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Education

13 member institutions, including the Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, Institute of Professional Education and Knowledge, International Culinary 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 2020-21 enrolment exceeded 3,700 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 2020-21.

Student Achievements

Hong Kong students excel in international competitions. In 2020, Hong Kong teams won a total of three gold, nine silver and eight bronze medals in the International Mathematical Olympiad, International Biology Olympiad Challenge 2020, International Olympiad of Metropolises and International Olympiad in Informatics.

In music, Hong Kong students secured three first prizes in the International Music Competition Bonn Grand Prize Virtuoso; one Champion and two second places in the International Fringe Music Festival & Competition; three gold prizes in the 5th Hong Kong International Harp Competition; one silver medal in the 5th Beijing Dizi Invitational Competition; one Grand Final Winner in the YCYW Young Musicians Competitions; one National Prize in the 28th World Music Competition; one first place in the 7th Annual Violettes by Becky Youth Composition Competition; and one second prize and one third prize in the Golden Key Piano Composition Competition.

In the visual arts, Hong Kong students won seven Rose of Lidice medals in the 48th International Children's Exhibition of Fine Art Lidice, three special prizes in the 20th Kanagawa Biennial World Children's Art Exhibition, one gold and one silver in the 32nd International Art Competition Gaziantep and one award in the 22nd International Drawing and Painting Competition Joy of Europe.

In sports, Hong Kong students won two bronzes at the German Junior International Grand Prix 2020 in badminton, two silvers at the Para Table Tennis Polish Open 2020 and a bronze at the Para Table Tennis Egypt Para Open 2020.

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