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The Labour and Welfare Bureau announced today (August 11) that the "Perfect Spoken English Learning Program (Adult-Beginners Level)" course [Continuing Education Fund (CEF) course code: 24C059011) offered by the Lime Education Centre (the Centre) had been de-registered from the reimbursable course list of the CEF with immediate effect.
The decision was made on the ground that the Centre failed to comply with the conditions of approval for CEF registration.
A spokesman for the Labour and Welfare Bureau said, "The Centre is required to inform all affected CEF applicants about the de-registration. The Centre must not accept new applications for the course or promote it as CEF reimbursable course.
"The Centre has to continue the registered course which has already begun. For those which have not yet begun, the Centre must refund in full all course fees and related payments to the CEF applicants."
The spokesman stressed that the Office of the Continuing Education Fund (OCEF) would continue to closely monitor CEF courses provided by training institutions. Apart from authenticating attendance records of learners, assessment results and their claims for reimbursement, it will conduct surprise visits to course providers to ensure that the conditions of approval are fully complied with.
For enquiries, please contact the OCEF at its hotline - 3142 2277 or write via email, post or by fax.
Ends/Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Issued at HKT 18:47
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