Gyeonggi Province becomes stepping stone for jobs...recruiting 50 participating companies

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Noh-hoon] Gyeonggi Province is recruiting 50 companies to participate in the '2021 New Gyeonggi Stepping Stone Jobs Project,' a job creation support initiative for career-building positions, by the 16th.

The 'New Gyeonggi Stepping Stone Jobs Project' is a business that helps participants gain work experience in the private sector, develop job competencies, and transition to private sector employment. It is a public pledge project of the 7th Popular Election that has been pursued since 2019.

This year's recruitment targets include 40 youth-friendly small and medium-sized companies in the province (selected by the Ministry of Employment and Labor in 2020) and 10 companies located in industrial complexes in the province (Suwon Deltaplex or industrial complexes in Paju, Seongnam, and Yangju areas), for a total of 50 companies.

Participating companies must be those seeking to hire personnel in job fields where work experience can realistically lead to employment. However, positions for replacing existing personnel, simple labor, or administrative assistant positions are not permitted.

The plan is to match a total of 90 residents of Gyeonggi Province—70 from youth-friendly small and medium-sized companies and 20 from companies in industrial complexes.

Once selected as a participating company, firms will receive approximately 2.47 million won per month in wage support for 6 months of work, and an additional 4 months of wage payment will be provided if they convert participants to permanent positions after 6 months.

Additionally, up to 200,000 won in job-related training costs per individual will be supported to strengthen employment capabilities.

Once Gyeonggi Province selects participating companies, the Gyeonggi Jobs Foundation will recruit participants suited to each company's job field and facilitate matching for hiring.

Wage support will be provided once an employment contract is concluded between the company and the worker.

To minimize job mismatch, professional career counselors from the Jobs Foundation with employment counselor credentials will provide career counseling as well as employment coaching and timely job information to help ensure successful employment.

A major advantage of this project is that companies participating in the program can create jobs without any additional burden, and participating residents of Gyeonggi Province can gain work experience opportunities, thereby supporting career-building employment transitions to the private sector.

A Gyeonggi Province official stated, "In a situation where the economy and employment conditions are not favorable due to COVID-19, this will be a good opportunity for companies to hire personnel suited to their positions without wage burden, and for job seekers to develop job competencies through work experience in the private sector."

Companies wishing to participate can apply via email (rokjy@gg.go.kr) from April 5th to 16th.

For more details, refer to the Gyeonggi Province Government website (www.gg.go.kr) notices and announcements section or contact the Gyeonggi Province Jobs and Economic Policy Division (031-8030-2892).