Korean Embassy in Indonesia holds briefing session on foreign caregiver system for local schools

(Jakarta = Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyeon-gyu = The Korean Embassy in Indonesia announced on the 4th (local time) that it held an information session to inform local school officials of Korea's foreign caregiver system together with the North Sumatra Province Office of Education.

More than 1,000 people, including officials from 300 general and vocational high schools in North Sumatra Province, attended this information session, which was recently held online.

The Korean Embassy in Indonesia explained the purpose of introducing the foreign care worker system and the entire process of obtaining a job after completing the necessary training in Korea and obtaining qualifications as a care worker.

Next, the residence status applicable after employment was introduced and time was spent answering questions.

As the demand for care services increases due to the rapid aging population, the Korean government established a new job category of care workers under the specific activity (E-7) visa status in 2024 to secure a stable number of care workers.

Currently, 21 domestic universities have been designated as ‘foreign nursing care worker training universities’ and are operating related training courses.

According to the Korea Immigration Policy Institute, the number of caregivers needed in Korea in 2028 is 800,000, but it is expected that there will be a shortage of 110,000.

Korean Ambassador to Indonesia Yoon Soon-gu said, "Linking Korea's demand for care workers with Indonesian talent can be a new opportunity for cooperation between the two countries. I look forward to actively utilizing Korea's education and employment opportunities."