Minister of Employment: "Next Year's University Job Center Budget to Be Significantly Increased"

Visit to Gangwon National University Career Center on the 23rd

Minister of Employment and Labor Ahn Kyung-duk delivering a greeting at the Youth Employment Support Project Agreement Ceremony and Excellent Company Membership Certification Ceremony held on the 3rd at the Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Office in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] An Kyung-duk, Minister of Employment and Labor, announced on the 23rd that "the budget for the University Job Center project will be significantly expanded next year."

Minister An made this statement during a visit to the Gangwon National University Job Center in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. This project, which has been in operation since October 2015, provides systematic career and employment support services to lower-grade university students, linking schools and the labor market. Recently, due to the spread of COVID-19, the service has shifted to non-face-to-face formats, continuing with online counseling, artificial intelligence (AI) interviews, and other remote services. Gangwon National University has been participating since 2017.

Minister An said, "There is a strong demand from youth for centers that strengthen career and employment guidance from the university enrollment period and connect work experience and training," adding, "We will significantly expand next year's project budget, enhance the functions of the centers, and improve systems to strengthen the centers as core infrastructure for youth employment support."

He continued, "Gangwon National University will actively provide employment support services not only to enrolled students but also to local youth, and the Ministry of Employment and Labor will work with universities to promote the 'Youth Employment Support Program' policy starting in the second half of the year."

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