A study on Career Adaptation of Career Interrupted Women Using National Competency Standard Career Development Education

Abstract

This study is intended to examine the effectiveness of career adaptability using National Competency Standards (NCS) a career development education to career interrupted women. The subjects are 30 women who have experienced career disruption at the Lifetime Learning Center located in N City, Jeollanam-do., divided into experimental and control groups. To determine the statistical significance of the research problems set out in this study, SPSS WIN 23.0 was used, and the statistical analysis method is specifically described as follows. The NCS career development education program consists of the process of introduction, development, progression, and completion, and specifically, it consists of meeting, what would they like to do, and self-understanding for career development, world, and career design. Career development education programs need to be planned and operated as a way to enhance career adaptability for career interrupted women. Currently, there are career programs operated by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and vocational schools, but career development education at the level of lifelong education for career adaptation should be operated. Therefore, this study suggests that it is necessary to support career interrupted women to form employment and startup clubs without giving up on re-entry into the labor market, create volunteer activities and career conversion opportunities, and continuous research on using NCS learning modules that can easily apply for standardized career education programs. It is believed that more in-depth research on the use of NCS learning modules to facilitate the application of standardized career education programs is needed to help career interruption women create career opportunities.

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Empowering Women in the Korean Labor Market after COVID-19

“…With the modernization of society and the development of the economy, the modern concept of gender equality introduced in Korea with the Basic Act on Gender Equality being implemented in July 2015. However, female scholars point out that the fixed traditional gender roles for women still heavily dominate Korean society (Park et al, 2021). Even after 10 years have passed since the 2008 financial crisis, the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 had a greater impact on women (UN Women, 2020), and socio-economic development has not overcome traditional cultural values like gender norms.…”