CareER Jockey Club Thriving Grass Career Development Program 2020
CareER Jockey Club “Thriving Grass” Career Development Program is a pioneering program funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, designed to provide higher educated students with disabilities excellent opportunities to improve employability, develop leadership and communication skills and enhance workplace confidence. The career exploration includes:
- Job Skills Training to acquire CV-writing and interview skills
- SENs’ Summer Orientation Camp to experience the "unexperienced" and to gain an understanding of each other’s unique ability
- INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY (Min. 160 hours; Max. 320 hours) to obtain practical work experience at inclusive corporates, social enterprises, NGOs and start-ups. Inclusive employers in 2019 include:
(a) MNCs and Corporate: AXA, Allianz, Bloomberg, Capital Group, Cherrypicks, HACTL, HKEX, and Pinsent Masons
(b) Social Enterprises / NGOs: Ebenezer, CareER, Encompass, Greenpeace, Hong Kong Playground Association, Kapok Classroom, Ohmykids, RunOurCity, The Society for the Relief of Disabled Children, SVHK and Teach For Hong Kong
(c) SMEs / Start-ups: Fastfloow, Famekey, Hello Tour, and Shane Education - Career Coaching to empower and self-motive oneself to achieve career goals
- Career Counseling to enhance self-understanding and carry out a search of the inner self
Target:
Students or graduates with disabilities and SENs
Application Deadline:
Please enroll via the link below and submit your CV to CareER no later than 30 April 2020 (Thu). Early application will increase your chance of getting an internship offer.
Information Day:
Interested participants will take part in the Infomation Day tentatively held in the morning of 21 March 2020 (Sat) in Hotel ICON.
(Remarks from the organizer: Due to the recent coronavirus outbreak, we are expecting some delays and events cancellation in our program timeline if the situation gets worse. Please stay tuned for updates and announcements when approaching the event date. Sorry for any inconvenience caused and please take good care!)
Reminder to interested students:
This is an external event. Participants should check with the external organization on the use of personal data, including information requested during enrollment and photos taken during the event.
