Gyeonggi-do to Create 3,600 Social Jobs for Middle-Aged and Older Adults

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is establishing a dedicated job support center to assist middle-aged and older adults in reemployment and will provide more than 3,600 Gyeonggi Province-type social jobs.

On the 22nd, Gyeonggi Province finalized and announced the "Gyeonggi Province Middle-aged and Older Adult Support Plan," which includes these details.

According to the support plan, the province has selected and will implement 25 tasks across four areas: jobs, education, welfare, and support system establishment.

Jobs will be promoted with customized demand according to age groups.

First, through the Gyeonggi Job Foundation, the province will establish a job support center dedicated to reemployment support for middle-aged and older adults, providing a one-stop service from career planning to vocational training and employment/startup support.

Additionally, the province will expand Gyeonggi Province-type social jobs to create over 3,600 jobs.

To this end, the province plans to recruit a "Lifecycle Growth Support Group" to support hospitalized child care and school commuting care for infants and children, provide educational support for adolescents, and offer employment support services such as discussion and interview skills and workplace adaptation counseling for young adults.

The province will also operate a career-customized social contribution group and a learning social contribution group. The learning social contribution group will provide life skill services such as wallpapering and tiling to vulnerable groups by graduates of the Gyeonggi Life Skills School. The career-customized social contribution group will match social jobs according to the careers and needs of middle-aged and older adults.

Furthermore, universities within the province equipped with personnel and facilities will be designated as "Gyeonggi Province Middle-aged and Older Adult Encore Universities" to offer lifelong education programs and establish various lifelong learning systems.

The province will also promote health management projects, including mental care and psychological counseling to alleviate conflicts, depression, and relationship issues experienced by middle-aged and older adults, as well as support for leisure activities.

In addition, the province will gradually create dedicated complex spaces where middle-aged and older adults can participate and communicate.

The population of middle-aged and older adults aged 50 to under 65 in the province is 3.06 million, accounting for 23.1% of the total population in the province.

Lee Byung-woo, Director of the Welfare Bureau of the province, promised, "Gyeonggi Province will serve as a compass to ensure that middle-aged and older adults, who have lived the first act of their lives diligently and are now starting another new beginning, can realize a successful second act of life."

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