The government, along with Daejeon, Sejong, Chungbuk, and Chungnam, will collaborate to cultivate talent in the bio and mobility industries, supporting employment and regional settlement. A total of 4 billion won will be invested in a super-regional job project that unites the Chungcheong region as a single job living area.
On October 1, the Ministry of Employment and Labor held a launch ceremony for the 'Chungcheong Region Growth Industry Tomorrow Connection Project' at the Chungbuk Provincial Office. This super-regional connection project aims to link industries and talent across different local governments, providing support from talent development to employment and regional settlement.
Earlier, the ministry confirmed three regional projects, including Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam, Daegu-Gyeongbuk, and Chungcheong, through a super-regional project competition in April, allocating a total of 21.2 billion won in support. The initiative aims to jointly cultivate talent centered on regional strategic industries and reduce the outflow of young talent to the metropolitan area.
The Chungcheong project will receive 3.2 billion won from the national budget and 800 million won from local funds, totaling 4 billion won. It will connect businesses and job seekers in Daejeon, Sejong, Chungbuk, and Chungnam, focusing on advanced biohealth and future mobility.
Specifically, the project will promote a business-talent co-growth initiative through inter-regional business consortiums and operate joint employment support and services in the Chungcheong region. In the fields of advanced biohealth and future mobility, project-based internships and employment linkage programs will be implemented. Support will also be provided for workers relocating or moving within the region to settle down, and a governance structure for regional jobs will be established.
The government aims to expand job opportunities for job seekers, particularly youth, in growth companies in the Chungcheong region while assisting businesses in securing necessary talent across city and provincial boundaries. The goal is to connect Daejeon, Sejong, Chungbuk, and Chungnam as a single job living area, leveraging regional industrial strengths and talent collaboratively.
Choi Chang-jun, Vice Minister of Employment and Labor, stated, "If Daejeon, Sejong, Chungbuk, and Chungnam combine their strengths based on geographical conditions, the Chungcheong region can grow into the center of jobs in South Korea. I hope to see changes where people come, jobs follow, and regions and businesses grow together in the field."
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