Dongjak-gu, Public-Private Joint Operation of Youth Dream Dongjak Camp

Until December, Youth Employment Center in Noryangjin offers youth job mentoring with Nongshim employees... Providing customized online job information and counseling via video lecture programs to prevent COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) is operating the ‘Youth Dream Dongjak Camp’ (hereinafter referred to as Dongjak Camp), a public-private partnership program aimed at resolving youth unemployment and creating jobs.

This project was established through an agreement between the district and local company Nongshim to provide youth job seekers with employment-related information and counseling.

Dongjak Camp will be held at the Noryangjin Youth Job Center (190 Noryangjin-ro, 2nd floor) on the third Thursday of every month from 2 PM, starting with the first session on the 16th, continuing through December.

The participants are five youths who are either currently attending university or have been unemployed for up to three years after graduation, targeting about 30 people over six sessions.

The program features Nongshim employees volunteering as mentors to provide ▲employment-related information ▲consultations for successful employment ▲coaching on customized strategies necessary for employment such as resume writing.

In particular, the first Dongjak Camp session will utilize the real-time online video conferencing program ‘zoom cloud meetings’ to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The district plans to provide continuous support for Dongjak Camp participants by linking them with the Noryangjin Youth Job Center for ▲resume and self-introduction letter consulting through career counselors ▲employment support and capacity-building programs ▲connection to recruiting companies.

Residents wishing to participate can submit their application form and self-introduction letter via email to the person in charge (pyjin18@dongjak.go.kr) by the 15th.

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Job Policy Division.

Jo Jin-hee, head of the Job Policy Division, said, “Through this project, we will do our best to help young people who are struggling with employment due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic receive employment know-how and successfully prepare for and achieve employment.”

Meanwhile, until December, the district will operate a ‘Youth Job Cafe’ by transforming cafes and centers frequently visited by students into employment support spaces with thorough quarantine measures, providing step-by-step customized employment services such as ▲1:1 employment counseling and special lectures ▲job and company analysis counseling ▲interview makeup programs.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.