News & Announcement

「LEAD Engineer導師培育計劃」, a STEM Education Trainer incubation programme tailored for Undergraduates or postgraduates in engineering, IT, science or education.

「LEAD Engineer導師培育計劃」were successfully held last year. Outstanding trainees, who have completed the Scheme, have gained actual working experiences by delivering workshops to around 1,500 students in schools as well as Virtual InnoCarnival 2020.

「LEAD Engineer導師培育計劃」will be organized again this year. In this Scheme, a comprehensive 15-hour training which will be offered, training including STEM workshop designs, classroom management and hot science & technology topics, for equipping the educators in the latter mock-up and practicum sessions. Outstanding young educators will be invited to collaborate with HKFYG to host STEM educational activities in youth community centres and schools.

For the details of the Scheme, please refer to our website at https://ce.hkfyg.org.hk/parents-kids-zone/talent_schemes/lead_engineer_training/ . The application deadline will be on 28 Feb 2021.

The Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme

The Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme has been launched by the government to encourage and support young people to work and pursue their careers in the Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area ("GBA").

The scheme will provide 2 000 places, around 700 of which are designated for innovation and technology (I&T) posts. Under the scheme, the graduates employed will receive a monthly salary of no less than HK$18,000. The Government will grant a monthly allowance of HK$10,000 to enterprises for each graduate employed for up to 18 months.

To join the scheme, eligible graduates should be Hong Kong residents lawfully employable in Hong Kong and hold bachelor's degrees or above awarded locally or by institutions outside Hong Kong from 2019 to 2021. For I&T posts, eligible graduates, besides meeting the above-mentioned criteria, should possess degrees related to science, technology, engineering or mathematics subjects. They should work in both Hong Kong and GBA Mainland cities, with each location taking up six to 12 months.

Please visit the dedicated website (www.jobs.gov.hk/gbayes) for more information. Students can search job opportunities there, and employers can post job vacancies.