November 30, 2020

Enriching Students’ Internship Experiences in the Next Normal

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Enriching Students’ Internship Experiences in the Next Normal”     The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Enriching Students’ Internship Experiences in the Next Normal”.   For the surveyed 877 Hong Kong university students who intended to join internship this year, near half of them cannot work as intern as planned, 20.7% of their internship being cancelled or postponed, 27.3% failed to find an internship.   Survey result showed that, for those 457 students who secure an intern opportunity during the pandemic, 54.3% of them […]
November 30, 2020

Enriching Students’ Internship Experiences in the Next Normal

  Youth I.D.E.A.S. 55 Education Enriching Students’ Internship Experiences in the Next Normal 30 November, 2020     Internships are important for university students to gain work experience and develop their skills before transitioning from education to the workplace. During an internship, a student can learn workplace culture and gain insights about their future career planning. Universities also recognise the importance of internships; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has made internships a compulsory graduation requirement since 2005/06[1]. However, COVID-19 has severely disrupted the internship planning of students. The number of Internship vacancies has dropped and have changed to become virtual. […]
November 2, 2020

Opportunities for Youth Employment Amid the Pandemic

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Opportunities for Youth Employment Amid the Pandemic”     The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Opportunities for Youth Employment Amid the Pandemic”.   Data gathered from 600 Hong Kong youth aged 18-34 who have left school showed that 55.0% of them have encounter employment problems such as “failed to find jobs” (22.0%), “reduced working hours” (17.8%), “had been put on furlough” (17.5%) and “took a pay cut” (13.7%). As for the post-pandemic situation, 39.7% thought it could be worse than before.   A graduate […]
November 2, 2020

Opportunities for Youth Employment Amid the Pandemic

  Youth I.D.E.A.S. 54 Economic Department Opportunities for Youth Employment Amid the Pandemic 2 November, 2020   Since the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong in late January 2020, the HKSAR government has introduced a number of measures to reduce social contact and cross-border travel in order to control the spread of the virus. However, these measures have hit the economy and employment hard. As a result, the labour market has been deteriorating since February 2020.   According to the Census and Statistics Department,[1] the overall unemployment rate reached 6.4% for the period July–September 2020, while the overall underemployment rate reached […]