Gimje-si Disabled Comprehensive Welfare Center Secures 'Severe Disability Vocational Rehabilitation Center'

Selection of the Implementing Agency for the Korea Disabled Development Institute Public Contest Project

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jaehee] The Jeonbuk Gimje City Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled has achieved the great success of being finally selected as the executing agency for the ‘Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Severely Disabled Persons.’

On the 30th, the Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled announced that it was finally selected as the ‘Vocational Rehabilitation Center’ type new project executing agency for the ‘2020 Vocational Rehabilitation Support Project for Severely Disabled Persons’ supported by the Korea Disabled Development Institute.

The ‘Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Severely Disabled Persons’ is open to any disabled person wishing to find employment, and will receive support for personnel expenses and project costs, disability training allowances, employment incentives, etc., and is scheduled to operate from September 1.

The vocational rehabilitation project for the disabled is conducted as a one-stop program covering vocational counseling and evaluation, vocational adaptation training, business development, job placement, and post-employment adaptation guidance, aiming to establish a foundation for independence for severely disabled persons, expand opportunities for social participation, and promote social integration.

The Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled became the executing agency by applying with the belief that although Gimje City is a rural area with a poorer employment environment compared to the metropolitan area, jobs are essential for disabled persons to lead independent lives as members of society and for social integration between disabled and non-disabled persons.

Director Kang Jeongwan expressed his aspiration, saying, “I hope this will provide opportunities for independence to disabled persons and serve as a chance for local community businesses to take interest in and support the employment and job creation of disabled persons,” and added, “We will continue to strive to fulfill our role as the central center for vocational rehabilitation in the local community.”

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