Gyeonggi-do Attracts 194 Participants to Job and Startup Support 'Rechallenge School'

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province received 194 applications for the ‘Gyeonggi Rechallenge School,’ which supports youth and middle-aged individuals with past failures in employment and entrepreneurship to reattempt job seeking and business startups.

The Gyeonggi Rechallenge School is a program that provides psychological healing, employment and entrepreneurship education, and other support services to young and middle-aged people who have faced difficulties in finding jobs or starting businesses.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 3rd that a total of 194 applicants applied during the recruitment period from the 12th of last month to the 1st of this month, resulting in a competition rate of 3.88 to 1.

By age group, those in their 50s accounted for the largest portion with 55 applicants, followed by 44 in their 40s, 40 in their 30s, 34 in their 20s, and 21 aged 60 and above.

Among them, 137 applicants, or 71% of the total, were seeking employment. Additionally, 53 were preparing to start a business, and 4 were either on leave or currently enrolled in school.

The main reasons for applying included ▲business failure ▲closure due to COVID-19 ▲career interruption ▲involuntary resignation due to health deterioration, among others.

Gyeonggi Province will finalize the selection of trainees in September after reviewing eligibility and will support their reattempts at employment and entrepreneurship through a 3-night, 4-day residential training from September 24 to 27.

Kang Hyun-seok, Director of the Future Lifelong Education Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, said, "It is regrettable that we cannot support all applicants due to budget constraints," and added, "Next year, we will strive to expand the number of recruits to increase social participation among secluded and isolated young and middle-aged individuals."

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