Job seekers, small business employees, and freelancers will soon be able to verify and certify their career, qualifications, and training history all in one place through Employment 24. This integrated career certification service aims to reduce the burden of obtaining documents from multiple institutions and will support automatic resume completion and employer verification of experience.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on July 24 that the Employment 24 integrated career certification service will launch on July 29. The service is designed for young job seekers, current and former employees of small businesses, and freelancers to certify their scattered career information in one location.
While large corporations and public institutions often have their own systems for issuing career certificates, employees and former employees of small businesses, as well as freelancers, have had to gather documents such as health insurance eligibility certificates, contracts, and bank statements on their own. Young job seekers also had to obtain various documents from different institutions to prove internships, certifications, education, vocational training, and language proficiency.
Once the service is launched, users will be able to access government-verified career information through the Employment 24 website and app and obtain an integrated career certification issued in the name of the Minister of Labor. At the start, 24 types of career, qualification, training, and education information will be available, including employment insurance history, national technical qualifications, and vocational training completion information.
The government plans to gradually link additional information, including freelance and overseas employment experience, certified private qualifications, university education information, Korean history proficiency, and language test scores, expanding the total to 31 types by 2027.
Resume writing will also become easier. When creating a resume on Employment 24, users can click on their desired experiences from their entire career, which will be automatically filled in. Starting in November, with the consent of job seekers, career information will also be provided to private employment platforms to support the development of automatic resume completion services.
The verification process for company HR personnel will be simplified. Previously, they had to verify each certificate submitted by applicants individually, but in the future, they will be able to check multiple applicants' experiences at once by scanning a QR code or entering an issuance number from the integrated career certification.
This service originated from a policy proposal by young people. It is one of six policy initiatives suggested by the Youth Future Advisory Group of the Presidential Office, including the establishment of a 'freelancer career certification system.' Before the service launch, the Ministry of Labor held a 'Youth Career Certification Talk Concert' on the same day in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, where young people, company HR personnel, career counselors, and youth policy researchers participated to explain and demonstrate the service.
Minister of Labor Kim Young-hoon stated, "The youth know their realities best, so the government will consider them as partners in policy rather than just subjects of policy. We will continue to innovate digital employment services so that young job seekers can spend more time developing their skills instead of running around to various institutions to prove their experience."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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