Natalie aims to become a top tattooist and her parents support her.

 

Introduction:

The performance of our new generation in the workplace is being criticised frequently. In order to help young people improve their employability, The Salvation Army has been collaborating with the Assessment and Training Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong since 2013 to develop an "Employability Assessment Tool" (EAT) measuring 12 domains, aiming to provide comprehensive data for the government, the business sector and parents to review the policies and strategies for forward looking improvement of the employability of young people.
 
The EAT has been applied to the service users (aged 15 to 29) of The Salvation Army Employment Service for the past three years. A territory-wide sampling survey was launched in early 2016 to conduct a cross-sectional study on the employability of senior secondary students in Hong Kong. According to the survey, the employability of students with work experience was relatively higher than those without. Many students valued their parents’ point of views on their life planning. Therefore, those who had a good relationship with parents and whose parents had reasonable expectations on their career plans showed higher employability. The findings echo the belief of The Salvation Army that the family is the primary social arena in which a child establishes a core identity with which to enter adulthood. 


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List of Selected Studies:

2017 Evaluative Study on SEN pupils joining the Djembe class New Territories West Integrated Services
2017 Survey on Employability of Senior Secondary Students Education and Employment Services

2016

Survey on decision-making ability of the Young night drafters

Social Services Department

2015

Survey on Electricity Usage of N-noers

Social Services Department

2015

Opinion Poll on How Parents Value Playtime

Chaiwan Integrated Service for Young People

2015

Study on Male Carers’ Stress and Needs

Carer Project

2014

Survey on using CFC and Housing needs of N-noers

Social Services Department

2013

Survey on Housing needs of Public with Disadvantaged Living Environment

Social Services Department

2013

An evaluation study on the effectiveness of the peer support programs delivered by the Salvation Army for parents-in-need and carers of senior citizens

Social Services Department

2013

Evaluation Report on the Mentorship Programme for the Children in Poverty

Social Services Department

2013

Evaluation Report on the Training Package of the Self-directed Approach in the Salvation Army's Rehabilitation Services

Social Services Department

2013

The Impact Study on Employment Service for Unemployed Youth for the Salvation Army

Social Services Department

2013

Study on Self Image of Young Night Drifters in Tuen Mun

Social Services Department

2012

Service Users' Opinion on Community Care Service Voucher Pilot Scheme

Social Services Department

2012

Opinion Survey on Youth towards the Performance of LegCo in the Past 4 years and the Expectations on the Coming LegCo Election

Social Services Department

2011

Opinion Survey on Carers' Welfare Policies

Carer Project

2011

$6,000 Scheme

Social Services Department

2011

Young People's Attitudes towards Disctrict Council Election and the Expectations on the Councellors

Youth, Family and Community Services