Gwangju Dong-gu 'Village Workplace Youth Intern Support Project' Begins

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 9th that it will officially start the ‘Village Workplace Youth Intern Support Project’.

The ‘Village Workplace Youth Intern Support Project,’ selected through the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s ‘Region-led Youth Job’ contest, is a program that supports employment by providing work experience at various workplaces located in Dong-gu for unemployed local youth.

From January to early this month, Dong-gu completed the selection process for workplaces and unemployed youth, ultimately selecting 19 workplaces and 19 youth participants for work experience.

The 19 young people taking their first step into society as ‘youth interns’ will gain job experience as members of various workplaces such as social economy enterprises, cultural companies, and youth start-ups for nine months until early December. They will also receive support for job-seeking activities, including job training and certification acquisition assistance.

Mayor Im Taek of Dong-gu said, “I hope that supporting work experience at workplaces desired by local youth will serve as a foundation for them to advance not only their job skills but also take a step further into society. We will also thoroughly manage follow-up support to ensure that youth can find employment or start businesses in their desired fields after the work experience ends.”

Meanwhile, Dong-gu is recruiting prospective youth entrepreneurs to participate in the newly launched ‘Vacant House Youth Start-up Filling Project’ until the 13th. Selected prospective youth entrepreneurs will receive up to 12.6 million KRW in support for rent and material costs to open and start a business in vacant houses or empty stores in Gyerim 1-dong.

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