To alleviate semi-skilled manpower shortage in construction industry, with the support of Development Bureau, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) launches the "Intermediate Tradesman Collaborative Training Scheme (Skills Enhancement Courses)" to train up registered general workers to become semi-skilled workers.
This course is open for application by eligible registered general workers. For those who are interested should apply at the training bodies offering the courses under this Scheme. Courses are tuition-free. Trainees who has fulfilled requirement for attendance rate will be awarded a bonus of HK$4,000. Trainees who succeed in obtaining the Intermediate Trade Test qualification and registering as registered semi-skilled workers of the relevant trade under the “Construction Workers Registration Ordinance” will be awarded a bonus of HK$10,000.
Applicable to trainees who register on or after 15 November 2023 :
A bonus of HK$7,000 will be provided to the trainees who achieve the specified attendance rate, pass the Intermediate Trade Test and register as registered semi-skilled workers of the relevant trade under the “Construction Workers Registration Ordinance”. An additional test passing bonus of HK$7,000 will be provided to trainees who are still working in the relevant work trades 3 months after graduation.