- Navigation Scheme for Young Persons in Care Services

Aim                                                                                         

Target Trainees

The target trainees are young persons aged 17 to 29 who have completed Form 5 education or possess an equivalent qualification.

Training Quotas

The Government launched the Scheme in July 2015, providing a total of 1 000 training places in the coming few years, to join elderly or rehabilitation care services.   An additional 200 training places will be provided in the year of 2019-20.

Details of the Scheme

Young persons participating in the Scheme will be arranged to take up care work in elderly or rehabilitation service units.  Before that, the operating agencies shall arrange for young persons to attend an orientation programme, including personal care worker training and a first aid certificate course, with a view to equipping them for entering the care sector.  Besides, the elderly and rehabilitation service units offering job placements shall provide mentorship as well as employment guidance and support for young persons to facilitate their adaptation to the working environment. 

After taking up employment, young persons will be invited to attend a two-year part-time course at a qualified training institute.  The course fee will be processed on a reimbursement basis.  Fees will be reimbursed to the trainees annually upon their successful completion of the course each year with a certificate issued by the training institute.  Upon successful completion of the two-year part-time study, young recruits will be recognised for having a qualification at Qualification Framework Levels 3 or 4.  For those who are interested in developing their career in the care service and meeting relevant eligibility criteria, they may, on the basis of their multi-skills qualification, pursue other training courses, such as nursing, social worker or management courses, on their own initiative and move further up their career ladder in the social welfare sector.

How to apply

For those young persons who are interested to join the Scheme may contact the operating agencies through the following means:-

Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service - Hong Kong

Address: Room 704, 7/F, Kin Wing Commercial Building, No.24, Kin Wing Street,
Tuen Mun, N.T.

Telephone: 9538 8213       Fax: 3460 5241 

E-mail: yns@elchk.org.hk 

Website: elchk.org.hk/yns.php

Haven of Hope Christian Service 

Address: 7 Haven of Hope Road, Tseung Kwan O, N.T. 

Telephone: 2643 3365       Fax: 2706 0463   

E-mail: nsypinfo@hohcs.org.hk 

Website: www.hohcspti.org

Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service 

Address: 2/F, Ancillary Facility Block, Yu Chui Court, Shatin, N.T.
Telephone: 2609 1855      Fax: 2602 7115    

E-mail: ns@yang.org.hk 

Website: www.yang.org.hk

Caritas - Hong Kong ( training places have been filled )

Address: Room 138, Caritas House, 2 Caine Road, H.K.

Telephone: 3589 2268      Fax: 2537 9287    

E-mail: hons@caritassws.org.hk

Website: http://sws.caritas.org.hk

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

Address: M/F, Shop 5, Hong Ning House, Tung Fai Gardens, 17 Po Yan Street,
Sheung Wan, H.K.

Telephone: 3525 1218      Fax: 3525 1212

E-mail: navigation@tungwah.org.hk

Website: https://bit.ly/2TEnr1U

Enquiry

For further enquiries about details of the Scheme, please contact 2892 5560 (from Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm, except public holidays) or send email to elderly2@swd.gov.hk

Leaflet

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Related Links

Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service - Hong Kong 

Haven of Hope Christian Service 

Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service

Caritas - Hong Kong 

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals   

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