Gyeonggi Province to Provide 300,000 Won in Language and Qualification Test Fees for Unemployed Youth

Gyeonggi Province will provide up to 300,000 won in language and qualification test fees to unemployed young people.

On April 29, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will launch the "Gyeonggi Youth Capacity Building Opportunity Support" program, targeting unemployed youth who take a total of 1,004 types of exams. These include 19 types of language tests, Korean history, 540 types of national technical qualifications, 347 types of national professional qualifications, and 97 types of publicly certified private qualifications. Applications will be accepted until May 2.

This year, 95 additional types have been included compared to last year, so that all categories of national professional qualifications are now covered.

Poster for Gyeonggi Youth Capacity Building Opportunity Support Project Guide

The maximum support amount is 300,000 won per person, and it applies to test fees for exams taken between December of last year and November of this year. The support is provided on a first-come, first-served basis until the budget for each city or county is exhausted, regardless of whether the applicant received support last year, the number of times they took the exam, or the number of applications submitted.

Eligibility requirements are as follows: applicants must reside in Gyeonggi Province as of the application date and must fall within the youth age range as defined by the ordinance of each city or county for the support year. Employment status at the time of application does not matter, but the applicant must be unemployed as of the date of the exam. Among employed individuals, those who have worked for less than one year in short-term positions are considered unemployed and are eligible for support.

Applications can be submitted from May 2 until November through the Gyeonggi Job Foundation's integrated application system, Jobaba Apply website (apply.jobaba.net). After document review by city or county officials, the support funds will be distributed sequentially. This year, 30 cities and counties in the province, except for Seongnam City, are participating in the Gyeonggi Youth Capacity Building Opportunity Support Project.