IT Sponsorship Scheme of IT Internship Coordination & Facilitation Programme 2007/08
The Sponsorship
1. This is an invitation for applications on the Sponsorship Scheme of I.T. Internship Coordination & Facilitation Programme in 2007/08 As the “Secretary”, the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited will serve as a focal point and contact for the sponsored scheme.
The Scheme
2. Since year 2000, the Government has been putting enormous effort in enhancing the supply quality of I.T. manpower resources, particularly students with desires to become I.T. professionals. The “IT Internship Coordination & Facilitation Programme 2007-2008” provides on-job skill advancement opportunities for local fresh graduates and undergraduates with IT-related, including digital media, disciplines. To increase the IT-related fresh graduates and undergraduates with real-life training opportunities, the “Sponsorship Scheme for I.T. Internship Coordination & Facilitation Programme 2007-2008” (hereafter the “Scheme”) has therefore been sponsored by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO).
3. The Scheme aims to provide local post-secondary fresh graduates and undergraduates with related on-job skill advancement opportunities through sponsored intern places to relevant companies, targeting at local students who are studying or graduated with-in twelve month from the following programmes.
- University Grants Committee funded information technology, engineering, and digital media related programmes organized by local post-secondary institutes
- Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications accredited high diploma or above information technology, engineering, and digital media related programmes organized by local post-secondary institutes
4. Sponsorship will be allocated to this Scheme for twenty-five intern places in year 2007 to 2008 for up to HK$4,000 per month per Intern for a maximum term of twelve month for companies to apply.
5. Internship progress of the twenty-five intern places will be reviewed in quarter basis.
Scope of Sponsorship
6. Under the Scheme, the OGCIO will provide sponsorships for companies who have information technology or digital media projects and are willing to train local students or local fresh graduates as Interns.
7. The subsidy of each intern place is fifty percent of the monthly basic salary and employer’s MPF contribution offered to Intern or a maximum amount of four thousand Hong Kong dollars per month whichever is lower for a maximum term of twelve month.
8. Each company can apply subsidy for up to three intern places.
9. Sponsorship shall be disbursed by the Secretary to the successful applicants in every three month, for each of the sponsored intern place.
10. The Secretary shall cease the disbursement upon termination of the Internship and reserve the right to withdraw the remaining portion of the sponsorship if in any case the successful applicants are not able to carry out their responsibilities stated on sentence (23) in this Scheme.
Eligibility
11. All Hong Kong registered companies who met all the following criteria are eligible to apply.
- Small and medium enterprise with less than fifty employees; - Secured information technology or digital media related project;
- Available full-time intern place(s) in subject area of information technology or digital media production from six to twelve month;
- Capable of providing on-job training to successful student applicants as a plan during the employment period of the internship
12. Sponsorship will NOT be granted to cover the following types of Internship or expenses.
(a) No information technology or digital media related project for the Intern(s) to work on during the employment period.
(b) No relevant planned training for the Intern(s) during the employment period.
(c) Intern who does not meet the criteria stated on sentence (3) in this Scheme
(d) Expenses other than basic salary and employer’s MPF contribution; such as allowances, overhead or fringe benefits…etc.
(e) Intern who is not permanent Hong Kong resident or is resident permitted to remain in Hong Kong for less than 7 years
(f) Internship contract does not comply with the employment laws of Hong Kong.
13. The decisions of the OGCIO on the eligibility of applicants and on the amount of the sponsorship are final.
Application and Selection
14. The Applicants should quote the monetary figures in Hong Kong Dollars and make sure that monetary figures quoted are accurate before submission. Under no circumstances will the Secretary accept any request for adjustment on the ground that a mistake has been made in the monetary figures quoted.
15. The Applicants must complete the attached application form at Appendix A.
16. All Applications must be submitted in both eMail and hard copy format.
17. All Applications should be sent to the following address on or before 31 December 2007
eMail format
dmc@cyberport.hk
Hard copy format (in a sealed envelope marked CONFIDENTIAL):
Digital Media Centre
Unit 311, IT Street, Cyberport 3
100 Cyberport Road,
Hong Kong
(Re.: Sponsorship Scheme for I.T. Internship Coordination & Facilitation Programme 2007/08)
18. A separate application form has to be submitted for each intern position offered.
19. The copy of the Scheme and application form will be made available on the Cyberport web site http://training.cyberport.hk/IT-Internship.htm for downloading.
20. Cyberport will promote the Scheme and the Internship Facilitation System, InternsLink.hk which web site is http://www.internslink.hk at all relevant local post-secondary institutes.
21. All sponsorship is on first-come, first served bases and in the order of applications received by the email address, dmc@cyberport.hk.
Announcement of Result
22. The Secretary shall notify the applicants of the result on or before 2 January 2008. Approved sponsorship amount shall be disbursed to successful Applicants on quarterly bases upon received of the quarterly review reports and the statement of accounts with proof of salary disbursement prepared by successful Applicants.
Responsibilities of Successful Applicants
23. Successful Applicants should:
(a) Ensure that the objectives of the submitted training plan set out in part IV in their applications are fulfilled;
(b) Post the internship opening at The Internship Facilitation System, InternsLink.hk which web site is http://www.internslink.hk ;
(c) Provide all profiles applied for the intern place offered to the Secretary for record purpose;
(d) Keep the Secretary informed of any changes/updates of the internship at the earliest convenience;
(e) acknowledge the sponsorship of the OGCIO and the Secretary in all publicity materials including both printed and online material;
(f) attend the review sessions with Interns arranged by the Secretary during and after the internship for the benefits of future programme development and enhancement;
(g) prepare the review reports in accordance with the prescribed format at Appendix B;
(h) submit the statement of accounts with proof of salary disbursement to Interns to the Secretary within three month after the each salary disbursement for verification and release of the sponsorship. Failing that may result in the withdrawal of the OGCIO’s sponsorship and the requirement of repaying the sponsorship to the OGCIO in full; and
(i) comply with the employment laws of Hong Kong.
Declaration of Interests
24. To ensure impartiality of the Scheme, Applicants are required to declare on the applications any relation, interest, or benefit which the Applicants may have or may receive from the collaborative partners and parties of the internship.
Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited
November 2007