Uiwang Women's New Start Center Holds Completion Ceremony for Group Foodservice Professional Course

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] On the 26th, Uiwang City held a completion ceremony for the 'Group Foodservice Professional Practical Course' at the Uiwang Women's New Start Center (hereinafter 'New Start Center').

The Group Foodservice Professional Practical Course is vocational education and training to support employment for women with career interruptions. The course began in May at Uiwang Cooking Academy and was suspended to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but after completing 172 hours of training, it achieved results of 6 participants securing early employment and 11 completing the course.

Last year, 18 out of 19 graduates from the same course found employment, showing a high employment rate of 95%. This year's graduates are also applying to group foodservice facilities such as daycare centers, kindergartens, schools, and hospitals, and with some graduates already securing employment, an even higher employment rate is expected.

The New Start Center previously held a 'Job Cooperation Network Advisory Meeting' on the 21st with nine attendees including Yu Bok-rim, director of the Uiwang City Comprehensive Childcare Support Center, principals of daycare centers in the area, related agency officials, and instructors, to discuss employment support for graduates and educational development plans.

Hong Seok-il, head of the City's Jobs Division, said, "We will continue to operate post-management programs with individual counseling and employer referrals even after vocational education and training ends, to make efforts toward employment of course graduates."

Meanwhile, for inquiries regarding women's employment and education and program participation, please contact the Uiwang Women's New Start Center (031-345-2683~8).