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The Labour and Welfare Bureau announced today (October 26) that all reimbursable courses offered by the Brighten Youth Education Centre have been suspended from the Continuing Education Fund (CEF) with immediate effect.
The decision was made in accordance with the conditions of approval for CEF registration which Brighten Youth Education Centre has to comply with.
A spokesman for the Bureau said, "The Brighten Youth Education Centre has to inform all affected CEF applicants about the course suspension and to continue to run the registered courses for those who have enrolled.
"If the courses have not yet begun, the training institution must refund in full all course fees and related payments to the CEF applicants. The training institution must not accept new applications and must not promote them as CEF reimbursable courses."
A list of the CEF courses suspended is at Annex.
The spokesman stressed that the Office of Continuing Education Fund would continue to monitor CEF courses provided by training institutions closely. Apart from authenticating attendance records of learners, assessment results and their claims for reimbursement, it conducts surprise visits to course providers to ensure that the conditions of approval are fully complied with.
For enquiries, please contact the Office of Continuing Education Fund at 3101 5521 or write via email, post or by fax.
Ends/Friday, October 26, 2012
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