Skills upgrading courses are part-time non-placement-tied courses provided to eligible clientele including the unemployed and in-service workers. Vocational training straddling different industries is provided with the aim of enhancing the skills competency of practitioners and fostering their attainment of multi-dimensional skills. Non-practitioners may also enrol in individual courses which provide basic knowledge of the industries. These courses aim to broaden their employment opportunities through training and facilitate their job mobility.
Highly subsidised – eligible trainees (Hong Kong Permanent Residents / Hong Kong Residents holding One-way Permits / Hong Kong Residents holding Dependant Visas granted through sponsorship by Hong Kong Permanent Residents) can apply for course fee reduction
Non-placement-tied courses are fee-charging, and upon receipt of enrolment notification, eligible trainees (Hong Kong Permanent Residents / Hong Kong Residents holding One-way Permits / Hong Kong Residents holding Dependant Visas granted through sponsorship by Hong Kong Permanent Residents) may apply for course fee reduction based on their income levels. Trainees with a monthly income exceeding $15,000 and up to $23,500 may apply for course fee reduction and pay the "Subsidised Fee"; and trainees with no income or a monthly income at or below $15,000 may apply for course fee waiver. Other trainees are required to pay the "Course Fee" of individual courses. Course fees payable by trainees are based on the amounts stipulated by ERB at the time of course application.
