Gyeongnam Office of Education Provides 600,000 KRW Employment Support Fund to Vocational High School Students

Gyeongnam Office of Education is promoting the Gyeongnam Dreamdidim Support Project, which provides employment preparation support funds to vocational high school students.

According to the provincial Office of Education, this project provides employment preparation support funds of 600,000 KRW to help vocational high school students in the province acquire the skills required in the industrial field and enhance their capabilities.

Last year, 300,000 KRW was provided, paid as 50,000 KRW per month for 6 months starting in September, but this year, 600,000 KRW will be given, paid as 50,000 KRW per month for 12 months.

Gyeongnam Office of Education Ai Joha Flag.
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The provincial Office of Education has signed a prepaid card business agreement with NH Nonghyup Bank Gyeongnam Headquarters and plans to distribute 150,000 KRW of the employment preparation support funds quarterly in four installments using the Gyeongnam Dreamdidim Card.

The Dreamdidim Card can only be used at approved affiliated stores, and support will be suspended if there are changes such as loss of student status, withdrawal, or leave of absence.

Places where the card can be used include technical academies related to vocational education and employment preparation, foreign language academies, bookstores, stationery stores, reading rooms, study cafes, opticians, hair and beauty salons, photo studios, and driving schools.

Support will be restricted if the card is used fraudulently at other locations or for other purposes.

Kim Kyung-gyu, Director of Career Education, said, “We hope that providing employment preparation support funds to vocational high school students will promote learning motivation and serve as an opportunity to develop high-skilled job competencies required by the industrial field, thereby revitalizing employment for high school graduates.”

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