Pohang-si Kkumdeulim, Thorough Customized Career Support ... Aiming for a Year of Leap Forward!

Operation of various services such as case management, GED academic support, college entrance exam support, and career counseling

Collaboration with Pohang City to promote various specialized services including support for reclusive youth and clari

Pohang City Kkumdeulim, College Admission Consulting with Admissions Officers.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City Youth Foundation's Out-of-School Youth Support Center (hereinafter Pohang City Kkumdeulim) has completed preparations to provide meticulous integrated support services for out-of-school youth support in the new year and is starting full-scale services.

Last year, a total of 457 out-of-school youths received services through Pohang City Kkumdeulim, among whom 148 returned to academics by passing the qualification exam and entering university, and 74 out-of-school youths achieved self-reliance capabilities through entrepreneurship, employment, obtaining certifications, and self-development.

Kkumdeulim provides various services such as counseling, education, self-reliance, career support, health checkups, and meals to offer services tailored to the needs of youth, including ▲meticulous case management for rapid discovery and linkage of out-of-school youth ▲equal learning opportunities and support for obtaining qualification exam academic credentials ▲customized university admission support and youth life record support for out-of-school youth ▲self-development and certification courses to enhance self-reliance capabilities ▲career counseling, basic technical training, and workplace experience to strengthen vocational skills.

Every year, with budget support from Pohang City, specialized services for out-of-school youth (such as support for reclusive youth, university admission support, clarinet classes, etc.) are operated to deliver dreams and hope to out-of-school youth.

Yoon Youngran, CEO of the Youth Foundation, said, “This year, we will spare no effort to provide various supports tailored to the needs of youth so that out-of-school youths in the Pohang area can make greater leaps through the Kkumdeulim Center.”

Any out-of-school youth aged 9 to 24 residing in Pohang who wish to receive services such as learning support, health checkups, and job experience can apply for support. For more details, information can be obtained from Pohang City Kkumdeulim, Youth Hotline 1388, or the Pohang City Youth Foundation website.