852) 2370 3387

Fax:(852) 2370 3289

CTHUHong Kong College of Technology - TKO Integrated Service CentreLot 146, D.D. 224, Hang Hau Road, Tsenug Kwan O, N.T.

Tel:(852) 3194 6296

Fax:(852) 3194 6375

CSLSHong Kong Employment Development Service - Human Resources Training CentreG/F, Lung Shing House, Lower Wong Tai Sin (II) Estate, Kowloon

Tel:(852) 3165 1600

Fax:(852) 2326 8225

HKHQChristian Action4/F, New Horizons Building,2 Kwun Tong, Kowloon

Tel:(852) 2382 3339

Fax:(852) 2362 0046
HTTPHeung To Colleague of Professional Studies6 Wan Tau Street, Tai Po, N.T.


Tel:(852) 2685 1131

Fax:(852) 2685 1222
MCANMethodist Centre701-704, 7/F, East Town Building, 41 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Tel:(852) 2529 6253

Fax:(852) 2520 6198

NTTYNew Territories Association Retraining CentreNo. 101-108, G/F, On Yeung House,Cheung On Estate, Tsing Yi, N.T.

Tel:(852) 2146 6388

Fax:(852) 2146 6823
YHHQYMCA of Hong Kong - Cheung Sha Wan Centre1/F, Hang Ning Court, 253-263 Shun Ning Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon

Tel:(852) 2708 8995

Fax:(852) 2720 7997

YWKYHong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association - Lai Yiu Social Service CentreG/F, Kwai Yiu House, Lai Yiu Estate, Kwai Chung, N.T.

Tel:(852) 2745 5185

Fax:(852) 2745 5385


 

Designated Personal Care Worker Assessment Centres





















Centre CodeDesignated Personal Care Worker Assessment CentreAddress / Tel. No. / Fax No.Photos of the Venue
YTHQYan Oi Tong Jockey Club Community & Sports Centre5/F, 18 Kai Man Path, Tuen Mun, N.T.

Tel:(852) 2655 7575

Fax:(852) 2404 7670
YWSCHong Kong Y.W.C.A. (Shatin Centre)Unit 638-639, 6/F, Tower 1, Grand CentralPlaza, 138 Shatin Rural Committee Road,Shatin, N.T.

Tel:(852) 3106 3411

Fax:(852) 3106 3407

 

Designated Elderly Home Care Worker Assessment Centre















Centre CodeDesignated Elderly Home Care Worker Assessment CentreAddress / Tel. No. / Fax No.Photos of Venue
CUTPHong Kong Confederation of Trade UnionsG/F, Tsui Wo House, Tai Po Estate, Tai Po

Tel:(852) 2651 9833

Fax:(852) 2650 7335

 

Designated Post-natal Care Worker Assessment Centres





















Centre CodeDesignated Post-natal Care Worker Assessment CentreAddress / Tel. No. / Fax No.Photos of Venue
MCANMethodist Centre701-704, 7/F, East Town Building, 41 Lockhart Road,Wanchai, Hong Kong

Tel:(852) 2866 3256

Fax:(852) 2520 6198
CUTPHong Kong Confederation of Trade UnionsG/F, Tsui Wo House, Tai Po Estate, Tai Po

Tel:(852) 2651 9833

Fax:(852) 2650 7335



Standardized Assessment Areas of Practical Skills



  • Certificate in Local Domestic Helper Training. Assessment areas include six categories such as general cleaning, bed making, bathroom cleaning, kitchen cleaning, ironing and clothes folding, floor waxing and stripping.

  • Certificate in Personal Care Worker Training and Elderly Home Care Worker Training. Assessment areas include feeding skills, changing body position, monitoring of vital signs, incontinence care, manual lifting and patient transfer techniques, and bathing the elderly.

  • Certificate in Massage for Healthcare Training. Assessment areas include foot massage procedures, the six basic reflex points (adrenal gland, abdominal nerve bundle, kidney, ureter, bladder and urethra) and four difficult points pressing, healthcare massage procedures and the four common acupoints positioning and pressing techniques.

  • Certificate in Hotel Room Attendant Training. Assessment areas include guest room tidying, bed making and bathroom cleaning.

  • Certificate in Hotel Public Area Cleaner Training. Assessment areas include stain treatment, restroom cleaning and use of machinery.

  • Certificate in Post-natal Care Worker Training and Infant and Child Care Worker Training. Assessment areas include infant feeding, changing of diapers, manual lifting techniques and use of baby carriage.

  • Certificate in Laundry Assistant Training. Assessments areas include ironing and clothes folding, handling and customer service skills.

  • Certificate in Environmental Hygiene and Cleaning Worker Training. Assessments areas are include cleaning high mirror and cleaning by using single disc machine, pressure washers, wet vacuum cleaner.

  • Certificate in Catering and Banquet Attendant Training. Assessments areas include placing banquet utensils, distributing foods and soup.

 


Types of Trainees under Assessment

Trainees who take the Local Domestic Helper skills assessments can be categorized into three types in general:


  1. Graduates from standardized local domestic helper courses of ERB;

  2. Former graduates of standardized local domestic helper courses of ERB who have not taken the standardized assessment; or

  3. Former graduates of non-standardized local domestic helper course of ERB.


All trainees who take other skills assessments are graduates from standardized courses of ERB.
 

Fee

Standardized skills assessments and re-assessments for graduates from standardized training courses are free of charge.


Administrative Arrangements of Standardized Assessments

Standardized Assessments will normally be scheduled in about two weeks from course completion.



















































Name of CourseDuration of Assessment
Certificate in Local Domestic Helper Training Courses4 Hours
Certificate in Hotel Room Attendant Training Courses4 Hours
Certificate in Hotel Public Area Cleaner Training Courses4 Hours
Certificate in Massage for Healthcare Training Courses4 Hours
Certificate in Personal Care Worker Training Courses4 Hours
Certificate in Elderly Home Care Worker Training Courses4 Hours
Certificate in Post-natal Care Worker Training Courses4 Hours
Certificate in Infant and Child Care Worker Training Courses4 Hours
Certificate in Laundry Assistant Training Courses4 Hours
Certificate in Environmental Hygiene and Cleaning Worker Training Courses4 Hours
Certificate in Catering and Banquet Attendant Training Courses4 Hours

The exact date and time of assessment will be confirmed with individual trainees before course completion via the respective training bodies. If any candidate is unable to attend the assessment on the date and/or at the time as scheduled, he/she should inform the corresponding training body as soon as practicable, providing a valid reason, prior to the scheduled assessment so as to reschedule the time and date of assessment. Should a candidate fail to show up without giving prior notice to the corresponding training body, he/she will be regarded as having quit. Neither graduation certificate nor competency card will be issued to him/her.

Candidates, dressed in appropriate costume, must arrive on time at the assessment centers as scheduled and report to the duty officer for registration upon arrival. For details, please click here to download the
'PSTAC - Candidate Guidelines'.

 


Nationwide Occupational Qualification Assessment for Massage for Healthcare

On 7th May 2007, ERB entered into a cooperation agreement with the Occupational Skill Testing Authority of Guangdong (the “OSTAG”) to launch a pilot scheme of cooperation in Hong Kong on the National Occupational Qualification Assessment for Massage for Healthcare and the Occupational Qualification Certificate.

This scheme provides the graduates from the Certificate in Massage for Healthcare or relevant massage courses of ERB with one-stop service from training, employment seeking and helping them to acquire professional qualifications in the Chinese mainland. Its purpose is to enhance the employment opportunities of our massage course graduates by means of a wider professional recognition.

Under the cooperation agreement, ERB graduates will be able to attend the National Occupational Qualification Assessment and obtain an occupational qualification recognized throughout the country without traveling to the Chinese mainland. They will be assessed in a familiar environment that is conducive to their performance. More importantly, this qualification will serve as a benchmark of their professional skills and enhance their room for employment in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.

The National Occupational Qualification Certificate System is an integral part of the labour and employment system in the PRC. Under this unique national examination system, assessment bodies appointed by the government will evaluate and assess the skills and qualifications of candidates in an objective, fair, scientific way based on the relevant criteria set by the State. Any candidate securing a pass will be awarded a National Occupational Qualification Certificate, an evidence of one’s knowledge and skills required in a particular field. In the Chinese mainland, the National Occupational QualificationCertificate serves as the qualification evidence of job seekers, employees and business owners and the main reference of employers. It is also a validation of skills for overseas employment and foreign labour cooperation.

The Occupational Qualification Certificates are classified into five levels, namely, Low Skill (National Occupational Qualification Level 5), Medium Skill (National Occupational Qualification Level 4), Senior Skill (National Occupational Qualification Level 3), Technicians (National Occupational Qualification Level 2) and Senior Technicians (National Occupational Qualification Level 1).

The National Occupational Qualification Certificate is a must for people in Hong Kong who would like to seek a job or set up a business in a particular field in the Chinese mainland. No matter at home or aboard, it confers its holder with enhanced competitive strengths and professional recognition.

The first assessment was held at the PSTAC on 22nd and 23rd June 2007. Candidates performed well at the written and practical tests conducted by professional assessors, and were all awarded passing grades for meeting the prescribed standard. In appreciation of the support and assistance rendered by the OSTAG and other training bodies, and as a recognition of the outstanding performance and achievement of all graduates, the first certification presentation ceremony was held on 1st August 2007 in the presence of Mr. Zhou Guotian, director of the OSTAG, and other ERB committee members.

In response to market demands, ERB is now in active negotiations with the OSTAG to introduce a diverse range of vocational skill assessments for other trainees as and when appropriate.