Meet mentors and experience police work: World Vision holds career camp for teens on Jindo Island

[Financial News] A camp was held to help local young people meet professionals in fields that interest them, plan their career paths and experience police work.
According to World Vision on the 26th, it held a two-day, one-night “MEET YOUR BEAUTY” career camp on the 22nd and 23rd for 27 students from Seokgyo Middle School on Jindo Island, together with Amorepacific, the Jindo Office of Education Support and Origin Design.
The camp was organized to help young people, who have limited access to career information and opportunities to experience different jobs because of local circumstances, explore their interests and aptitudes. Based on assessments conducted in advance through an online career platform, each student was matched with a professional mentor in a field that aligned with their interests.
The students heard from mentors about their career choices and professional experiences, and asked questions. They then used what they learned through mentoring to fill out career-planning worksheets. On the second day, the 23rd, they visited the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and took part in a career-experience activity to learn about the police’s role and work.
The initiative was expanded this year, building on the “Haebang Project,” which World Vision piloted for young people on Jindo Island last year. Based on the view that young people need opportunities to meet people in a range of occupations and explore career options in depth, the program was designed around exploration, meeting, planning and experience.
Amorepacific provided sponsorship, while the Jindo Office of Education Support coordinated with local schools. Origin Design planned and ran the career-exploration and mentoring programs, and World Vision planned and managed the initiative overall.
Meet Your Beauty is a campaign launched by Amorepacific in May 2024 to help young people discover and express their own beauty beyond standardized ideals of beauty.
Participating student Lee Eun-ju (a pseudonym) said, “Meeting a mentor in person, hearing their stories and experiencing different jobs helped me think about what I want to do in the future.” The student added, “I want to learn more about the fields I’m interested in and find a career path that suits me.”
Kim Seong-tae, head of World Vision’s Sustainable Partnership Division, said, “For young people to take the lead in planning their careers, it is important not only to have information but also to meet people from different backgrounds and learn about various jobs through firsthand experience.” World Vision plans to continue mentoring and career-exploration activities after the camp.
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