Trainee Programme
The Trainee Programme under the Urban Forestry Support Fund encourages employers to engage and train arboriculture and tree management graduates to become quality arborists and tree climbers to support tree management and maintenance work in Hong Kong. Please seize the opportunity if you are interested to contribute to the industry!
Following the “first-hire-then-train” principle, the programme will provide training allowance of about 30 per cent of agreed monthly remuneration levels to the trainees through their employers, as well as a bonus of $30,000 and $20,000 upon their acquisition of recognised arborist or tree climber professional qualifications respectively. The training periods for arborist and tree climber trainees last for three years and 18 months respectively.
Eligible employers are invited to join the Trainee Programme to recruit arborist and tree climber trainees at agreed or higher remuneration levels (including the training allowances provided under the programme). They are also required to provide structured training that meets stipulated requirements.
The employers, who are directly employing at least one professionally qualified arborist or tree climber, will have opportunities to join the programme, letting their employees to take part in the training, in order to get them prepared to acquire the professional qualification. Eligible employers could reimburse the monthly training allowance ranging from HKD 4,500 to HKD 5,500!
About the Programme
| Arborist Trainee | Tree Climber Trainee | |
| Monthly training allowance | $4,500* | $5,000* |
| Starting monthly pay point (including monthly training allowance) | $14,500* | $15,000* |
| Bonus (upon completion of training and acquisition of recognised professional qualification) | $30,000 | $20,000 |
| Training period | 3 years | 18 months |
* The amounts are subject to adjustment by the Construction Industry Council upon completion of training each year with consideration of factors including inflation.
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Details👉👉https://www.hkic.edu.hk/chi/UFSF_TP
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Enquiries: 2100 9000
Source from the Hong Kong Institute of Construction (HKIC)