The Qualifications Framework Secretariat (QFS), set up by the Education Bureau in June 2009, serves as the EDB's executive arm for the development, implementation and promotion of the QF.
To enrich the knowledge of senior secondary school students about QF and different industries, QFS designs a variety of activities with QF elements with the support from Industry Training Advisory Committees. The activities include career talks, visits and workshops which allow students to gain hands-on experience and have a taste of work in practice. We hope that by promoting such activities through the “Business-School Partnership Programme”,students can find the industries they are interested in and would join the industries in the long run.
Qualifications Framework Secretariat’s Training Advisory Committees are as follows:
Arboriculture & Horticulture Industry Training Advisory Committee
Automotive Industry Training Advisory Committee
Banking Industry Training Advisory Committee
Beauty and Hairdressing Industry Training Advisory Committee
Catering Industry Training Advisory Committee
Cross-Industry Training Advisory Committee for the Human Resource Management Sector
Elderly Care Service Industry Training Advisory Committee
Electrical & Mechanical Services Industry Training Advisory Committee
Fashion Industry Training Advisory Committee
Import and Export Industry Training Advisory Committee
Information & Communications Technology Industry Training Advisory Committee
Insurance Industry Training Advisory Committee
Jewellery Industry Training Advisory Committee
Logistics Industry Training Advisory Committee
Manufacturing Technology (Tooling, Metals & Plastics) Industry Training Advisory Committee
Printing & Publishing Industry Training Advisory Committee
Property Management Industry Training Advisory Committee
Retail Industry Training Advisory Committee
Security Services Industry Training Advisory Committee
Testing, Inspection & Certification Industry Training Advisory Committee
Watch & Clock Industry Training Advisory Committee