Gwangju City Selected for Youth Growth Project... Secures 3 Billion Won in National Funding

Operating Two Youth Job Stations
Providing Employment and Entrepreneurship Services

Youth Job Station Executive Center. Provided by Gwangju City

Gwangju City announced on the 25th that it has secured 2.968 billion KRW in national funding after being selected for the Ministry of Employment and Labor's 'Youth Growth Project' and 'Workplace Adaptation Support Project' for the second consecutive year. This achievement follows last year's securing of 2.96 billion KRW.

The 'Youth Growth Project' is a program in which the Ministry of Employment and Labor collaborates with local governments to support unemployed youth aged 15 to 39, helping them not to give up on job searching by assisting with employment, entrepreneurship, and daily life recovery.

This year, the city will invest a total project budget of 3 billion KRW, including 2.4 billion KRW in national funding, into the 'Youth Growth Project' to operate the Youth Job Station, a youth-friendly hub space. The city operates two Youth Job Stations (Dongmyeong and Sangmu Centers), which are easily accessible and free for any young person. These centers provide customized initial counseling and programs for employment, entrepreneurship, and daily life recovery to over 11,000 local youths, encouraging entry into the labor market by linking youth policies with employment opportunities.

Last year, more than 10,000 young job seekers visited the Gwangju Youth Job Station's Dongmyeong and Sangmu Centers, spreading positive word-of-mouth among the youth community.

The 'Workplace Adaptation Support Project' aims to help young employees adapt to their workplaces in the early stages of employment and to support long-term retention and local settlement by fostering youth-friendly organizational cultures in companies located in industrial complexes.

This year, the city will invest a total project budget of 812 million KRW, including 568 million KRW in national funding, to provide a 'Youth-Friendly Organizational Culture Program' for CEOs and middle managers, as well as an 'Onboarding Program' for new employees.

The 'Youth-Friendly Organizational Culture Program' will target 500 corporate managers, supporting the creation of youth-friendly organizational cultures through training on intergenerational communication, prevention of workplace bullying and abuse of power, and organizational management techniques.

The 'Onboarding Program' will provide essential training for 500 new employees, covering workplace etiquette, basic office skills, time management techniques, and conflict resolution, to help them smoothly adapt to their new workplaces.

The city has signed agreements with Chonnam National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Chosun University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, and the Gwangju Employers Federation to promote the 'Youth Growth Project' and 'Workplace Adaptation Support Project,' aiming to provide comprehensive one-stop services for the settlement of Gwangju's youth in the region. Last year, after being selected for the Youth Growth Project, the city invested 3.92 billion KRW to provide customized employment support and post-employment adaptation services for young people.

Kwon Yunsook, Director of Youth Policy, said, "We will actively support local youth so they can achieve their employment dreams and settle in the region through the Youth Growth Project and Workplace Adaptation Support Project," and added, "We will continue to do our best to make Gwangju a city where young people want to stay through various youth employment initiatives."

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