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Written by: Kuang Xiaobin
2020-08-16 12:54
Last update date: 2020-08-16 12:54The Secretary for Development, Wong Wai Lun, stated in his blog today (16th) that the trainee program under the Urban Forestry Development Fund will start accepting applications from employers on August 10. The plan encourages employers to hire graduates of arboriculture and tree management courses and provides on-the-job training opportunities to pave the way for qualified arborists and tree climbers in the future. It is expected to benefit about 100 related graduates each year.
In addition, the study subsidy program under the fund began accepting applications on July 13 to subsidize the training of young people to be arborists or arborists, benefiting about 300 students every year.
The study subsidy program under the Urban Forestry Development Fund began to accept applications on July 13 to subsidize the training of young people as arborists or arborists. (Development Bureau's Wong Wai Lun blog)
Huang Weilun stated in his blog that the study grant program under the Urban Forestry Development Fund began accepting applications on July 13 to subsidize the training of young people as arborists or arborists, encouraging more young people to join the arboriculture and gardening industry . Trainees who apply for funding will be eligible if they enroll in and complete courses run by local vocational training colleges, tertiary institutions and training institutions that fall within the second to fifth levels of the qualifications framework and accredited arboriculture, tree management and arboriculture work courses Grant study aid.
The relevant study subsidy covers only tuition fees. The subsidy for approved arboriculture and tree management courses is 50% of the tuition fee or HK$20,000; the subsidy for approved arboriculture courses (such as chain saw operation and tree climbing) is payable 70% of the tuition fee or HK$6,000.
Tsang Kwok-an, Director of Tree Management of the Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section of the Development Bureau, said that there is a shortage of human resources in the arboriculture and horticulture industries in Hong Kong, and the shortage of arborists and arborists is more serious. The Development Bureau estimates that as of 2015, there are about 2,300 arboriculture practitioners in Hong Kong, and the Study Grant Scheme will benefit about 300 students each year.
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The Development Bureau's Study Grant Scheme accepts applications today to encourage young people to become arborists and artisans
The government sets up the Arboriculture Development Advisory Committee to advise on the registration system for tree managers
The government launched the Urban Forestry Development Fund at the end of the year to receive monthly allowances for on-the-job training for arboriculture graduates
In addition, the trainee program under the Urban Forestry Development Fund began accepting applications from employers on August 10. The plan encourages employers to hire graduates of arboriculture and tree management courses, and provide on-the-job training opportunities to pave the way for qualified arborists and tree climbers in the future. The authorities expect to benefit about 100 graduates each year.
The scheme will provide trainees with a training allowance equivalent to about 30% of the agreed monthly salary level through employers, and grant bonuses of 30,000 yuan and 20,000 yuan to trainees who have obtained the professional qualifications of accredited arborists or climbers.
Arborist, Development Bureau
