농산업분야 청년 고용 활성화 방안

Abstract

우리 사회는 과거에 경험해 보지 못한 심각한 청년 실업 문제에 직면해 있다. 청년 세 명 중 한 명이 안정된 직장을 가지지 못하고 있는 상황은 저출산 문제와 더불어 우리 사회의 지속가능성을 위협하는 요인으로 작용하고 있다. 농산업분야는 타 산업에 비해 높은 고용 흡수력을 가지고 있지만, 청년 고용 활성화와 관련한 논의는 아직 걸음마 수준이다. 여기에는 농정의 대응이 전문적이고 지속적으로 이뤄지지 않은 책임도 적지 않다.

이 연구는 농산업분야의 청년 고용 활성화 방안을 모색하였다. 농산업분야의 일자리 현황, 청년 고용 실태 및 요구 분석을 바탕으로 농산업분야 청년 고용 활성화 방안을 제시하였다.

The purpose of this research was to develop measures for activating youth employment in the agri-industrial sector. The specific research objectives are as follows: to investigate theories and policies related to youth employment, to analyze the current status of employment in the agri-industrial sector and provide future perspectives, to analyze demand and supply of human resources in agri-industry, and to suggest the measures for activating youth employment in the agri-industrial sector. For the purpose, this study carried out literature review on employment theories, especially Transitional Labor Market (TLM) theory, and the policies and acts for youth employment promotion. Using input-output tables of the Bank of Korea, the current economic and employment capacity and 2021 and 2026 outlook in the agri-industry sector were estimated. Surveys on employers and employees in agri-industry, agricultural school (high school and college) teachers (professors) and students were conducted to identify the employment and school-industry cooperative education problems and needs with case studies and expert interviews. Based on the results, this study suggested three basic orientations for the measures to activate youth employment in the agri-industrial sector: to establish an agri-industry employment policy system to enhance the quality of agri-industry employment and to consolidate cooperative education between agri-industry and agricultural school. The specific tasks for the agri-industry employment policy system include establishing a new agri-industrial employment division; reinforcing agri-industry employment statistics and job information service; local governance for agri-industry employment; and employment information service and training by agri-industry sector association. The tasks to enhance the quality of agri-industry employment include securing the minimum wage of workers and improving the welfare system. The tasks to consolidate cooperative education between agri-industry and agricultural school include cooperative education led by agri-industry not by agricultural school, reinforcement of employment service personnel of agricultural high school, innovating the total cooperative education system of agricultural college, and launching agri-industry basic education and apprenticeship programs for the youth generation.

Researchers: Ma Sangjin, Heo Junyung, and Kim Kyungin Research Period: 2016. 1. ~ 2016. 12. E-mail Address: msj@krei.re.kr