Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Conducts Reemployment Support Training for Soon-to-Retire Workers

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education conducted the ‘2021 Reemployment Support Training for Employees Scheduled to Retire’ over three days starting from the 18th at the Gwangju School Facility Support Group.

According to the Metropolitan Office of Education on the 25th, this ‘Reemployment Support Training for Employees Scheduled to Retire’ was organized to provide opportunities for life planning after retirement and to alleviate anxiety about job changes, and it was held for the first time this year.

The ‘Reemployment Support Training for Employees Scheduled to Retire,’ targeting workers within three years of retirement, has been mandated under the ‘Act on Prohibition of Age Discrimination in Employment and Promotion of Employment of Older Persons.’

This training was designed for educational public employees scheduled to retire in the second half of 2021 and the first half of 2022, and consisted of courses such as ▲acquiring resume writing skills ▲strengthening basic skills for career interviews ▲entrepreneurship trends.

A survey conducted on the 20th among training participants showed that 85% responded with ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied,’ indicating a generally high level of satisfaction.

An official from the Labor Policy Division of the Metropolitan Office of Education stated, “The training was conducted to provide employment and entrepreneurship information that can help employees scheduled to retire live another tomorrow after retirement and to assist with preliminary preparation for life planning.” He added, “Although satisfaction was high, we will continue to make efforts to ensure that the training is operated substantively based on the feedback from this survey reflecting the opinions of the training participants.”

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