Gyeongnam Province Aims to Create 1,276 Jobs This Year with 9.5 Billion KRW Investment

Support Package for Proactive Employment Stability in Key Industries

Additional Operation of Support Centers and Provision of Hiring Incentives

Gyeongsangnam-do will invest 9.5 billion KRW this year to stabilize employment in key industries.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongsangnam-do will invest 9.5 billion KRW this year, including 7.6 billion KRW in national funds, in the Employment Stability Preemptive Response Package Support Project in collaboration with the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

The Employment Stability Preemptive Response Package Support Project has been regarded as a comprehensive job policy for regions within the province facing employment crisis concerns since 2020.

▲ Strengthening reemployment capabilities training for unemployed individuals in the province ▲ Payment of hiring incentives ▲ Support for product advancement, resolution of technical difficulties, and improvement of working conditions for crisis companies in the province ▲ Operation of the Employment Stability Preemptive Response Support Center, among other initiatives.

Last year, through region-led comprehensive job support including employment services, workforce training, and payment of hiring incentives, 1,212 people succeeded in finding employment, exceeding the initial target set at the beginning of the year. This year, the goal is to create 1,276 jobs.

To establish a comprehensive employment stability support system in Gyeongnam, the Gyeongnam Employment Stability Public-Private Cooperation (Governance) and the Changwon, Gimhae, and Sacheon Employment Stability Preemptive Response Support Centers are operated.

For the employment stability of workers in crisis industries, skill-up workforce training for crisis workers and change-up workforce training projects for employment transition of crisis workers are implemented.

To increase the employment creation capacity of crisis industry companies, management consulting, employment expansion-type company support, and support projects for aviation parts companies are also promoted.

At the Employment Stability Support Centers, educational programs such as psychological stability and employment support programs, mock interviews, and resume coaching are operated to help retirees and job seekers succeed in employment, and a new center will be established in Gimhae to expand employment services.

Starting in July, professional counselors will be assigned to the Sacheon Employment Welfare Center, and mobile Worknet education programs will be operated to strengthen support related to aviation parts companies and workers, as well as to assist crisis workers with job transitions and reemployment.

This year, the amount of hiring incentives paid will be doubled compared to last year, providing 2 million KRW per month for three months, totaling 6 million KRW, with applications accepted at the Gyeongnam Employment Stability Preemptive Response Support Center.

A scene of the Gyeongnam Province Employment Stability Proactive Response Package Support Project program in progress.

In April, customized workforce training courses for crisis industries such as automobile, aviation, and machinery, involving universities and research institutes in the province, as well as customized workforce training courses for new growth industries for labor transition such as smart factories, defense aviation, and future automobiles, will also begin.

Support will be provided for product upgrading, prototype production, safe workplace establishment, and working environment improvement for 57 companies related to automobile, machinery & equipment, and aviation manufacturing in the province, along with management consulting to strengthen R&D planning capabilities and resolve on-site technical difficulties.

Kim Changdeok, Director of the Job Economy Division, said, “In the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, existing manufacturing is becoming smart, and efforts for fair labor transition are essential accordingly. We will do our utmost to overcome the employment crisis by providing a package of professional workforce training courses, employment services, and company support.”

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