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@article{ART002576605},
author={Lee, Jeonghyun},
title={A Study on the Future Directions of Cooperative Program for Developing Vocational Skills of North-Korean Workforce: Lessons from the Choson Exchange Case},
journal={Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies},
issn={1225-8539},
year={2020},
volume={27},
number={1},
pages={5-49},
doi={10.18107/japs.2020.27.1.001}

TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, Jeonghyun
TI - A Study on the Future Directions of Cooperative Program for Developing Vocational Skills of North-Korean Workforce: Lessons from the Choson Exchange Case
JO - Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
PY - 2020
VL - 27
IS - 1
PB - Institute of Global Affairs
SP - 5
EP - 49
SN - 1225-8539
AB - Among overseas support programs to enhance capabilities for North Korean personnel, the Chosun Exchange is considered the most successful. It is surprising that the Singapore-based non-profit social enterprises, the Choson Exchange, has been in and out of North Korea for more than a decade and has been conducting start-up and market economy education for nearly 3,000 people. By analyzing the surprise, this study was conducted based on a case study in order to learn valuable lessons about how our civil and public actors will proceed with cooperation projects for North Korean manpower. The Chosun Exchange has usually visited North Korea three times a year with volunteers, providing start-up education for young aspiring entrepreneurs and women, and market economy education for managers of special economic zones. The success factors of the Choson Exchange confirmed that the founders’ committed activities and volunteer-based operations, the high participation and satisfaction of volunteers, excellent selection and concentration of startup education and market economy education, and the process of building mutual trust with North Korea. The following implications were found regarding future projects for developing job competencies with North Korea First, the North favors NGO-led overseas aid, which can maintain its initiative and enable stable operations. Secondly, North Korea recognizes that education for upper-level workers, such as experts in special economic zones and education for corporate managers, is more urgent than education for general plant-level workers. Third, in terms of the possibility of maintaining mutually beneficial relations, North Korea prefers aid programs from ASEAN, including Singapore, and it needs to move beyond the Korean Peninsula-centricism, which takes inter-Korean cooperation projects excessively for granted. Fourth, an open attitude toward the North’s preferred economic development model and the manpower/industry needed for cooperative projects is needed. Considering these factors, it was deemed necessary to move to cooperate with the North in the employment and labor sectors from a gradual and mid- to long-term and mutually beneficial perspective.
KW - Choson Exchange;Development of Vocational Skills;Inter-Korea Cooperative Program;Start-up Education;Market Economy Education
DO - 10.18107/japs.2020.27.1.001
ER -

Lee, Jeonghyun. (2020). A Study on the Future Directions of Cooperative Program for Developing Vocational Skills of North-Korean Workforce: Lessons from the Choson Exchange Case. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 27(1), 5-49.

Lee, Jeonghyun. 2020, "A Study on the Future Directions of Cooperative Program for Developing Vocational Skills of North-Korean Workforce: Lessons from the Choson Exchange Case", Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, vol.27, no.1 pp.5-49. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2020.27.1.001

Lee, Jeonghyun "A Study on the Future Directions of Cooperative Program for Developing Vocational Skills of North-Korean Workforce: Lessons from the Choson Exchange Case" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 27.1 pp.5-49 (2020) : 5.

Lee, Jeonghyun. A Study on the Future Directions of Cooperative Program for Developing Vocational Skills of North-Korean Workforce: Lessons from the Choson Exchange Case. 2020; 27(1), 5-49. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2020.27.1.001

Lee, Jeonghyun. "A Study on the Future Directions of Cooperative Program for Developing Vocational Skills of North-Korean Workforce: Lessons from the Choson Exchange Case" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 27, no.1 (2020) : 5-49.doi: 10.18107/japs.2020.27.1.001

Lee, Jeonghyun. A Study on the Future Directions of Cooperative Program for Developing Vocational Skills of North-Korean Workforce: Lessons from the Choson Exchange Case. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 27(1), 5-49. doi: 10.18107/japs.2020.27.1.001

Lee, Jeonghyun. A Study on the Future Directions of Cooperative Program for Developing Vocational Skills of North-Korean Workforce: Lessons from the Choson Exchange Case. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies. 2020; 27(1) 5-49. doi: 10.18107/japs.2020.27.1.001

Lee, Jeonghyun. A Study on the Future Directions of Cooperative Program for Developing Vocational Skills of North-Korean Workforce: Lessons from the Choson Exchange Case. 2020; 27(1), 5-49. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2020.27.1.001

Lee, Jeonghyun. "A Study on the Future Directions of Cooperative Program for Developing Vocational Skills of North-Korean Workforce: Lessons from the Choson Exchange Case" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 27, no.1 (2020) : 5-49.doi: 10.18107/japs.2020.27.1.001