Ministry of Health and Welfare to Pilot Refresher Training for Care Workers

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 7th that it will pilot a continuing education program for care workers for three months starting in August to strengthen the professionalism of care workers and improve the quality of services. The pilot will target five cities and provinces: Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam.

On the 20th, when contact visits became possible for unvaccinated individuals against COVID-19, a guardian is having an in-person visit with a resident in the visiting room of the Songpa Elderly Care Center in Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

The continuing education aims to minimize confusion that may arise during the initial phase before its official implementation next year and to secure acceptance in the field. Currently, revisions to subordinate regulations under the Long-Term Care Insurance Act for the Elderly are also underway.

Eligible care workers can only complete the continuing education at educational institutions designated by the National Health Insurance Service. The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to analyze the results of the pilot project to establish guidelines for conducting continuing education for care workers and will continuously monitor to ensure that the continuing education is effectively implemented starting next year.

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