Continuing education in Hong Kong will develop rapidly in the future

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According to the 2017-2018 research briefing by the Legislative Council Secretariat, the participation rate of Hong Kong citizens aged 25 to 64 in 2013/2014 was only 25.4%.

Continuing education participation rate in Hong Kong from 1999 to 2013
Data source: HKU SPACE
Compared with most countries in the world, the number of people aged 25 to 64 is between 31-64%, which is at a lower level.

Continuing education participation rate among people aged 25-64 in selected cities/countries
(2015 or latest annual figure )
Note: (*) For comparison, the participation rate of Hong Kong citizens aged 18 to 64 in 2013/2014 was 25.4%.
Data source: ODCE
From the table above, we can see that after the launch of the Continuous Entry Fund in 2003 , the number of people pursuing further education increased sharply; as of April 1, 2019, the CEF subsidy amount australia whatsapp per person increased from 10,000 to 20,000. I believe that the general public in Hong Kong will be more Actively engage in further education activities; on the other hand, from counting the accreditation reports of the Accreditation Bureau, we can find that the number of professionally oriented courses/refresher courses that were accredited for the first time in 2019 increased by about 30% compared with 2018; based on the above statistics, we expect that continuing education will increase in Hong Kong is developing rapidly. In 2017, members of the Legislative Council suggested that the continuing education fund should be increased to 30,000 and injected regularly. Will this suggestion be implemented? We'll see.

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[1] Before April 1 , 2019 , CEF applicants need to open an account in advance before they can register for courses . In addition to the complicated and daunting account opening procedures, many accounts did not use the subsidy but expired four years after the account was opened. This may also be one of the reasons why the continuing education rate dropped in 2013 .