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Effective from 1 March 2023

Revised Arrangement on Disbursement of Retraining Allowance
Effective from 1 March 2023

To tie in with the Government’s policy measures on human resources development and nurturing local talent, the Employees Retraining Board (ERB) will provide some 700 diversified training courses in 2023-24, and actively develop training courses with market potential, straddling information & communication technology, property management & security, finance, healthcare services, tourism services, construction, transportation & support services, etc., with a view to promoting skills training and support services as well as meeting manpower needs.

In response to the “2022 Policy Address”, ERB has reviewed the disbursement arrangement of retraining allowance and will raise the daily rate of allowance for placement-tied courses to encourage the unemployed and job-seekers to enrol in training and join the workforce.  Under the new arrangement, the daily rate of retraining allowance provided for placement-tied courses lasting seven days or more (except “Youth Training Programme” courses) will be increased to $241 (on a basis of two sessions a day) and the half‑day allowance will be $120.5 (on a basis of one session a day); while the daily rate of retraining allowance for “Youth Training Programme” courses will be increased to $121.  The new arrangement will be applicable to placement-tied courses commencing on or after 1 March 2023.  

For enquiries, please contact respective training bodies or call ERB hotline 182 182. 

Post Date:15/2/2023