In support of Macao’s development into a learning society and the nurture of diversity in expertise and culture, Lifelong Learning Office was founded under University of Saint Joseph to aim at facilitating and cultivating lifelong learning abilities in local individuals. Through acquisition of knowledge and skills, the Office takes on a quest to broaden the horizons of individuals so as to contribute to an overall enhancement of the social competitiveness and quality. Access to lifelong learning is inclusive and accessible to all and abides the USJ Equality and Diversity Policy

As a fulfilment of the mission aforementioned, the office is committed to the provision of short-term programmes for the personal development of local residents of different ages and professions. Majority of the programmes are designed and delivered by the University’s resident and visiting academics, covering a wide variety of disciplines that are expertise of the Faculties in hope to meet the learning needs of the general public. In addition, the Lifelong Learning Office also offers focused training in professional knowledge and skills tailored for both the public and private sectors. All customised training programmes are offered solely to aid organisations and enterprises in nurturing staff members, enabling enhancements in overall efficiency and productivity through the professional development of personnel.

Services provided by the Lifelong Learning Office include:

• Generally held in the evenings on weekdays or weekends, the Public Programmes cover disciplines of Religious Studies; Language Learning and Social Studies; Administration and Management; Psychology and Education; Creative Industries; Science and Environmental Studies. All Public Programmes are open for application, and are delivered in a small size class for the sake of better learning experience and quality. Information on latest available Programmes can be obtained here.

• Designed and provided exclusively for clients from both public and private sectors, the Training Programmes aim at enhancing the employability and competitiveness of the participating staff members of the clients. Customisation in curricula, schedules, venues and programme duration are possible upon request so as to meet the actual needs of the clients. Please reach us with the following contacts for details and discussion.

• Mainly targeting students from local and foreign senior-year high schools or Universities, Programmes of this category include intensive language courses and Summer Camps usually held in the third quarter of the year. Latest information regarding individual programme or activity will be announced on this website.

REGISTRATION & ENQUIRIES

Hotline:   +853 8592 5688
Fax:         +853 2872 5517
E-mail:     conted@usj.edu.mo

OFFICE LOCATION (LIFELONG LEARNING OFFICE)

Ilha Verde Campus Estrada Marginal da Ilha Verde No 14 – 17, Macau (Adjacent to “Macao Water Supply Company Limited”)
Office Hours: Mon – Fri 10:00 – 13:30 ; 14:30 – 19:00 (Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays excluded)

ACCESS TO THE OFFICE

Nearest Bus Stop	Routes Reaching this Bus Stop
M24 “Conselheiro Borja / Colégio S. José”	8 (towards “R. do Parque Industrial”) 8A (towards “R. do Parque Industrial”) 28B (towards “Est. Ilha Verde”) 29 (towards “Est. Ilha Verde”)

Public Car Parks Nearby	Location (click here for details)	Location of Entrance and Exit
Auto-Silo do Edifício Cheng Chun	Located at Edifício Cheng Chun da Habitação Social da Ilha Verde	The Entrance and Exit are located at Estrada Nova da Ilha Verde
Auto-Silo do Edifício Cheng Choi	Located at Habitação Social da llha Vedre in Estrada Nova da llha Verde	The Entrance and Exit are located at Estrada Nova da Ilha Verde
Auto-Silo do Edificio Cheng Chong	Located at Edifício Cheng Chong	The Entrance and Exit of are located at Estrada do Canal dos Patos
Auto-Silo do Edifício Cheng I	Located at Edifício Cheng I	The Entrance and Exit are located at Avenida do Conselheiro Borja
Auto-Silo do Edifício Cheng Tou	Located at Edifício Cheng Tou, Avenida do Conselheiro Borja	The Entrance and Exit are located at Rua Norte do Patane

Recording Attendance and Requirements for Electronic Sign-in & Sign-out on lifelong learning programmes (public courses)

• According to the Education and Youth Development Bureau (D.S.E.D.J) — Continuing Education and Development Subsidy Scheme instructions, the instructor and each participant should attend class punctually and no lateness or early leave is allowed. When the course(s) is under its subsidy scheme, it is required to complete the electronic recording of attendance (E-sign-in and E-sign-out) using the device provided by the D.S.E.D.J.. Click HERE for more details and its arrangements.

Arrangement during Bad Weather Forms

• Click HERE for Course Arrangement Details 

Serviços de Polícia Unitários—Instruction of Disaster Prevention of Storm Surge Disaster Prevention Brochure (PDF File) click HERE

DSEDJ-PDAC Subsidy Application for USJ Degree Programmes

• The information provided on this notice ( English version／Chinese version ) is only for degree programme in-service students of the University of Saint Joseph.

Notes:

1. Please log-in the “USJ Student Email Account” (i.e. xxxxx@usj.edu.mo) in order to obtain more details. Information is also available on the USJ student platform (“MyUSJ” > News Feed).
2. Any non-USJ student Email account will not be able to reach the information from the links, please ensure the logged-in account is under appropriate “USJ Student Email Account” in order to obtain the details. Kindly check with the upper right/left corner on your device and switch to the proper ID account for getting the information.

2020-2023 PDAC Subsidy Scheme Website: click HERE (available in Chinese or Portuguese) 2020-2023 PDAC Subsidy Scheme Personal Account: click HERE (available in Chinese or Portuguese)

Online Booking for Counter Service (only available for Lifelong Learning Office) 

• Online Booking for LLO Counter Service (e-Booking): click HERE ; Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): click HERE
• Leave Application Form for Lifelong Learning Programmes [

Forms (only available for lifelong learning programmes)

• Leave Application Form for Lifelong Learning Programmes [download Word file (here) / PDF file (here)] 

• Authorisation Letter for Lifelong Learning Programme Certificate Collection [download Word file (here) / PDF file (here)]

Links

Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau

Macao SAR Government Portal – Departments and Agencies

Macao Education and Youth Development Bureau (D.S.E.D.J.)

Public Security Police Force of Macau

Macao Public Library

Transport Bureau (D.S.A.T.)—Bus Stop Information by District

Macao Health Bureau (Serviços de Saúde)

We value your opinions and appreciate you taking the time to complete our questionnaire for lifelong learning programmes which approximately takes 2-3 minute, in order to make improvement of the quality of our offered courses. Please click this link or scan the QR Code below to fill out the survey.

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