The Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme Office is tasked with the implementation of the Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme since mid-2002.

The Scheme provides young people aged between 15 and 24, whose education attainment is below the degree level, with on-the-job and job-related training for a period of 6 to 12 months. An induction course on job search and interpersonal skills is available to the trainees if they have not undergone training alike. Case managers, who are registered social workers, also provide them with career counselling and support services.

Participating employers are entitled to a monthly training subsidy of $2,000 for each trainee engaged during the employment and training period and full-package support services, inclusive of a free training kit and train-the-trainer workshops. They have to appoint a mentor, who is a serving staff, to guide the trainee and provide on-the-job training. Also, they have to release, if necessary, the trainee to attend relevant vocational course(s) on a part-time or part-time-day-release basis. The trainee concerned can reimburse with the Scheme at maximum $4,000 for the course and examination fees if a pass in the examination is achieved, otherwise 90% attendance has to be reached.

Upon the completion of training, the employer will award to the trainee a certificate specifying the employment period and the skill(s) attained. Continued employment is subject to the availability of vacancies and the trainee's performance.