서울 우먼업The city of Seoul is launching the ‘Seoul Women’s Up Job Search Support Fund’ project to help 2,500 women in their 30s and 40s whose economic activities have been interrupted due to pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare at an age when they should be working, to find re-employment.
The ‘Seoul Women Up Job Search Support Fund’ is Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s pledge to help experienced women reintegrate into society, and is one of the ‘Mom and Dad Happiness Project’ to create a good city for raising children.
The ‘Seoul Women Up Job Search Subsidy’ project provides job search activity expenses of KRW 300,000 per month, up to KRW 900,000, for 3 months to unemployed or unemployed women aged 30 to 49 (with an income of 150% or less of the median). It can be used freely during job search, ranging from academy tuition fees to acquire a certificate, textbook purchase fees, test application fees, and interview costs, as well as transportation and meal expenses and child care expenses required for job seeking activities such as interviews.
Starting from Monday, April 3, women in their 30s and 40s with experience can visit 27 women’s human resource development organizations near their residences in Seoul to receive detailed explanations and coaching on filling out the application form, or apply by email (swup@seoulwomen.or.kr). (※Refer to Attachment 1) After verification of qualifications and review of job search activity plan, selection will be determined and notified within 15 days of application, and job search support will be paid within 30 days of application. (Application ends when 2,500 people apply)
The subsidy can be used immediately online and offline, and the city signed a business agreement with Shinhan Bank and Shinhan Card on March 31 to support various services. Existing Shinhan Card holders can use it right away without any additional procedures, and non-holders can visit a nearby Shinhan Bank branch or use the mobile app (Shinhan Sol) after issuing it.
Detailed recruitment schedule for the ‘Seoul Woman Up Job Search Support Fund’ can be found on the Seoul City website notice/announcement, Seoul Woman Up (https://www.seoulwomanup.or.kr), and guidance can also be obtained through the call center (Seoul Women and Family Foundation). there is.
The city of Seoul plans to create synergy by not only providing job search subsidies, but also operating various job search support programs for experienced women in their 30s and 40s who receive job search subsidies. The biggest difficulties experienced when re-employing were ‘lack of time for job-seeking activities due to raising children’ (22.8%, 1st place) and ‘lack of job information’ (19.6%, 2nd place), and when re-employment, ‘vocational training was a great help.’ ‘(85%) is according to the survey results.
In order to provide practical help to women in their 30s and 40s who dream of career change, ‘3040 digital and convergence women’s future job training’ (cloud-based AI convergence IOS developer, 3D metahuman modeling expert) will be provided through 27 Seoul Women’s Human Resources Development Institutes during the period of receiving job search subsidies. , 23 courses including digital content planner) and specialized programs (5 courses including full-stack product manager training course and silver facility administrative worker training course). We also operate a ‘motivation program’ to support adaptation and return to work.
In addition, when applying for job search subsidies, we provide guidance so that we can actively use ‘local care service organizations and programs’, and we also provide care services during employment interviews during the receiving period.
Kim Seon-sun, head of the Women and Family Policy Office of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, said, “The ‘Seoul Woman Up Job Search Support Fund’ is a new project launched by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to help experienced women in their 30s and 40s with infinite potential to revive their careers and develop their abilities, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government is actively helping experienced women make a new start. “I will support you,” he said. “I hope that this will be helpful to experienced women who are trying to find jobs that utilize their specialized fields and aptitudes, and I hope that many people will apply.”
