Gyeongnam Province Secures 1.2 Billion KRW for Women-Specialized Job Contest Project

Selection of 7 Projects Including Support for Women’s Community Startups and Training Women Experts in Convergent Industries

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government Building Exterior

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 24th that seven projects, including support for women’s community startups, were selected in the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s public contest for regional and industry-customized job creation support projects (women-specialized), securing 1.2 billion KRW in national funding.

The women-specialized project is a program that links startup support, vocational training, and career transition support programs for women in the region who face difficulties in employment due to career interruptions.

Gyeongnam-do’s “Women’s Community Startup Support” project selected in this contest supports women entrepreneurs to sustainably operate as social enterprises by providing assistance from selecting startup items to professional counseling (mentoring), establishing corporations such as cooperatives, and startup incubation expenses.

Through social cooperatives, teams wishing to start community businesses will be recruited and supported with up to 15 million KRW per team.

Changwon City supports startups using local specialties for reemployment in food-related fields and provides consulting related to starting child care-type study rooms.

Tongyeong City operates three vocational education and training courses including cooking practice, training traditional Tongyeong quilting technicians, and obtaining companion plant certification, strengthening employment capabilities to enable work and childcare simultaneously.

Gimhae City supports employment through certification acquisition education in fields related to companion animals and supports obtaining nursing care worker certification and on-site training.

Geoje City plans to support various courses such as training women urban agriculture experts, consulting for employment and startups using Geoje flower tea, and women’s small capital startup education.

Each project is scheduled to be carried out from May to December, and for detailed information on project plans and applications, inquiries can be made to the respective local governments.

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