New Industrialisation and Technology Training Programme (NITTP)

New Industrialisation and Technology Training Programme (NITTP) is a funding scheme under the Innovation and Technology Fund which subsidises local companies on a 2:1 matching basis to train their staff in advanced technologies, especially those related to "Industry 4.0".

The following course was vetted by the Innovation and Technology Training Board (ITTB) of the Vocational Training Council (VTC) be a NITTP course :

Harnessing ChatGPT for Businesses (download course brochure)
Metaverse and NFT Production with Unreal Engine (download course brochure)

Eligibility

Companies applying for training grant under the NITTP should fulfill the following requirements–

• registered in Hong Kong under the Business Registration Ordinance.
• must be a non-government and non-subvented organisation.
• the employee nominated is a Hong Kong permanent resident with the necessary background / experience relevant to the advanced technology.

Funding Ceiling

Each company is subject to a funding ceiling of HK$500,000 in each financial year at the course commencement date. Companies should contribute no less than one-third of the actual training cost.

Application Procedures

Companies should send their applications for training grant to the Secretariat at least two weeks before course commencement.

For applying a training grant, the company should apply via the online system and provide the following documents to the Secretariat:

• a copy of the company’s valid Business Registration Certificate and
• a copy of the Hong Kong Identify Card for each employee nominated for the training.

Further information

More information can be found in the following guidance notes

• Guidance Notes for Training Grant Applications




The information above and the subsidy amount are subject to the official announcement from NITTP.