To further encourage young people to acquire practical work experience, develop potentials and explore employment opportunities through workplace attachment training under the Youth Employment and Training Programme (YETP) of the Labour Department, the rate of workplace attachment training allowance is increased with effect from 1 June 2025.  Attachment opportunities will be offered by the private, public and social service sectors.  Each YETP trainee will undergo workplace attachment training in a host organisation for ONE month and there is no employment relationship between the host organisation and the trainee.  Trainees are eligible for workplace attachment training allowance provided that they complete the training with an attendance rate of 80% or above.  The amount of allowance is $8,000 for workplace attachment training commencing with effect from 1 June 2025.For details, please visit the YETP’s website or call our hotline 2112 9932.

The Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme (the Scheme) offers you an opportunity to broaden your horizon and explore a new career pathway in the Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area (GBA)!The Government launched the pilot Scheme in 2021 and gained very favourable feedback from both the participating enterprises and young persons. To foster career development of young persons and the exchange of talents in the GBA, the Labour Department launched the regularised Scheme since 2023 to encourage enterprises to engage Hong Kong young persons to work in the Mainland cities of GBA. To strengthen support for youth employment, enhancement measures are introduced under the Scheme since January 2025.Eligibility criteria for young persons are relaxed to allow legally employable Hong Kong residents aged 29 or below with educational attainments awarded by higher education institutions within or outside Hong Kong at sub-degree level or above to join the Scheme.Enterprises with businesses in both Hong Kong and the Mainland cities of GBA to employ Hong Kong young persons in accordance with Hong Kong Laws and station them in the Mainland cities of GBA to work and receive on-the-job training may apply for allowance from the HKSAR Government of 60% of the young persons' monthly salaries with the limit increased to HK$12,000 per month for up to 18 months. Enterprises must offer a monthly wages of no less than HK$18,000 for young persons holding bachelor's degrees or above and offer salaries at a level comparable with the market rate for young persons with sub-degree qualifications.The HKSAR Government has implemented the "Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme - Arrangements for Mainland Youth to Work in Hong Kong" (the Arrangements) since 2025. Enterprises which have participated in the Scheme and employed Hong Kong young persons to work in the GBA Mainland cities may apply for the same number of Mainland young persons to work in Hong Kong according to relevant requirements under the Arrangements, so as to foster the exchange of talents in GBA.Eligible young persons can visit the Scheme website for job vacanciesKick-off Ceremony, experience-sharing by participating young people and enterprises (Chinese videos with Chinese and English subtitles)

Commencing from 23 February 2024, the Youth Employment and Training Programme (YETP) of the Labour Department (LD) has increased the amount of training allowance for trainees to a maximum of $333 per day. Trainees may enrol in training courses of Employees Retraining Board (ERB) or the YETP with the assistance of their case managers with a view to enhancing their employability and preparing them for entering the employment market. Eligible YETP trainees who completed a training course and attained 80% attendance or more are entitled to a training allowance. For training courses commencing on or after 23 February 2024, the amount of training allowance payable for “Youth Training Programme” courses of Employees Retraining Board (ERB) will be calculated at a rate of $167 per valid training day, while that for other ERB courses and the YETP courses will be calculated at a rate of $333 per day (i.e. $166.5 per valid training session). About the Youth Employment and Training Programme (YETP)The YETP is free and welcomes young school leavers aged 15 to 24 with an educational attainment at a sub-degree level or below to enrol. The YETP offers services that include pre-employment training, workplace attachment training, on-the-job training and case management services provided by registered social workers. For details, please visit the YETP's website. The LD has also set up a Youth Employment Services hotline at 2112 9932 to provide a one-stop enquiry service regarding the programme, and register on-the-job training vacancies from employers.

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In recent years, green and sustainability issues have been gaining much attention in the international community.  Hong Kong is also firmly committed to promoting green and sustainable finance (GSF) to address climate-related financial risks, and raise market awareness as well as participation. In order to strengthen Hong Kong market players’ capacity on GSF, there is a critical need to expand the talent pool and enhance the capacity building for practitioners as well as prospective practitioners. The Pilot Green and Sustainable Finance Capacity Building Support Scheme (Scheme) aims to support talent development in GSF by providing subsidies to market practitioners as well as prospective practitioners in taking up relevant training and acquiring relevant professional qualifications. The Scheme will run for a pilot period of three years and is administered by the Secretariat of the Centre for Green and Sustainable Finance (Secretariat). Eligibility Requirement The Pilot Scheme is open for application by Hong Kong residents who are market practitioners and prospective practitioners of green and sustainable finance, namely students and graduates in relevant disciplines. After completing eligible programmes, applicants can apply for a subsidy of up to 80 per cent of the relevant fees (full-time student applicants can apply for a subsidy of up to 100 per cent of the relevant fees), subject to a ceiling of $10,000. Application procedures Details including the eligibility requirements, procedures for subsidy applications, and the list of eligible programmes are available on the Pilot Scheme's website.