Yeongdeungpo-gu Creates Localized Jobs for Youth and Career-Interrupted Women

Selected for 4 Projects in the Ministry of Employment and Labor's '2021 Regional Industry Customized Job Creation Support Project'... Secured 234 Million KRW in National Funding to Support Quality Jobs for Youth and Career-Interrupted Women

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) secured 234 million KRW in national funding after four projects were selected in the Ministry of Employment and Labor's '2021 Regional Industry Customized Job Creation Support Project' competition.

This project is designed to address local employment issues by having local governments and non-profit organizations collaborate to discover and propose jobs tailored to regional characteristics, with the Ministry of Employment and Labor reviewing, selecting, and supporting the projects.

In the competition held in February this year, the district’s project “Asset Management Industry Operation Support Personnel Training” was selected consecutively following its selection in 2020. Additionally, at the end of April, three women-focused projects were selected in an additional competition aimed at creating jobs for local high school graduate youth and women with career interruptions.

The first selected project, “Asset Management Industry Operation Support Personnel Training,” has been promoted since 2019 in collaboration with the Korea Financial Investment Association, reflecting the regional characteristics and industry demand centered around Yeouido, where many financial companies are concentrated.

Despite the ongoing youth employment difficulties caused by the spread of COVID-19 and the economic crisis last year, about 70% of the program graduates succeeded in finding employment in the financial industry.

The district plans to recruit trainees for two weeks from May 24 to June 4 before starting full-scale training aimed at creating 21 youth jobs from the end of June this year. To help prospective trainees understand the asset management industry and the training curriculum, an information session will be held on May 31 at the Yeouido Financial Investment Education Center.

Furthermore, through women-focused projects, the district will support employment and entrepreneurship for women in employment blind spots. The target beneficiaries are women with career interruptions and unemployed women facing economic difficulties due to COVID-19. The plan is to nurture women with expertise through quality training programs and connect them to suitable jobs to ensure support goes beyond one-time assistance.

Specifically, the programs include ▲a solo entrepreneurship course supporting all stages from discovering e-commerce startup items to commercialization ▲headhunter professional and career transition employment support ▲and training for online and offline store management experts reflecting the regional characteristics of large shopping mall clusters and demand in sales positions.

In particular, this women-focused project emphasizes helping women whose careers were interrupted due to environmental changes caused by COVID-19 and difficulties balancing household duties and work to participate in society. It proposes projects that facilitate flexible working arrangements to enable work-life balance.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “We expect this project to create jobs for women with career interruptions and youth who are struggling due to COVID-19,” and added, “We will continue to make our best efforts to catch two rabbits at once: overcoming the local employment crisis and revitalizing the local economy by discovering jobs that fit regional conditions and demands.”

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