Love Upgrading Special Scheme 6
The Employees Retraining Board (ERB) launches the Love Upgrading Special Scheme (Scheme) to support the unemployed or underemployed to upgrade their skills for self-enhancement and employment.
Placement-tied Courses
Scheme Detail
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| Service Target |
- Those unemployed, underemployed or are required to take no-pay leave on or after 1 June 2019;
- No restriction on industry and educational attainment. Applicants should be eligible employees of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR); and
- Applicants should meet the entry requirements of individual courses.
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| Application Arrangement |
Each eligible trainee may apply up to 4 training courses with no more than 2 full-time vocational skills courses5 |
| Application Period |
1 January to 30 June 2021 |
| Training Period |
On or before 30 September 2021 |
| Special Allowance |
Eligible trainees who have completed a course under the Scheme with attendance rate of 60% will be disbursed special allowance. The special allowance for full-time courses is $223 per day (on basis of 2 sessions a day, 4 hours per session) and that for part-time courses is $111.5 per day (on basis of 1 session a day, 4 hours per session). The maximum amount of allowance payable monthly to a trainee is $5,800. |
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