Hwaseong City Launches Pilot Employment Support Program for Young Adults Who Are Slow Learners

Customized Internships Linked with Social Economy Enterprises

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on June 12 that it will launch a pilot employment support project to promote social participation and independence among young adults who are slow learners.

This project consists of job training and internship programs in partnership with local social economy enterprises. The core objective is to provide young adults who are slow learners?who often fall through the cracks of conventional employment support policies?with their first step into society.

The pilot project will be carried out by the Hwaseong Social Economy Support Center, in cooperation with the Employment Development Institute of the Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities, and will run for six months from next month until December.

The program is open to young adults with borderline intellectual functioning who were born between 1987 and 2008 and reside in Hwaseong City. The number of participants to be recruited is 50.

The program is structured into three stages: (1) career planning and comprehensive psychological counseling, (2) vocational education and training, and (3) internship placement. All participants will also receive emotional and psychological support programs. Notably, four local social economy enterprises will participate as internship hosts, providing tailored job guidance and on-site adaptation support.

The application period runs from June 16 to June 27. Interested applicants can apply via an online link on the Hwaseong Social Economy Support Center website. When submitting the application, applicants must also provide the results of a psychological assessment and a copy of their resident registration.

Lee Hyangsun, Head of the Social Economy Division, stated, "We will support slow learners so they can enter society stably through systematic vocational education and hands-on experience."

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