Government launches Support for Engineering, Architectural, Surveying, Town Planning and Landscape Sectors 3.0
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"The job market has been severely hit by the pandemic, including the professional sectors. Through Support Measure 3.0, we are providing relief to private organisations to hire assistant professionals and graduates such that talents will be retained in the industry and new members will be attracted to support the development of the professional sectors of the construction industry," a spokesman for the DEVB said.
Support Measure 3.0 provides a total of 2 000 subsidy places, including 1 375 places for assistant professionals and 625 for graduates.
In terms of assistant professionals, the subsidy scheme mainly targets at assistant professionals who complete the training recognised by the corresponding professional institutes of the engineering, architectural, surveying, town planning and landscape sectors within this year. For each eligible assistant professional, the employer will receive a subsidy of $10,000 per month for up to 12 months.
In terms of graduates, the targets of the subsidy scheme are fresh graduates studying architecture, surveying, town planning and landscape architecture. For each eligible graduate, the employer will receive a subsidy of $5,610 per month for up to 18 months. For fresh graduates studying engineering, employers can apply for subsidies under the Engineering Graduate Training Scheme. For each fresh graduate studying engineering subjects, the employer will receive a subsidy of $5,610 per month for up to 18 months.
Support Measure 3.0 is open for application from June 17 until November 30. The guidelines and application forms can be downloaded from the DEVB's website (www.devb.gov.hk/en/issues_in_focus/support_easpl3/index.html).
Ends/Friday, June 10, 2022
Issued at HKT 15:30
Issued at HKT 15:30
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