LCQ20: Strengthening promotion of vocational and professional education and training

Following is a question by the Hon Jimmy Ng and a written reply by the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, in the Legislative Council today (October 14): Question: The Government has been promoting the development of vocational and professional education and training (VPET) for many years. With the Government's support, the Vocational Training Council (VTC) has implemented the Pilot Incentive Scheme to Employers (PISE) under the Training and Support Scheme (the Support Scheme) to encourage employers to provide workplace learning and assessment for learners, thereby enhancing their work performance. It is learnt that there are public concerns as to whether the Government will further promote and support the development of VPET. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) as far as the Support Scheme is concerned, (i) of the respective numbers of employers and learners participating in the Support Scheme in the past three school years, with a breakdown by industry; (ii) whether it will increase the training places and raise the ceiling on the monthly subsidy for learners under the Support Scheme; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that; (iii) wh

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