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The Apprenticeship Ordinance promotes and regulates the training of apprentices. There are 45 trades designated under the Ordinance. Anyone aged between 14 and 18 employed in one of the designated trades without having completed an apprenticeship , must enter into a contract with the employer. The contract must be registered with the Director of Apprenticeship. Contracts in respect of other trades, or for apprentices aged over 18 years, may be registered voluntarily. An apprenticeship normally lasts three to four years. Qualifications earned prior to the apprenticeship, such as completion of a basic craft course, may lead to shortening in apprenticeship period up to a maximum of 12 months. Inspectors of Apprentices of the Office advise and assist employers on training and employment of apprentices. They visit regularly workplaces where apprentices are employed to ensure that training schemes are properly implemented, They also assess progress of apprentices, and when necessary, conciliate in disputes arising out of registered contracts. For apprentices suitable to receive technical education at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, the Ordinance provides them with priority admissions. Download Succseeful Story of apprentices
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