"We Support the Dreams of Young People!"... Gwangjin-gu Recruiting Participants for Youth Challenge Support Project

Providing Customized Programs to Support Employment for Job-Seeking Discouraged Youth... Targeting 90 People, Full Operation Starting March... Operating 3 Courses: Short-term, Mid-term, Long-term... Up to 3 Million KRW Support Including Allowances and Incentives Upon Completion... Applications Accepted via Visit or Email, Final Participants Selected After Eligibility Verification

Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) is recruiting participants for the ‘Youth Challenge Support Project’ to encourage job-seeking motivation among youth who have given up on job hunting and to assist their entry into society.

The ‘Youth Challenge Support Project’ is a program promoted by Gwangjin-gu after being selected in a public contest organized by the Ministry of Employment and Labor. It aims to enhance the employment will and boost the confidence of unemployed youth (aged 19-39) by providing free personalized programs for counseling and strengthening employment capabilities.

The customized programs are divided into three courses based on participation duration: short-term (5 weeks), mid-term (15 weeks), and long-term (25 weeks), and are operated through a combination of face-to-face and non-face-to-face sessions. Upon completion, participants receive a participation allowance ranging from a minimum of 500,000 KRW to a maximum of 2,500,000 KRW depending on the course. Additionally, youth who complete the mid- and long-term programs receive an extra incentive of up to 500,000 KRW.

Completion is recognized when participants attend at least 80% of the selected course, and attending more than half of the course plus providing proof of employment or entrepreneurship also qualifies as completion.

The support targets 90 youth residents in the area who have given up job seeking for more than six months, youth preparing for independence (after protective care), youth entering or leaving youth welfare facilities, and North Korean defector youth. The recruitment is divided by course: 20 for short-term, 40 for mid-term, and 30 for long-term.

The district plans to officially start the programs from the end of March in cooperation with the “Seoul Youth Center Gwangjin.”

The detailed program schedule is as follows: the short-term course begins on March 28, the mid-term course on April 23, and the long-term course on May 22, with sessions held once or twice weekly. Recruitment continues until one day before each program starts.

Youth wishing to participate can fill out an application form and submit it by visiting the “Seoul Youth Center Gwangjin” or the Gwangjin-gu Office’s Job and Youth Division, or by email. After qualification verification, selected candidates will be able to participate in the program.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “The Youth Challenge Support Project plays a guiding role in helping youth who have given up job seeking regain confidence and enter society.” He added, “We hope many youth will show interest and participate in the Youth Challenge Support Project, which helps explore career paths and successfully settle into employment through customized programs.”

For more details, please contact the Seoul Youth Center Gwangjin or the Gwangjin-gu Office Job and Youth Division.