KAMCO and Daegu City Provide Job Training for Financially Vulnerable Groups with Social Enterprises

On December 9 at 10:30 a.m., Daegu City, together with the Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO), held a performance-sharing event for the "Financially Vulnerable Group Job Upgrade Support Project" at the Daegu Social Economy Support Center.

This project is part of KAMCO's social contribution initiatives. It is a program designed to help financially vulnerable groups in the region, who are struggling due to the economic downturn and high inflation, achieve economic self-reliance by providing job training and work experience.

Daegu City and the Korea Asset Management Corporation are conducting job training for financially vulnerable groups.

Launched in August through a business agreement between Daegu City and KAMCO, the project ran for three months until November, with over 50 local vulnerable individuals participating. To support their job training and work experience, 19 local social economy enterprises joined the initiative.

Participants completed more than 40 hours of training and on-site internships tailored to their desired roles. Through this, they strengthened their job skills and experienced the social value created by social economy enterprises.

This project was particularly popular among young people who had been unemployed for a long period or were seeking to return to work after a career break. The opportunity to gain practical experience helped them regain confidence in their job skills and further develop their abilities, resulting in a high level of satisfaction.

Participants gained hands-on experience in a variety of fields, including cafe operations, assistance for people with disabilities, cultural and content event management, upcycled product planning, pet care and digital marketing, and traditional dessert production.

Additionally, some explored their aptitudes through professional certification courses such as barista, senior leisure activity instructor, senior sports and health instructor, and perfumer. Several participants secured employment in related industries after completing the program.

A representative from a participating social economy enterprise stated, "Participants significantly improved their job skills and understanding of work on-site," and emphasized, "It is important to establish a virtuous cycle of follow-up work experience, training, and employment after the project ends to prevent employment gaps."

One beneficiary who attended the event shared, "By working directly on-site, I gained the courage to pursue employment again."

Park Gihwan, Director of Economic Affairs for Daegu City, said, "This project not only supported the self-reliance of financially vulnerable groups in the region but also greatly contributed to revitalizing the social economy. We will continue to develop various collaborative projects so that social economy enterprises can drive positive change in the local community."

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