• About ERB Service Centre
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  • ERB
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• Services and Facilities
  • Self-help Services
    • ERB Courses and Job Information Corner
    • Self-learning Facilities
    • Training and Career Needs Test
    • Self-help Job Corner
    • Mock Interview System
  • Support Services
    • ERB Course Enquiry
    • ERB Course Enrollment
    • ERB Course and Industry Seminar
    • Mutual Support and Study Group
    • Workshops on Job Search Skills, Generic Skills and Specific Topics
    • Industry Exhibition and Job Fair
  • Personalized Services
    • Training Consultancy Service
  • Employment Activity Series
• Services for Employer
• Recruitment Activity
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The Employees Retraining Board (ERB)

The Employees Retraining Board (ERB) is a statutory body established in 1992 under the Employees Retraining Ordinance. ERB co-ordinates, funds and monitors training courses and services provided by about 80 appointed Training Bodies with around 370 training centres across the territory. ERB provides training courses that are market-driven and skills-based to meet the changing needs of the employment market. ERB currently offers around 700 training courses straddling across 28 industries.

ERB provides a diverse range of training courses to cater for the training needs of different service targets, including full-time "Placement-tied Courses" for the unemployed; "Skills Upgrading Courses" with skills enhancement training; part-time "Generic Skills Courses" for people from all industries; and courses for special target groups such as youth training courses, courses for persons with disabilities and persons recovered from work injuries, courses for rehabilitated ex-offenders, courses conducted in English for ethnic minorities and courses for new arrivals. Trainees upon completion of placement-tied courses are provided with a 3-6 month placement follow-up service by Training Bodies to help them enter the job market.

ERB has been actively developing professional certification courses, including industry certification courses, public examination preparation courses, etc., to help trainees move up their progression ladder. Around 300 ERB courses on offer are accredited by the Hong Kong Council for the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications and QF-recognised.

ERB provides an array of support services to assist members of the public and trainees to acquire training and employment information and enrol in ERB courses. Services include training consultancy service, “ERB Service Centre”, “ERB Service Spots”, “ERB Training Net” Course Search Terminals, the “Smart Living” and “Smart Baby Care” household services referral platforms.

Please click here to the ERB website.