The Myths and History Theme Park… which is being funded by a foreign investment company and is currently under construction… has announced it will recruit 4,000 Jeju employees by 2019. Local officials say they will organize tailored job training programs to equip more prospective Jeju recruits with the skills required to work for large foreign investment firms such as this one. Lee Hee-jung joins me in the studio with more details.
The groundwork for the Myths and History Theme Park is underway in Andeok-myeon(안덕면), Seogwipo. The company carrying out the project, Landing Jeju, has announced details regarding recruitment.

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Landing Jeju to hire 4,000 Jeju residents

From the second half of 2016... the company will hire 5,000 employees, of which 80 percent will be Jeju residents.

The Jeju provincial government will organize tailored job training programs to fit the requirements of large-scale projects funded by foreign investment companies such as this one.

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Overseas training programs for 60 locals

The Jeju Free International City Development Center and Human Resources Development Service will first select 60 Jeju residents to participate in overseas training programs. University students, job-seeking graduates of the underprivileged will be eligible for selection. Upon return to Jeju, they will be assisted so they can be recruited by the foreign investment company in mind.

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Universities to offer specialized job training

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Ko Moon-su

Universities will also separately run tailored job training sessions for prospective recruits. From March 2016, universities in Jeju will offer training programs based on consultations with different companies, and divide the sessions into areas like business management, theme park and facility management.

Additional job training sessions will be offered to final-year high school students looking for employment.

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Park Hong-bae / Jeju provincial government
In the past, many companies that invested in Jeju prefered to recruit people from outside the island because it was hard to find qualified workers here. But from now on, we will work in close cooperation with local universities and offer the necessary training for students who seek to work for these companies.
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"과거에는 제주에 진출하면 인력이 없다는 이유로 외부 인력을 선호하는 사례가 많았습니다. 앞으로는 행정이 앞서서 지역 대학들과 긴밀하게
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협의하면서 기업에서 요구하는 인력을 맞춤형 교육 등을 통해서 공급함으로써..."

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Lee Hee-jung

With the ongoing influx of large-scale foreign investments to Jeju, this new measure is expected to narrow differences between job supply and demand… and create a more stable hiring system on the island.