Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) said on the 1st it has begun recruiting participants for the integrated training program "2026 Naeil-Chaeum Baeum-Chaeum," which supports performance-based saving plan subscribers in strengthening job skills and pursuing self-development.
This training will recruit 1,000 subscribers on a first-come, first-served basis who are maintaining both the Naeil-Chaeum performance-based saving plan and the preferential savings plan for small and midsize company employees. Applications are open from the 1st to the 14th and can be submitted online on the Naeil-Chaeum website.
This year, reflecting on-site demand at small and midsize companies, KOSME added hands-on AI group training and legally mandated courses such as industrial safety and health as new tracks. Through this, employees can build capabilities to apply AI technology to real work, and corporations are expected to reduce training and administrative burdens thanks to support for required statutory education.
The training is offered entirely free of charge. Participants can choose up to three courses per person from a variety of options, including special lectures by prominent figures in economics and new technology, foreign language education (one-on-one video conversation with native speakers and an AI language platform), reading-by-mail (e-books and audiobooks), and microlearning.
Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) provides a range of welfare benefits for performance-based saving plan subscribers, including a welfare platform for small and midsize companies, group accident insurance, vacation subsidies, and comprehensive health checkups.
Cho Hankyo, KOSME's chief human resources growth officer, said, "We hope the tailored curriculum will help small and midsize company employees enhance their job competencies and broaden opportunities for self-development," adding, "Through a variety of performance-based saving plan education and welfare programs, we will help narrow the welfare gap between large corporations and small and midsize companies and contribute to creating conditions for long-term retention of small and midsize company employees."