Courses run by local non-self accrediting course providers, local self-accrediting universities and their continuing education sections must be entered into QR before applying for registration under CEF. This policy has taken effect from 5 May 2008.
For non-local programmes seeking registration under CEF after 5 May 2008, LWB has been considering and granting provisional approval on an annual basis having regard to the schedule and progress of accreditation of non-local programmes by the HKCAAVQ (please refer to http://www.hkcaavq.edu.hk/en/services_accreditation_NLP.asp for details). The Guidelines on Accreditation of Non-local Learning Programmes are available at http://www.hkcaavq.edu.hk/Application
%20Forms/NLP/NLP%20Guidelines%20version%201%201.pdf. For enquiries about non-local programme accreditation, please call at (852) 3658 0000 or mail to info@hkcaavq.edu.hk.
Domains Eligible for Registration under CEF
For registration under CEF, courses in the following domains will be assessed against the Sector-specific Competencies:-
• Logistics; |
• Business Services; |
• Tourism Industry; |
• Product and Digital Design; |
• Language (English, Putonghua, Written Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Italian and Russian); |
• Financial Services; |
• Creative Industries; and |
• Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Skills for the Workplace (IISW). |
For courses falling outside the above eight specified domains of CEF, they may be considered for registration under CEF if they are categorized as "Specification of Competency Standards (SCS) – based Courses" on the QR. In order to be categorized as "SCS-based Course", a course must comply with the principles and requirements as set out in the Qualifications Guidelines for SCS-based Courses. The Qualifications Guidelines for SCS-based Courses and the approved sets of SCSs are available on the website of QF (http://www.hkqf.gov.hk/).
CEF Course Amendment
Under the terms and conditions of CEF, course providers are required to seek the prior written approval of LWB for any change to the content or other details of their registered CEF reimbursable courses. The implementation of any change to the registered courses without prior approval may lead to de-registration of the courses. To apply for course amendment, course providers are required to complete a Course Amendment Form and submit it with relevant supporting information to the HKCAAVQ by facsimile (Fax no.: 2845 9910). After assessment, the HKCAAVQ will make a recommendation to LWB, which is the final approval authority for the proposed changes.
Surprise Audit Visit
At the request of LWB, the HKCAAVQ conducts surprise audit visits to CEF course providers to ascertain that CEF reimbursable courses are operated in compliance with the approved specifications.
Application form and Guideline
The application forms, assessment guides, registration guides, course amendment form and other related documents can be obtained at the following links:
D.Course Amendment by Local Self-accrediting Universities and Non-self-accrediting Course Providers |
a. Course Amendment Form  |
A Dos and Don'ts List for CEF Course Providers