Support for 7,800 Youth Jobs in Culture, Sports, and Tourism Sectors

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Recruiting Companies for Digital Job and Work Experience Program
Up to 6 Months of Wage Support Provided

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 30th that it will support 7,800 youth jobs in related fields to respond to the employment market in the culture, sports, and tourism sectors, which has worsened due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This is linked to the 'Youth Digital Job Project' and 'Youth Work Experience Support Project,' which support up to 110,000 people centered on the Ministry of Employment and Labor. Through inter-ministerial cooperation, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will also establish and operate specialized fields in culture, sports, and tourism. The specialized fields include fine arts, performing arts, film, animation, publishing, broadcasting and video, hotels, international conferences, and Taekwondo. From today, companies participating in the support project will be recruited.

◆ Support for up to 6 months of labor costs, etc.= The contest is open to small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-sized companies with five or more employees who intend to newly hire youth (aged 15 to 34). After prior consultation with designated operating institutions such as the Arts Management Support Center, Korea MICE Association, Korea Tourism Organization, and Korea Hotel Association, applications can be submitted online. Selected companies will receive support for labor costs, etc., for up to six months for youth hired by the end of December.

◆ Support for 3,700 youth digital jobs= The Youth Digital Job Project provides various jobs to help young people struggling to find employment due to COVID-19 (including university graduates) get jobs in private companies in the fields of culture, arts, tourism, media, and content. It promotes jobs such as digitalization of fine arts, performing arts, film, animation, and publications (1,400 people), digital personnel recruitment for revitalizing the MICE industry based on digital international conferences (400 people), broadcasting and video content production site jobs (900 people), and 'New Hallyu-linked SME online competitiveness enhancement jobs (1,000 people)' to support the development of Hallyu content and preparation for export resumption.

◆ Support for 4,100 youth work experiences in tourism and sports fields, etc.= The Youth Work Experience project supports companies' short-term hiring capacity and helps youth gain practical experience in their major fields. It plans to support tourism work experience (3,200 people) in hotel and travel industries, publishing work experience (50 people), and Taekwondo youth work experience (850 people).

A Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism official said, "The culture, sports, and tourism sectors are facing a great crisis due to COVID-19, but at the same time, they are fields with many opportunities to lead new growth in the digital and non-face-to-face era." He added, "We plan to actively promote excellent cases and achievements of this support project so that the digital industry can grow centered on culture."

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