ABOUT CLAP@JC
What is CLAP@JC?
Created and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, CLAP@JC is a ten-year Trust-initiated Project and a cross-sectoral support platform on career and life development (CLD), aiming to foster a sustainable ecosystem by bringing together the education, community and business sectors to smoothen the transition from school to work for all youth. The project encourages youth to “LIVE DIFFERENT, LIVE FULL” and maximise their endless potential through setting sail to a unique life journey.
In the first five years, CLAP@JC has successfully engaged with 30,000 youths and trained over 4,000 teachers and 1,800 social workers. Building on the experience gained, CLAP@JC has benchmarked with global CLD-driven practice, and en route to formulate a localised framework of career and life development “CLAP@JC HK Benchmarks”, which will be implemented in 1/3 of Hong Kong secondary schools. In community and workplace, the CLD-driven intervention will be promoted in over 70 mainstream youth services units and pre-employment trainings. The project targets to benefit 160,000 youths and envision the younger generation to be able to achieve meaningful lives and aspire to make positive contributions to society.
What we have achieved so far…
Youth Impact Stories
Li Suet Ying
Suet Ying's dream is to become a dog trainer. She used to aspire to be a zoo keeper as she loves animals since she was a child. But she became less confident in herself over the years, frustrated by problems with her academic results and friendship with peers....
Tin Ka Wing
Ka Wing discovered this scheme by joining CLAP activities. She worked part-time in a cafe and discovered her passion for coffee. The job changed her personality and inspired her to work in the coffee industry. To fulfill her dream of becoming a barista, she have...
Lam Po Hei
Po Hei's dream is to become a top athlete or actor. Since participating in CLAP's dodgeball training, he has been very interested in dodgeball. As he strove to succeed, he was selected as a member of the Hong Kong Dodgeball Team in 2017. For achieving of his goal of...