Committees
- Course and Service Development Committee
- Course Vetting Committee
- Finance and Administration Committee
- Public Relations and Promotion Committee
- Quality Assurance and Review Committee
1. Audit Committee
Terms of Reference
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To monitor the operational and financial systems of the Executive Office to ensure their compliance with the relevant policies, procedures and guidelines of the Board and relevant legislative provisions, and to review the effectiveness, efficiency and economy in the use of resources by the Executive Office;
- to scrutinise reports submitted by the Internal Audit
Section and recommend improvement measures;
- to direct the performance of specific reviews or
investigations by the Executive Office as and when necessary or as directed by
the Board; and
- to monitor the cost-effectiveness of the internal
audit function of the Executive Office.
Convenor |
Members |
Secretary |
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Mrs. Susan SO CHAN Wai-hang, BBS |
Ms. Cally CHAN Shan-shan |
Internal Auditor |
2. Course and Service Development Committee
Terms of Reference
- To explore, in light of the development of the economy
and labour market of Hong Kong, industries and occupations with market
potential, and to formulate and regularly review the directions and strategies
for the development of training courses and services;
- to develop market-oriented training courses and
services according to the training and employment needs of the service targets
and the demand of the industries, and pursuant to the advice of the Industry
Consultative Networks;
- to scrutinise proposals pertaining to new training
courses and services, and to monitor the progress of implementation of new
services;
- to consider proposed revisions to existing training
courses and services to gear with the needs of the market and industries; and
- to scrutinise the outcomes of tendering exercises and
other proposals in relation to the development of services.
Convenor |
Members |
Secretary |
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Mrs. Nancy CHAN LAM See |
Professor Johnny NG Kit-chong, MH |
Manager (Course Development) |
3. Course Vetting Committee
Terms of Reference
- To recommend to the Board the annual training places
and their distribution among various training courses in light of the
directions and strategies for development of training courses and services as
determined by the Course and Service Development Committee;
- to consider the annual training plans and funding
applications submitted by training bodies, and to recommend to the Board the
allocation of training places among them in accordance with the prescribed
Training Places Allocation Mechanism and other relevant criteria;
- to formulate and review the course administration
policy; and
- to oversee the Executive Office in scrutinising the
applications and funding proposals submitted by training bodies for the
continued organisation of training courses, and to monitor the progress of
training on a quarterly basis.
Convenor |
Members |
Secretary |
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Ms. Christina CHAN Shuk-han |
Mrs. Susan SO CHAN Wai-hang, BBS |
Manager (Course Administration) |
4. Finance and Administration Committee
Terms of Reference
- To consider and submit to the Board for approval the
appointment, compensation and benefits policies of the Executive Office, and to
formulate other personnel policies;
- to monitor the staff establishment of the Executive
Office and recommend to the Board the appointment and termination of staff at
the Deputy Executive Director level;
- to consider and submit to the Board for approval the
annual budget and annual financial report;
- to monitor the income, expenditure and financial
positions;
- to advise the Board on the investment strategy of the
Employees Retraining Fund and monitor the investment activities and performance
of the Fund;
- to formulate and review the procurement policy and scrutinise large-scale tendering
exercises (except those pertaining to training courses and services, and public
relations and promotion projects); and
- to formulate and review the IT policies, including IT
security policies, and monitor the
progress of implementation.
Investment Group under the Finance and Administration Committee
- To advise on the investment objectives, strategies and
guidelines of the Employees Retraining Fund, and to make recommendations as and
when necessary;
- to offer advice on investment options in accordance
with circumstances of the prevailing investment market and the requirements of
the Board; and
- to advise on the day-to-day investment activities of the Executive Office.
Convenor |
Members |
Secretary |
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Professor Simon WONG Kit-lung, JP |
Mr. LAM Chun-sing |
Manager (Finance and Accounts) |
Convenor |
Members |
Secretary |
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Mr. YU Pang-chun, SBS, JP |
Professor Simon WONG Kit-lung, JP |
Deputy Manager (Finance and Accounts) |
# Co-opted Members
5. Public Relations and Promotion Committee
Terms of Reference
- To consider the public relations and promotion
strategies and annual plan prepared by the Executive Office;
- to monitor and advise on the effectiveness of
promotional campaigns in enhancing the image and branding of ERB;
- to consider large-scale public relations and
promotional activities proposed by the Executive Office, and scrutinise the
results of concerned tendering exercises; and
- to monitor the effectiveness of public relations and
promotional activities undertaken by training bodies.
Convenor |
Members |
Secretary |
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Ms. Cally CHAN Shan-shan |
Professor Johnny NG Kit-chong, MH |
Manager (Media and External Affairs) |
# Co-opted Member
6. Quality Assurance and Review Committee
Terms of Reference
- To scrutinise applications as new training bodies and
recommendations to repeal the provision of training courses by existing
training bodies;
- to develop the quality assurance strategy and
enforcement mechanism for training courses and services;
- to determine the key performance indicators of
training courses and services, to monitor overall performance level (including
the placement and retention position of trainees), and to undertake reviews as
and when necessary;
- to monitor and assess the training quality,
cost-effectiveness, and administrative arrangements of training bodies in the
delivery of training courses;
- to monitor the implementation and development of standardised assessments for
training courses as well as the performance of trainees in the
assessments;
- to develop the Training Places Allocation Mechanism,
to monitor its effectiveness and undertake reviews as and when necessary;
and
- to monitor complaints on training courses and services
lodged by members of the public and trainees, and to review the outcomes of
investigation of individual cases as and when necessary.
Convenor |
Members |
Secretary |
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Professor Chetwyn CHAN Che-hin |
Ms. Phoebe TSE Siu-ling |
Manager (Quality Enhancement) |