Eligible employees of Hong Kong aged 15 or above can enrol in training courses of the Employees Retraining Board (ERB) offered by the appointed Training Bodies.
The objective of ERB courses is to assist service targets in entering the employment market and continuously upgrading their skills through training.
ERB offers a wide variety of training courses to eligible employees of Hong Kong, including:
*Applicants should meet the entry requirements of individual courses, please refer to the application guidelines for details.
Placement-tied courses tailored for the unemployed are offered free of charge. Non-placement-tied courses are fee-charging, and upon receipt of enrolment notification, trainees may apply for course fee subsidy based on their income levels. Trainees with a monthly income above $23,500 are required to pay the "Course Fee" of individual courses. Trainees with a monthly income between $15,001 and $23,500 may apply for course fee subsidy 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. Course fees payable by trainees are based on the amounts stipulated by ERB at the time of course application.
Eligible trainees attending placement-tied courses with duration of seven days or more and fulfilling the stipulated disbursement criteria, can apply for retraining allowance. For details on the eligibility criteria, please refer to the latest issue of Course Application Form. For the amounts of retraining allowance of individual courses, please consult the Training Bodies concerned.
Appointed Training Bodies of ERB offer employment counseling and referral services to all trainees who have attained an attendance rate of at least 80% in the placement-tied courses. Placement officers of the Training Bodies provide vacancy information and refer suitable vacancies to trainees according to their experience, skills and job expectation.
