Gyeonggi Province Receives Minister's Award in New Start Center Evaluation

Gyeonggi Province has received the Minister of Gender Equality and Family Award, the highest honor, for two consecutive years in the "2015 Women's New Start Center Evaluation" conducted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

The awards ceremony was held on the 21st at 6 p.m. at Cheongpung Resort in Jecheon.

The Women's New Start Center Evaluation is a system that comprehensively assesses the operational status and performance of New Start Centers nationwide. This evaluation was conducted for 17 metropolitan and provincial jurisdictions and 112 New Start Centers.

Gyeonggi Province received excellent ratings across seven areas, including business execution capacity, counseling services, vocational training and internship operations, employment outcomes, and post-employment management. The province was selected as an outstanding metropolitan jurisdiction, and Siheung Industrial Complex, Paldal, Goyang, and Gyeonggi New Start Centers were selected as outstanding centers.

Additionally, one civil servant, two New Start Center employees, and one private enterprise (Frontec Co., Ltd. in Siheung) received commendations, along with nine other individuals and organizations.

New Start Centers are comprehensive employment support agencies jointly designated and operated by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Ministry of Employment and Labor for women with career interruptions. Gyeonggi Province operates 25 New Start Centers across the province.

Park Jeong-ran, Director of the Gender Equality and Family Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, said, "We will provide more effective services to women visiting New Start Centers so that women with diverse qualifications and abilities can be developed."