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Upon the establishment of the QF Fund on 1 September 2014, the "Designated Support Schemes for QF" has incorporated the previous "Qualifications Framework Support Schemes (QFSS)" with some operating parameters relaxed to support various stakeholders to participate in QF. These Schemes include:

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For Education and Training providers (including organisations offering in-house training programmes)

Accreditation Grant Scheme for Self-financing Programmes

Accreditation Grant Scheme for Self-financing Programmes covers the fees for accreditation exercises, including Initial Evaluation, Institutional Review, Learning Programme Accreditation and Learning Programme Re-accreditation.

Eligibility

Level of Subsidy

Scope Non-profit-making Providers Other Providers
Initial Evaluation / Institutional Review @ Fees 100% 50%
Learning Programme Accreditation / Learning Programme Re-accreditation Fees
Specification of Competency Standards-based / Specification of Generic (Foundation) Competencies-based programmes # 100% 50%
Other Programmes 70% 35%

Guidance Notes New

pdf version

Application Forms New

QFF-AG pdf version word version

Samples of Certification of Supporting Documents New

For accreditation exercises completed before 1 September 2014 (according to the date of the Summary Statement of Accreditation Approval issued by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications), the level of subsidy under the former Qualifications Framework Support Schemes (QFSS) will apply. Enquiries on subsidies under the QFSS may be addressed to Further Education Division of Education Bureau (Telephone no. : 3509 7425 , Fax no. : 2899 2967).

@ Institutional Review (IR) include IR for registration under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance and IR for private university title.

# Self-financing programmes refer to programmes other than publicly-funded programmes offered by the eight institutions funded by the University Grants Committee, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Vocational Training Council and Prince Philip Dental Hospital.

Accreditation Grant Scheme for Programme Area Accreditation

Accreditation Grant Scheme for Programme Area Accreditation covers the fees for Programme Area Accreditation and Periodic Review.

Eligibility

Programmes and qualifications concerned must be successfully accredited by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications

Level of Subsidy

Scope Non-profit-making Providers Other Providers
Programme Area Accreditation / Periodic Review Fees 70% 35%

Guidance Notes New

pdf version

Application Forms New

QFF-PAA pdf version word version

Samples of Certification of Supporting Documents New

For accreditation exercises completed before 1 September 2014 (according to the date of the Summary Statement of Accreditation Approval issued by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications), the level of subsidy under the former Qualifications Framework Support Schemes (QFSS) will apply. Enquiries on subsidies under the QFSS may be addressed to Further Education Division of Education Bureau (Telephone no. : 3509 7425 , Fax no. : 2899 2967).

Specification of Competency Standards (SCS)-based / Specification of Generic (Foundation) Competencies (SGC)-based Courses Development Grant Scheme

SCS-based/SGC-based Courses Development Grant Scheme provides a one-off grant for development of SCS-based/SGC-based courses with class started.

Eligibility

  • Newly developed SCS-based / SGC-based courses with class started
  • Courses / qualifications concerned must be successfully accredited
  • Must be registered in the Qualifications Register

Level of Subsidy

Scope Credit Size Level of Subsidy
Newly developed SCS-based courses with class started 12-35 QF credits $30,000 per course
36 QF credits or above $50,000 per course
Newly developed SGC-based courses with class started 6-17 QF credits $20,000 per course
18 QF credits or above $40,000 per course

Guidance Notes New

pdf version

Application Forms New

QFF-SCS/SGC pdf version word version

Samples of Certification of Supporting Documents New

For accreditation exercises completed before 1 September 2014 (according to the date of the Summary Statement of Accreditation Approval issued by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications), the level of subsidy under the former Qualifications Framework Support Schemes (QFSS) will apply. Enquiries on subsidies under the QFSS may be addressed to Further Education Division of Education Bureau (Telephone no. : 3509 7425 , Fax no. : 2899 2967).

Qualifications Register Subsidy Scheme

Qualifications Register Subsidy Scheme covers the fees for registering and hosting qualifications and their associated programmes in the Qualifications Register (QR).

Eligibility

All qualifications and their associated programmes registered in QR

Level of Subsidy

Registration Fees Hosting Fees
100% 100%

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Support Scheme

For Industry practitioners

Eligibility

Practitioners successfully passed the RPL assessments

Level of Subsidy

100% of RPL Assessment Fees. To be reimbursed in two stages:

  • Successfully passed RPL assessments
    • 75% of RPL Assessment Fees
  • Completed a QF-recognised training course
    • the remaining 25% of RPL Assessment Fees

Application

Starting from 1st April 2017, application for Reimbursement of Recognition of Prior Learning assessment fees should be submitted to the Qualifications Framework Secretariat. Please click here for application details.

 

For Assessment Agencies (AAs) and Collaborating Organisations
Scope
Accreditation grant/Assessment fee to AAs /collaborating organisationsStart-up /Maintenance grant 
to AAs		Retainer Grant 
to AAs		Subsidy 
to AAs
Eligibility ‧　First time and subsequent accreditation
‧　Successful accreditation by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)
‧　Appointed by the Secretary for Education (SED)		 ‧　Successful accreditation by HKCAAVQ (first-time accreditation)
‧　Appointed by SED		 ‧　AAs for industries having lapsed the five-year transitional period
‧　Appointed by SED		 Appointed by SED
Level of Subsidy 100% of accreditation / re-accreditation and assessment fee for RPL AAs and collaborating organisations ‧　Up to $500,000 per agency for the actual expenditure including the staff costs incurred in setting up the assessment mechanism for each phase of RPL implementation
‧　Up to $300,000 per agency for the actual expenditure including the staff costs incurred in the adjustment of the assessment mechanism arising from the revision/addition of RPL clusters initiated by the ITAC concerned		 An annual recurrent grant of up to $200,000 $500 for each new application of RPL cluster processed
Application  For application and enquiries, please contact Further Education Division of Education Bureau (Telephone no.: 3509 7425, Fax no.: 2899 2967).

Administrative Guidelines for the Use of the Start-up / Maintenance / Retainer Grants to AAs New

Guidelines Appendix

Application Forms New

Accreditation Grant / Start-up / Maintenance / Retainer Grant to AAs
[ QFF-RPL AA pdf version word version ]

Subsidy for Clusters Processed by AAs
[ QFF-RPL AA (Cluster) pdf version word version ]

Samples of Certification of Supporting Documents New