HONG KONG - Labour Department Launches Measures To Support Youth Employment

Posted 20th December 2019 • Written by staffingindustry.com •

Hong Kong’s Labour Department launched measures to enhance the Youth Employment and Training Programme last week with the aim of improving the employability of young people and assisting their entry into the labour market.

The Programme provides a comprehensive job search platform 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 level or below.

The enhancement measures include doubling the trainee quota and increasing the subsidy payable to participating non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the Career Kick-start employment project of the Programme. The Career Kick-start programme offers 12-month paid on-the-job training to young people with special employment difficulties, including those with low educational attainment, emotional or behavioural problems, learning difficulties and prolonged unemployment, through placements in NGOs with a view to enhancing their employability.

The enhancement measures also include raising the amount of workplace attachment training allowance payable to trainees under the Programme, proactively researching paid on-the-job training vacancies and collaborating with employers in organising thematic job fairs to help young people with little or no work experience in searching for suitable jobs.

Source: staffingindustry.com