Gwangju Buk-gu Invests Over 200 Million Won in National Funds to Create Jobs for New Middle-Aged Workers

Gwangju Metropolitan City Buk-gu is investing the largest amount of national funds among Gwangju autonomous districts to create jobs for retired professionals aged 50 to 60.

According to Buk-gu on the 5th, Buk-gu was selected in the '2024 New Middle-aged Career-type Job Project' contest hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, securing 240 million KRW in national funds.

The New Middle-aged Career-type Job Project is a contest project implemented annually by the Ministry of Employment and Labor since 2019 to provide jobs needed in the region for retirees aged 50 to 65, support reemployment of retirees, and strengthen the role of the new middle-aged in the local community.

In this contest, Buk-gu discovered and applied for five job projects reflecting the characteristics of the region: ▲ AI and IOT Smart Care Management ▲ Mobile Financial Counseling Office Operation ▲ Mobile Play Care Project ▲ Creation of Permanent Rental Care Specialized Village ▲ Use of Drones in the Public Sector, and as a result of the evaluation, all the projects applied for were selected, making Buk-gu the only autonomous district in Gwangju to have all its projects chosen.

In particular, the 'AI and IOT Smart Care Management' project was highly praised by the judges as an excellent example of a professional job that best fits the nature of the New Middle-aged Career-type Job Project, and it receives national funding amounting to twice the originally requested support amount by Buk-gu.

The five projects selected in this contest will be actively promoted from next year, providing region-customized jobs to a total of 44 retirees aged 50 to 60.

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