Gwangju Seo-gu Holds Meeting with Agencies for Job Creation Support Project

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) announced on the 11th that it held an online video meeting on the 10th to discuss the successful promotion of the ‘2020 Regional and Industry Customized Job Creation Support Project’.

Seo-gu was selected in February for the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s ‘Regional Industry Customized Job Creation Support’ public contest project and secured 349 million KRW in national funding.

To address local employment issues, a consortium was formed with non-profit organizations, and the following projects are being promoted: ▲ Elderly Care Specialist Training Project for a Super-Aged Society (Chosun Nursing University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation) ▲ AI Coding Expert Training Project (Songwon University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation) ▲ Youth Merchant Development Platform Linked to Traditional Market Revitalization (Malbau Market Culture Center) ▲ Childcare Specialist Training Project (Chosun Nursing University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation).

During the video meeting, representatives from each project agency gathered to share progress and discuss future operational directions.

A Seo-gu official said, “The online video meeting was held to respond to new trends in the COVID-19 daily life system and to improve work efficiency. Going forward, we plan to further activate the use of online video meetings to practice social distancing and promote online collaboration between institutions.”

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