Osan City's 'Youth Challenge Support Project' Receives Top Grade in Ministry of Employment and Labor Evaluation

Participant-Centered Programs Achieve 97% Completion Rate

Osan City in Gyeonggi Province announced on December 26 that its 'Youth Challenge Support Project,' implemented to help young people explore career paths and strengthen their employability, received the highest grade in this year's performance evaluation by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

Participants are sharing the project outcomes at the completion ceremony of the Youth Challenge Support Project promoted by Osan City this year. Provided by Osan City

This project, which was selected through a public offering by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, was operated from March to November this year. The city ran programs aimed at helping young people who had given up on job searching or were struggling to find employment, focusing on restoring confidence, career exploration, and enhancing job skills.

Through the project, the city provided various programs for 96 young participants, including career exploration, self-understanding, and employability training, as well as initiatives to help restore social relationships and promote psychological stability. The city explained that participant satisfaction was high due to the participant-centered programs such as company visits, social dining, and cultural experiences.

The city added that it achieved the highest grade because 95 out of the participants completed the program, resulting in a high completion rate of 97%.

Based on this achievement, the city plans to expand the Youth Challenge Support Project next year to include 104 participants. Osan City will select participants through pre-notification applications and consultations by March next year, and will sequentially operate short-term, mid-term, and long-term programs starting in April. For more information, contact the Youth Policy Team of the Local Economy Division at Osan City or NewTeams.

Lee Gwonjae, Mayor of Osan City, said, "We will continue to develop practical programs to ensure that young people do not face difficulties in the process of finding jobs or starting businesses."