Seodaemun-gu Youth Career Expo Held Online

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) opened the 8th Youth Career Expo this year on the 1st of this month and will hold it online through the dedicated website (enter ‘seodaemunjinroexpo.kr’ in the internet address bar) until October 17.

About 2,400 students from elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as out-of-school youth, will explore various occupational groups reflecting the demands and changes of the times to find careers suited to their aptitudes.

Held online, participants can join anytime and anywhere with just a PC or smartphone.

The expo is organized into six themes: ▲Enjoy MAKER ▲Amazing MAKER ▲Freestyle MAKER ▲Together CAREER ▲University Student Mentoring ▲Interactive Events, featuring over 100 self-produced video contents on diverse topics such as 3D printing, coding, drones, art, and woodworking.

Additionally, there are school-based review competitions focusing on experiential content, interviews with professionals who have realized their ideas in reality, and career and academic counseling sessions with university students.

Some programs allow participants to experience making by watching videos uploaded on YouTube while using ‘DIY kits’ delivered to them. Furthermore, a MAKER competition is held where youth virtually crowdfund each other’s ideas, adding to the excitement.

A MAKER refers to a person who realizes their ideas through creative making using various tools. Through the process of making and working on what is needed, they discover their talents and gain insights for career exploration.

Moon Seok-jin, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, said, “This expo, planned with a focus on ‘MAKER’ in collaboration with the Startup Promotion Agency, will provide an opportunity to broadly understand occupational groups in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution and non-face-to-face environments and to concretely envision one’s future.”

Since being selected as the ‘Best Youth Activity’ by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in 2014, the expo has established itself as a representative local event for youth career development, with many organizations benchmarking it.

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