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Education

Institute, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong and Youth College. The VTC also administers an apprenticeship scheme and provides trade testing and certification.

The VTC's government-funded Training and Support Scheme was regularised in 2019-20, offering 1,200 training places per year under an 'Earn and Learn' model to help trainees join industries which require specialised skills. The VTC also receives recurrent funding to provide industrial attachment for about 9,000 students every year.

Diploma Yi Jin Programme

The Diploma Yi Jin Programme provides an alternative channel for Secondary 6 school leavers and adult learners to earn a formal qualification for employment and continuing education purposes. It is run by seven self-financing institutions and may be taken either full-time or part-time. The 2019-20 enrolment exceeded 4,000 students.

Evening Secondary Courses

The Financial Assistance Scheme for Designated Evening Adult Education Courses offers evening secondary courses conducted by approved course providers. About 1,000 adult students were enrolled in 2019-20.

Student Achievements

Hong Kong students perform well in international studies. In the Programme for International Student Assessment 2018, Hong Kong students ranked fourth in reading and mathematical literacy, and ninth in scientific literacy.

Hong Kong students also excel in international competitions. In 2019, Hong Kong teams won a total of four gold, 19 silver and eight bronze medals in the International Mathematical Olympiad, International Biology Olympiad, International Physics Olympiad, International Olympiad of Metropolises, International Olympiad in Informatics and International Junior Science Olympiad.

In music, Hong Kong students secured one first place and one third place in the Llangollen. International Musical Eisteddfod; one first prize, two special awards and a grand prix award in the International May Choir Competition; one gold in the 7th ASEAN International Chopin Piano Competition; one third place in the 15th International Choral Competition; two silvers and one bronze in the Tokyo International Choral Competition; two golds and two special jury prizes in the Singapore International Choral Festival; one gold in the Thailand International Band and Orchestra Festival and one gold, one silver and two bronzes in the Nanyang International Music Competition.

In the visual arts, Hong Kong students won two grand prizes in the 18th International Visual Arts Competition of Latvia, one silver and five bronzes in Infomatrix-Asia, six golds in the Mizyal Gallery Museum Children's Art Competition Gaziantep, 30 first-class honours in the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements and Best Collection awards, an award by the Society of the Handcrafts and three awards of Best Students in the Small Montmartre of Bitola.

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