Nowon-gu Takes Initiative to Create Jobs for Youth in Small and Medium Enterprises

Signed a business agreement with 13 organizations including Sangsang Irum Center to create jobs for unemployed youth... Four projects including the Future Career Coach Program, employing 26 young people... Hired job seekers can work up to 23 months from March at partner organizations... Monthly labor cost support up to 1.8 million KRW per person for youth hiring institutions

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) is partnering with small and medium-sized businesses in the area to provide job opportunities for youth.

The initiative aims to offer jobs to young job seekers and help small businesses address labor shortages. Participating organizations include 13 institutions such as the youth career experience center ‘Sangsang Irum Center’.

Eligible job seekers are unemployed individuals aged 39 or younger who reside in the area or are students enrolled at universities located in Nowon. They can work for up to 23 months from March this year until December next year. The district supports businesses hiring youth with up to 1.8 million KRW per person per month for wages (excluding the four major social insurance fees).

The total number of hires across the 13 organizations is 26. Detailed hiring includes 3 career counselors to operate youth career exploration programs at the ‘Sangsang Irum Center’, and 10 teachers responsible for class planning and content development at ‘Hope Research Institute Baeum’ and ‘Darac Sports’.

Additionally, 7 young interns will be recruited for accounting, planning, promotion, and product development at 5 cooperatives including ‘Sarang-ui Sonmat’, and 6 youth will be hired in life-cycle education fields at ‘Nowon Human Library’ and ‘Nowon Nanum House’.

For more details, refer to the ‘Community-led Youth Job Project Announcement’ in the recruitment section on the Nowon-gu Office website.

To ensure efficient project implementation, the district and these organizations signed a business agreement at the district office auditorium on the 12th, agreeing to cooperate until March 2022.

This project aims to create employment for unemployed youth and provide opportunities to gain job experience and improve job skills.

Last year, the community-led youth job project was also conducted, hiring a total of 51 people across 7 projects at 18 institutions including the Nowon Village Media Cooperative.

In May last year, the ‘Nowon-gu Youth Basic Ordinance’ was enacted to improve the quality of life for youth, and various policies such as forming a youth policy committee are being promoted.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, "We hope this job participation opportunity allows youth to assess their aptitudes and helps businesses somewhat alleviate their recruitment difficulties. We will continue to develop sustainable youth policies."

Child and Youth Division 2116-0592

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