The Labour Department (LD) announced today (September 30) the results of the Youth Employment and Training Programme (YETP) Most Improved Trainees (MITs) 2021 to recognise the 10 outstanding trainees who achieved significant improvements in personal development, leadership or work performance during the training period, as well as to commend the concerted caring efforts of service providers and employers in nurturing young people. Merit Awards were given to nine other trainees to encourage them to keep pursuing their career goals and dreams. Details of the awardees are in the Annexes.
      
     To publicise the services of the YETP and to showcase the stories of the MITs who dare to try and realise their dreams, the LD and ViuTV will jointly present a TV programme, "MIT Self-enhancement Project", to depict how the MITs strived with tireless effort and unbeatable spirit in their respective jobs and earned recognition from their employers and service providers. The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Dr Law Chi-kwong, also showed support for the MITs in the TV programme and encouraged young people to venture out and seize every self-enhancement opportunity for a boundless future.
      
     The TV programme, with 12 three-minute episodes, will be broadcast on ViuTV from October 2 at 7.55pm every Saturday and Sunday.
      
     The YETP is open to young school leavers aged 15 to 24 with educational attainment at sub-degree level or below. Enrolment for the YETP is free of charge on a year-round basis. Services offered include pre-employment training, one-month workplace attachment training, on-the-job salaried training for six to 12 months, and case management services provided by registered social workers. Trainees receive personalised career guidance, job search assistance and employment support. An off-the-job vocational training allowance and a retention allowance are also provided to eligible trainees.
      
     For details, please visit the YETP's website at www.yes.labour.gov.hk. The LD has also set up a Youth Employment Services hotline at 2112 9932 to provide a one-stop enquiry service regarding the programme and for young people to register for on-the-job training vacancies from employers.

Ends/Thursday, September 30, 2021
Issued at HKT 15:00

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