Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Recruiting Youth Interns for First Half of Year... Application Period February 3-5

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 22nd that it will recruit 181 youth interns to work at the ministry headquarters and 29 affiliated institutions nationwide, including museums, libraries, Korea National University of Arts, and the National Gugak Center across 19 regions.

The ministry has been hiring youth interns for three consecutive years to allow young people to directly participate in and gain experience in cultural policy processes, conducting recruitment twice a year in the first and second halves of the year.

This year, in the first half, 139 youth interns will be recruited to work at the ministry headquarters and its 29 affiliated institutions. The recruitment announcement for the first half will be posted on the ministry’s website and the Ministry of Personnel Management’s Nara Work portal on the 22nd, with applications accepted from February 3rd until 3 p.m. on February 5th. Document screening and interviews will be conducted by each institution in February, and final successful candidates will be announced through each website. Detailed schedules vary by institution. Recruitment announcements for the second half are planned for July.

Depending on the characteristics of the hiring institution, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism youth interns can gain practical experience in specialized fields such as curatorial work including exhibition, research, and cultural heritage preservation at museums and art galleries; librarian duties such as book and material collection and management at libraries; and performance-related tasks such as stage equipment, lighting, and costumes at the National Gugak Center.

Any Korean youth aged 19 to 34 can apply for the youth internship. Those hired in the first half are expected to perform their duties for approximately six months or three months starting from March. The working period varies by institution.

The ministry also supports various programs to help youth interns grow through their work experience at the ministry, including visits to public institutions and policy sites under the culture, sports, and tourism sectors; provision of major job fairs and educational information; and hosting forums to understand and gather opinions on cultural perceptions of the youth generation.

A ministry policy official stated, "We hope that diverse young people interested in the cultural field will build understanding and capabilities regarding policy and the field through their experience at the ministry." He added, "The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will support and actively encourage the challenges and growth of our youth, who are the future leaders of Korean culture."