1. Source of funding

The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

     2. Mission and Objectives

Provide a comprehensive platform of job search with one-stop and diversified pre-employment and on-the-job training for young school leavers aged 15 to 24 with educational attainment at sub-degree or below level.

1. Case Management Service: Professional social workers of training bodies will assume the role of case managers, providing trainees with 12 months’ basic case management service, including personalised career guidance, job search assistance, training and post-employment  support, etc. Trainees who have secured employment may receive an extended case management service for another 12 months, so as to better assist them to settle in their jobs, overcome problems at workplaces, and pursue further learning and skills upgrading opportunities.

2. Pre-employment training course: Provides training on job searching, interpersonal skills, discipline and motivation, computer applications, and other job-specific skills training.

3. Workplace Attachment Training: a one-month workplace attachment training to acquire work experience, develop potential and explore employment opportunities.

4. On-the-job Training: Trainees are engaged as employees under on-the-job training of 6 to 12 months with salary. Employers appoint staff with relevant work experience to be mentors of trainees and provide appropriate guidance at work. They may offer further  employment to trainees with good performance upon completion of on-the-job training. During the period of on-the-job training, trainees may enrol in relevant vocational courses and apply for reimbursement of course and examination fees up to $4,000 from the Programme.

      3. Areas of work relating to youth employment

Skills and employability, apprenticeships

     4. Partners and areas of partnerships

     5.  Existing or potential partnerships with the ILO

Constituent

     6. Successful youth employment interventions