Target Group
Applicants under the SPED must be employers of persons with disabilities and their employees with disabilities.
The categories of disability included:
- Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder;
- Specific learning difficulties;
- Physical disability;
- Visceral disability;
- Speech impairment;
- Mental illness;
- Autism;
- Intellectual disability;
- Visual impairment;
- Hearing impairment.
Applicants must be nominated and referred by the following referring organisations:
- Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating SWD-subvented vocational rehabilitation services;
- NGOs running training courses for persons with disabilities or persons recovering from work injuries with the funding support of the Employees Retraining Board;
- the Selective Placement Division of the Labour Department;
- the Vocational Training Council;
- Po Leung Kuk.
Application and Withdrawal
Application:
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Social Welfare Department will invite applications throughout the year.
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Applicants may consult Po Leung Kuk for cases requiring special arrangement.
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Applications from employers should be made on the specified application form to Social Welfare Department through the referring organisations, together with quotations from at least two suppliers for each item.