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Employment Insurance Act — Article 51 (Extended training benefits)

고용보험법 제51조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-18) — check the Korean original.

(1) The head of an employment security office may require an eligible recipient to participate in vocational skills development training, etc., if he or she considers it necessary for the eligible recipient's reemployment in view of age, work experience, and other considerations.

(2) The head of an employment security office may pay extra job-seeking benefits to eligible recipients whom the head has required to participate in vocational skills development training etc. under paragraph (1), in addition to their specified number of days for which benefits are payable, for the period of days during which they have participated in the vocational skills development training, etc., and for which they have obtained recognition of unemployment. In such cases, the period during which the additional job-seeking benefits (hereinafter referred to as "extended training benefits") are payable shall not exceed the period prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(3) Eligible trainees, training courses prescribed in paragraph (1), and other relevant matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>

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