Expansion of Employment Opportunity and Suitable Job Recommendation for People with Disabilities in Korea: Focusing on Job Aptitude Test-Personal (JAT-P)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to collect data about the opinions of workers with disabilities in ways of expanding their employment opportunities, investigating their employment retention strategies, and recommending their proper occupational groups, utilizing the battery of Job Aptitude Test-Personal(JAT-P). To fulfill the purpose of this study, a total of 200 PWD participated in this study, taking the individual questionnaire and the online JAT-P. After the administration of the study tools, data was analyzed to compare the recommended job groups in terms of disability types and to see their employment strategies and their influencing employment retention factors, focusing on the exploration of their ability-interest and aptitude-interest results. The study indicated that over 50% of PWD have been working in the areas of assembly, office work, cleaning, and arrangement tasks, and they reported a ‘previous work experience’ as a critical factor in employment achievement, also reporting satisfaction with their current work conditions and self-reported work performance abilities. No significant differences were found between disability types and their occupations, but reasonable occupations in terms of the matching between ability-interest and aptitude-interest were recommended, along with the suggestions of required government policies and organizational co-works.