Helping Youth Find Overseas Jobs... Recruiting 1,935 Trainees in the First Half of the Year

767 Americans, 696 Japanese, 100 Vietnamese, etc.

On the 23rd, a job seeker is looking through an employment guidebook at the Japan Overseas Employment Strategy Briefing held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Recently, Japan has been experiencing a severe labor shortage, with 1.59 job openings per job seeker. This briefing introduces the government's overseas employment support projects and provides helpful information for employment, such as local labor contract laws in Japan and successful employment strategies in Japan. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

The Human Resources Development Service of Korea announced on the 6th that it has selected 102 overseas employment training programs for the first regular session of the first half of this year and will sequentially recruit 1,935 trainees starting from the 7th to help young people find jobs abroad.

The overseas employment training program is a talent development program tailored to the demands of overseas companies. It provides support such as language and job training, employment counseling and placement, and living information to help trainees settle locally after employment.

The Service covers 80% to 100% of the training costs required for the courses. Among the selected programs this year, the United States has the most with 45 courses (767 trainees), followed by Japan with 30 courses (696 trainees), and Vietnam with 6 courses (100 trainees).

Additionally, 10 courses in Asian countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, and China, as well as 5 courses in Europe and the Middle East, were selected. By occupation, the courses are diverse, including office work, service jobs, medical, IT, and mechanical technical positions.

The Service explained that it has improved various systems so that young people can work under better conditions despite the spread of COVID-19.

First, the recognized annual salary standards for employment have been gradually raised, and high-salary courses have been expanded. Considering the digital transformation era, ICT field courses were given preferential treatment.

The selection of overseas employment training courses, which was previously twice a year, has been expanded to three times a year. To diversify the overseas employment training program, which worsened due to COVID-19, a university consortium course was established and selected to recruit an additional 200 trainees.

Youth wishing to work overseas can check course information registered by each training institution on World Job Plus, and compare training content and hours, government subsidies, personal expenses, training locations, etc., to choose the course that suits them best.

Oh Soo-bong, the Service’s director, said, "I hope that young job seekers who wish to work overseas will continue to expand their reach abroad despite the difficult situation caused by COVID-19."

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