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	Continuing Education Fund

To enhance Hong Kong's competitive edge as an international centre for business, finance and tourism, and to help adults with learning aspirations to pursue continuing education and training courses, the Hong Kong government has launched the Continuing Education Fund (CEF). The British Council is a government approved course provider for these two funds. We offer a variety of courses to help individuals achieve the benchmarks. If you are enrolling on adult English courses for a semester (54 hours), you can pay by HSBC, Hang Seng, Citibank and DBS credit cards to enjoy a 6-month interest free instalment plan.

	Continuing Education Fund
Who can apply?	HK residents who are aged 18-65
Amount of subsidy	80% of the course fee, up to a maximum sum of HK$10,000.
Courses eligible for subsidies	General English 24Z01810-6 General English - Level 2 (GE2A & GE2B) 24Z01558-1 General English - Level 3 (GE3A & GE3B) 24Z01559-A General English - Level 4 (GE4A & GE4B) 24Z01560-3 General English - Level 5 (GE5A & GE5B) 24Z01811-4 General English - Level 6 (GE6A & GE6B) 24Z04415-8 General English - Level 7 (GE7A & GE7B) 24Z03437-3 General English - Level 8 (GE8A & GE8B) General English Focus Courses 24Z03939-1 Focus On Listening, Speaking, Grammar And Writing - Level 4 (LS4 & GW4) (Formerly Known As: Focus On Listening, Speaking & Grammar - Level 4 (GELS4 & GEG4)) 24Z03940-5 Focus On Listening, Speaking, Grammar And Writing - Level 5 (LS5 & GW5) (Formerly Known As: Focus On Listening, Speaking & Grammar - Level 5 (GELS5 & GEG5)) 24Z04414-A Focus On Listening, Speaking, Grammar And Writing- Level 6 (LS6 & GW6) (Formerly Known As: Focus On Listening, Speaking & Grammar - Level 6 (GELS6 & GEG6)) English for Work Purposes 24Z01812-2 Workplace English - Level 4 (WE4A & WE4B) 24Z01563-8 Workplace English - Level 5 (WE5A & WE5B) 24Z01564-6 Workplace English - Level 6 (WE6A & WE6B) 24Z03436-5 Workplace English - Level 7 (WE7A & WE7B) 24Z01809-2 Writing at Work (WEW5 & WEW6)
Application Procedures	Complete an application form (SFAA 192(2002)). Together with a photocopy of your HKID card, it should be submitted in person or by post to: Office of the Continuing Education Fund Room 916, 9/F, Kwai Hing Government Offices, 166-174 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung, N.T. Collection hours: 9.00 a.m - 1.00 p.m.; 2.00 - 5.15 p.m. (Monday to Friday); 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon (Saturday) *Applications must be submitted before the training course starts and the applicants should have paid the course fee before they apply for in-principle approval.*
Duration	A successful applicant may submit a maximum of four claims for reimbursement and within four years from the date that the application was approved.
Test	One of the following Benchmark tests should be taken after the course has commenced and before the expiry of the four-year validity period stated in the letter of approval-in-principle for CEF. You also need to attain the minimum benchmark * required for different courses you take. 1. BULATS Test 2. BEC Preliminary/Vantage/Higher Exam 3. IELTS Academic Module
Reimbursement	If you meet the minimum benchmark of the specified benchmark examination, you will receive 80% of the fees, subject to a maximum sum of HK$10,000, on successful completion of a reimbursable course or module(s) forming part of the course. To apply for reimbursement, you have to get the Proof of Completion issued by the British Council. Please click on the link for more details.
Website	www.info.gov.hk/sfaa/cef (*The British Council is not responsible for the contents of any external sites.)
Enquiries	3142 2277

Remarks: If there are any discrepancies between the above and the application form, the latter should be treated as the final version.

BULATS
BULATS is a test, not an exam. There is no pass or fail - you score a number of points depending on how well you've done. The tasks in the test are easy to understand so you don't need to prepare specifically for it - our courses will be sufficient preparation.