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KORDI, is with YOU!You can do whatever you want and be whoever you want!
Together with companies, performance agency,
and seniors, we make it happen.
- Korea Labor Force Development Institute for the Aged –

Introduction & History

Introduction

We support the active senior life.

The Korea Labor Force Development Institute for the Aged (KORDI) is a quasi-government institute under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and Welfare that is dedicated to support programs for senior employment and social activity support programs.

01.Overview
Name of Institute
  • Korea Labor Force Development Institute for the Aged (KORDI)
  • (Establishment Date)December
    2005
  • (Basis for Establishment)Article 23.2 of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act
02.Key Results
  • Job
    Creation

    845,000 jobs

    (target for 2022)
  • Institutes participating in
    senior employment

    1,291

  • Budget

    1.44 trillion won

    (based on the 2022 national budget)
  • Customer
    Satisfaction

    Excellent

    (2020)
  • Management
    Score

    Grade B

    (2020)

History

The journey that KORDI has taken…

KORDI develops and supports jobs for senior citizens and educates, studies, and researches ways to utilize the senior workforce so that all citizens may enjoy an active and healthy aged life. Our aim is to create social value through employment for the elderly.

2005년 ~ 2014년

2005

2005

  • Establishment of the Korea Labor Force Development Institute for the Aged (KORDI)

2006

  • Initiated employment support programs for seniors and established work support systems

2008

  • Opened three regional headquarters (Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam, Honam, Jungbu)

2009

  • Designated as “other public institution”
  • Opened two regional headquarters (Daegu-Gyeongbuk, Gyeonggi-Incheon)

2010

  • Designated as quasigovernmental institution

2011

  • Initiated support programs for senior internship and senior-friendly companies

2012

  • Opened one regional headquarter (Seoul-Gangwon)

2013

  • Certified as Family Friendly Institution (Ministry of Gender Equality and Family)

2014

  • Opened the Senior Employment Training Center
2014

2015년 ~ 2022년

2015

2015

  • Certified as Workplace Innovation Excellence Corporation (Ministry of Employment and Labor)

2016

  • Certified as Public Sector Human Resources Development “Best HRD” (Ministry of Education)

2017

  • Started Private Sector Linked Employment Programs
  • Opened one branch (Jeju)

2018

  • Won the Category for Sustainability in the Korea Business Management Awards (Korea Management Association)

2019

  • Started Social Service Employment Programs

2020

  • Opened three regional headquarters (Gangwon, Jeonbuk, Gyeongnam)
  • Certified ISO 37001 Anti-bribery Management System

2021

  • Opened one regional headquarter (Gyeonggi)
  • Awarded the Medal of Merit for Job Creation by the Minister of Employment and Labor

2022

  • Opened one regional headquarter (Sejong-Chungbuk) * Scheduled for the second half
2022