[Archive] Youth Pre-employment Training Programme

LEGCO QUESTION No. 12(WRITTEN REPLY)

(WRITTEN REPLY)

Date of Sitting: 9 January 2002

Asked by : Hon Chan Kwok-keung

Replied by : SEM

Question :

This year's Youth Pre-Employment Training Programme offers four categories of modular training courses. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council of:

the total number of places as well as the number of applications so far received for each category of courses, and provide the over-subscription rate and the reasons for over-subscription for each over-subscribed courses;
the number of applications to enrol for courses under the 'job specific skills training' category, broken down by trade; and
the current average unit cost of each category of courses?

Reply:

Madam President,

( a) & ( c )

The Youth Pre-employment Training Programme (YPTP) for the current year is being implemented in two phases. The first phase, which accepted applications from 19 to 29 August 2001, was met with overwhelming response. On the expiry of the application period, the Labour Department received over 12,000 applications.

The enrolment situation is as follows :-

	Training Course	Enrolment(Persons)	Unit Cost($)
Module A :	Leadership, self-discipline and team building	2 520	1,409
Module B :	Job search and interpersonal skills	12 000	1,400
Module C :	Computer application
	Basic Course Intermediate Course	2 203 3 593	1,364 2,240
Module D:	Job-specific skills	6 095	3,772
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	Total:	26 411

Basically, the Programme provides sufficient training places for our trainees. The second phase of the current Programme will be launched in February 2002. Statistics on applications will be available at a later stage.

( b )

In the first phase of the current Programme, the enrolment situation of Module (D) courses on job-specific skills training are as follows :-

Course type
Enrolment(Trainees)

1.
IT Training
1 468

2.
Clerical Training
1 238

3.
Hospitality Industry Training
958

4.
Beauty Culture Training
623

5.
Catering Industry Training
520

6.
Hairdressing Training
459

7.
Others (e.g. Florist Workshop , Life-saving & Swimming Pool Management, Social Services Programme Assistant, Fitness Training Assistant)
411

8.
Customer Service & Salesmanship Training
222

9.
Technical Training
51

10.
Security Guard & Property Management Training
50

11.
Construction Training
41

12.
Entrepreneurship Training
27

13.
Textile & Clothing Industry Training
27

14.
Insurance Industry Training
0

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Total :

6 095

	Course type	Enrolment(Trainees)
1.	IT Training	1 468
2.	Clerical Training	1 238
3.	Hospitality Industry Training	958
4.	Beauty Culture Training	623
5.	Catering Industry Training	520
6.	Hairdressing Training	459
7.	Others (e.g. Florist Workshop , Life-saving & Swimming Pool Management, Social Services Programme Assistant, Fitness Training Assistant)	411
8.	Customer Service & Salesmanship Training	222
9.	Technical Training	51
10.	Security Guard & Property Management Training	50
11.	Construction Training	41
12.	Entrepreneurship Training	27
13.	Textile & Clothing Industry Training	27
14.	Insurance Industry Training	0
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	Total :	6 095