Yeong-gyu Kwon, Advisor/ Paraguayan Ministry of Labor
Yeong-gyu Kwon, part of the advisory group, was dispatched to the Ministry of Labor in Paraguay in 2015 to help with diverse capability-enhancing programs for the ministry and its various teams.
Kwon launcheda studygroup project for midlevel executives atthe Servicio Nacional de Promocion Profesional (SNPP), a part of the Ministry of
Labor, where he provided one-on-one coaching on how to build and enhance their capabilities.
The coaching process was intended to help executives define specific goals and targets, and develop effective action plans to achieve them.
Kwon also visited the nine regional offices of the SNPP to observe the use of occupational training programs and identify improvements that needed to be made; he submitted a report on the matter to the Minister of Labor.
Moreover, Kwon contacted numerous specialized agencies in Korea to secure their help in enhancing the research and assessment functions of SINAFOCAL, a public institute for workforce training and evaluation, and brokered a memorandum of understanding between SINAFOCAL and the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET).
After returning to Korea, Kwon published a memoir describing his experiences, entitled Rohayhu, Paraguay!, with a preface Written by the
Paraguayan Minister of Labor.