Gyeonggi Job Foundation, Overseas Training for 150 Low-Income Youth

Gyeonggi-do Job Foundation

The Gyeonggi-do Job Foundation is operating an overseas training program for low-income youth.

On the 3rd, the foundation announced that it will publicly recruit 150 participants for the 'Gyeonggi Youth Ladder Program,' which offers overseas training experiences in countries such as the United States and Australia, from the 4th to the 24th of this month.

This project is a key pledge of Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi-do in the 8th civilian administration, aimed at providing 'more equitable opportunities' to youth.

It was designed to reduce educational disparities and create opportunities for low-income youth, who cannot access learning opportunities such as overseas training due to economic reasons, by providing them with overseas university training opportunities and encouraging them to explore diverse career paths.

Participants in the program will have all expenses covered for the entire schedule, including overseas university training, pre-education, and post-management.

Eligible participants are low-income youth aged 19 to 34 as of January 1 of this year, residing in Gyeonggi-do (basic livelihood security recipients, second-lowest income bracket), and must have no disqualifications for overseas training.

Additionally, those who have participated in similar projects by central government ministries or local governments (universities), such as the Ministry of Education's 'Paran Ladder Project,' are excluded.

The foundation will first recruit 150 participants for training programs at four overseas universities in the Americas and Oceania regions from July to August. Recruitment for overseas university training participants in regions such as Asia will be conducted later.

The overseas universities for this recruitment are ▲University of Michigan (July 10?August 4) ▲University at Buffalo (July 3?28) ▲University of Washington (July 10?28) ▲University of Sydney (July 10?28).

Applicants can apply for their first and second choice universities among these four. It is important to carefully consider the selection of the preferred university, as the training schedules and durations vary depending on each university's program.

Applications can be submitted online through the Jobaba Apply website (https://apply.jobaba.net).

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