Gwangjin-gu Operates 'Visiting 50+ Life Design Counseling Center'

Operating visits to each neighborhood community center until November... Peer consultants provide customized counseling... '50+ Life Second Act Program' supporting social reentry operated online and in small groups

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Seon-gap) is operating the ‘Visiting 50+ Life Design Counseling Center’ until November to help the 50+ generation, who are at a turning point in life, redesign their lives.

This counseling center operates on a rotating basis at each neighborhood community center once or twice a week so that residents can conveniently receive counseling nearby. The operating hours are from 2 PM to 4 PM.

Residents who wish to receive counseling fill out a diagnostic form based on the seven major life areas, and can additionally select areas of interest among ▲finance ▲job preference ▲personal traits. Consultants of the same age group from the 50+ Counseling Center analyze the diagnostic results and provide customized counseling later via phone.

Along with customized comprehensive counseling, the center also provides information on employment and entrepreneurship, social participation, community activities, and other 50+ policy information tailored to individual needs.

Additionally, the district will operate the ‘50+ Second Act Program,’ which supports the social re-entry of the 50+ generation, in a non-face-to-face or small group format until December.

Since February, the district has conducted a private sector contest and discovered eight programs that support career development, qualification acquisition, and cultural and leisure activities for the 50+ generation, which are currently being operated.

New programs this year include ▲Middle-aged Men’s Cooking Class ‘Double Plus Cook Together’ ▲Silver YouTuber Training Course ‘Challenge of the Opal Generation.’

Career development and certification courses include ▲Total Craft Certification Course ‘Oddduggi 2nd Term’ ▲3D Printing Pen & Silver Board Game Course ‘Double up! 50+ I’m Also a Maker 2’ ▲Dementia Prevention Specialist Training ‘Five Senses Play Instructor Training Course’ ▲Upcycle Succulent Art Instructor Training Course ▲Senior Sexual Education Instructor Training Course ‘Oh! Open Sexual Employment Academy’ ▲and ‘Learn 50 Show!’ which consists of various courses such as professional organizer and natural soap instructor training, and smartphone classes.

Furthermore, the 50+ Counseling Center lends life design-related books and emotional healing books to residents preparing for their second act in life. The center’s operating hours are from 9 AM to 6 PM on weekdays, and each person can borrow one book for 14 days.

District Mayor Kim Seon-gap said, “We have prepared various programs to help the 50+ generation, who are entering the latter half of life, redesign their lives. We will systematically support the 50+ generation, who are the backbone of our society, so that they can face their second act in life with stability.”

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