Gyeonggi Province Launches 'Youth New Deal Project'

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 30th that it will implement the 'Gyeonggi Youth New Deal Project' to address youth unemployment.

The Youth New Deal Project is a customized employment service that provides comprehensive support throughout the entire process—from education and training to workplace experience—for young job seekers after conducting systematic counseling for one month to supplement areas lacking in employment preparation.

The province will select a total of 940 individuals and provide employment opportunities: 700 through the 'job seeker customized' track, where the province links applications with counseling, education, and job placement services; and 240 through the 'employer-demand customized' track, where the province receives recruitment requests in advance from employers and provides education tailored to employer needs before placing job seekers.

The province will provide participants with 300,000 won during the one-month counseling period, and will support allowances of 400,000 won per month during professional training (education and training) and 800,000 won per month during internship work (workplace experience) for up to nine months.

The province plans to select 175 individuals for the job seeker customized track starting February 6th to conduct the first phase of the project, with four rounds of job seeker selection scheduled throughout the year. The employer-demand customized track will be implemented twice, divided into the first and second half of the year.

A provincial official stated, "The project will be implemented across nine regional zones, including Suwon and Seongnam, targeting young job seekers under age 30 and graduates (or prospective graduates) of universities within the province."