Expansion to 2,000 Youth Activity Programs... Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Announces Promise No. 2

To revitalize youth activities that have been subdued due to COVID-19, the government plans to expand youth activity programs linked to the school curriculum and increase small-scale youth activity spaces by utilizing idle local facilities.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced on the 14th that Minister Kim Hyun-sook will sign a youth policy business agreement with Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 15th, announcing "Promise No. 2," which includes these details.

According to the Ministry of Education and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the proportion of youths engaging in high-intensity physical activity three or more days a week decreased from 50.7% in 2018 to 46.6% in 2022 due to COVID-19.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family plans to expand youth activity programs linked to the school curriculum from about 1,700 to about 2,000.

Information linkage between youth facilities and schools will also be strengthened so that excellent youth activity programs can be utilized when establishing annual school education plans.

To enhance youths' digital capabilities, competency training will be strengthened for youth instructors to provide digital programs such as metaverse and coding.

In the mid to long term, a digital platform for youth activities will be established to utilize data such as individual usage history of activity programs and program information by facility, enabling personalized activity programs for each youth.

A digital experience center will be built at national youth training facilities, and aging facilities will be reinforced to make youth activity spaces safe. Small-scale youth activity spaces near homes and schools will also be expanded from about 100 to about 120.

At least one youth after-school academy will be established in every basic local government nationwide, and QR codes will be embedded in youth IDs to allow youths to easily access information about after-school academies.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced "Promise No. 1" last March, pledging to strengthen psychological support for youths, which increased due to COVID-19. It also stated plans to accurately grasp the actual conditions of reclusive youths, estimated to number in the hundreds of thousands.

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