Vocational skill development of self-employed workers to promote their participation in education and training in South Korea: a public policy perspective Online publication date: Wed, 17-Jun-2020
by Jung-Yeon Lim; Young-Min Lee; Sunny Sun-A Kim
International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management (IJPSPM), Vol. 6, No. 3, 2020
Abstract: This study investigates the status of the participation of the self-employed in Korea in vocational training and identifies their demand for participation and deduces the implications for strengthening survival capacity and competitiveness. The author's surveyed 200 self-employed individuals participated in the vocational training. Results showed as follows: first, less than 1% of all self-employed individuals participated in vocational skills development. Second, many self-employed individuals lacked systematic start-up preparation such as start-up-related education. Third, a large number of self-employed individuals chose to start their businesses as an alternative to reemployment after retirement. Thus, start-ups have served as an alternative to jobs. Fourth, 20% of the self-employed who participated in vocational skills development faced changes in their situations such as reemployment and re-start-up. Based on the results of this study, methods to activate and strengthen the vocational skills development policy for the self-employed in Korea are recommended.
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