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Programme
No of retraining
places
(i)
Job search skills courses
(ii)
General Retraining Programme
i.
ii. Job-specific skills courses
iii. General skills courses
iv. Skills upgrading courses
i.
Communication, Social & Personal Service
ii. Import & Export and Retail & Wholesale
iii. Manufacturing
28,307
19,902
69,725
1,927
Sub-total:
119,861
On-the-Job Training Programme (by industry)
3,857
2,723
1,929
iv. Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Service
1.021
v. Hotel & Catering
908
vi. Transport, Storage & Communication
680
vii. Others
227
Sub-total:
11,345
(iii)
Programme for the Elderly
2,888
(iv)
Programme for Disabled and Accident Victims
1,485
(v)
Other Programmes
570
Grand total:
136,149
There is no breakdown of the actual number of workers who have joined each of the above programmes and some workers might have taken more than one course since the commencement of the Employees Retraining Scheme.
The general contents of each of the programmes are as follows:
(b)
(i)
General Retraining Programme
i.
ii.
Job search skills courses retrainees are taught job search skills, interview techniques, information on labour market, psychological coping skills, interpersonal and communication skills.
Job-specific skills courses retrainees are taught vocational skills for specific occupations. Examples of vocational skills relate to salespersons, hotel housekeepers, receptionists, office assistants, junior account clerks, building attendants, travel assistants and domestic helpers.
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