Seocho-gu Provides 200,000 KRW Annual Lifelong Education Vouchers for Career-Interrupted Residents

Seocho-gu Supports Lifelong Education Vouchers for Career-Interrupted Residents Seeking Learning and Employment

Annual Support of 200,000 KRW for About 600 Unemployed Residents Aged 30 to 59... Seocho-type Lifelong Education Voucher Applications Open from the 19th

This Year’s Application Age Expanded Compared to Last Year’s Focus on Women in Their 40s; 2,745 Lifelong Education Institutions Available for Skill Development and Employment Enhancement

Mayor Jeon Seong-su: “We Will Continue to Provide Customized Lifelong Education Services to Ensure Residents Enjoy a Happy Life”

Seocho-gu (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) will provide lifelong education vouchers worth 200,000 KRW per month to 600 career-interrupted residents in their 30s to 50s who wish to learn and find employment.

The district will accept applications for the ‘2023 Seocho-type Lifelong Education Voucher (Usage Ticket)’ from the 19th to the 30th of this month.

The ‘Seocho-type Lifelong Education Voucher’ is a usage ticket that supports residents in freely choosing their preferred institutions and courses at their desired time to improve career development and employment skills, as well as to provide lifelong learning in humanities and general education.

Last year, the program targeted career-interrupted women in their 40s, with about 200 residents participating in lifelong education programs.

This year, the eligibility and educational courses have been expanded compared to last year. First, the support target has been broadened to include men and women in their 30s to 50s. Additionally, the number of affiliated nationwide online and offline lifelong education institutions increased from 2,400 last year to 2,745 this year, an expansion of about 300 institutions.

This project is being implemented in connection with the ‘National and Regional Lifelong Education Voucher System,’ operated by the National Institute for Lifelong Education, a Ministry of Education-affiliated institution, marking the first such collaboration by a local government last year.

The final selected applicants will be notified via the district office website and individual text messages in early July.

Eligible applicants are residents registered in Seocho-gu aged from their 30s to 50s who have experienced career interruption. They can apply through the Seocho-gu district office website by submitting the required documents.

The district will verify eligibility and exclusion criteria next month to select recipients. Priority support will be given to basic livelihood security recipients, low-income households, single-parent families, and others.

Selected recipients will receive a lifelong education hope card and can apply for courses within the annual limit of 200,000 KRW at educational institutions registered on the national lifelong education voucher site, with courses available until the end of the year.

Through this voucher program, the district expects recipients to freely utilize lifelong education institutions according to their circumstances and to gain learning energy through self-realization.

Seocho-gu plans to utilize its abundant lifelong learning resources and is striving to build a lifelong education system by expanding support and infrastructure through connections with specialized institutions and local resources.

Mayor Jeon Seong-su of Seocho-gu said, “We hope the ‘Seocho-type Lifelong Education Voucher’ will lead to self-development and employment for residents in their 30s to 50s. We will continue to provide customized lifelong education services so that residents can enjoy a rich and happy life.”

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