Authorized by the Ministry of Employment and Labor
Field-centered caregiver education
Advancing caregiver expertise.Building trust in care.
KCA strengthens caregiver capabilities through practical vocational education and research, helping create a safer and more trusted care environment.
Legal statusPermit No. 2021-768
Core roleTraining · Research
Official partnerMaeumit (마음을잇다㈜)
Education that reaches the fieldTurning learning into a reliable standard of care
Course registration, notices and online inquiries open in KCA’s existing Korean-language operating system.
01 · About KCA
Professionalizing caregiving through education.
KCA is a nonprofit incorporated association authorized by Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor. We work to systematize caregiver education, strengthen professional competence and improve the quality of care services.
Official incorporation permit
Second Director of KCA
Mario Tower, Digital-ro 30-gil
CARE WITH DIGNITY
From respect and ethics to safe field practice
Our training connects the essential principles of dignity, safety, communication and record-keeping to real caregiving situations.
- Respect and professional ethics
- Mobility, meals and daily safety
- Communication with patients and families
- Consistent activity records
02 · Education & Training
Learning designed to improve real care.
KCA’s education framework supports prospective and active caregivers with practical knowledge, online learning and field-oriented competence.
Core vocational education
Professional ethics, understanding the care recipient, safe assistance and communication fundamentals.
Continuing education
Refresher learning that helps experienced caregivers strengthen practical skills and service quality.
Online learning
Flexible course access through KCA’s existing Korean-language cyber education system.
Education-system research
Research and curriculum development connecting vocational competence with field performance.
FROM CLASSROOM TO CARE
Education should continue beyond completion.
Training becomes meaningful when caregivers can understand a situation, provide safe support and communicate clearly with patients and families.
Understand the situationProvide safe supportCommunicate accurately
03 · Official Records
Trust supported by transparent evidence.
The documents below are privacy-protected public copies. Official documents remain in Korean, and the English text on this page is provided only as a general guide.
Official registration
Organization registration certificate
A limited public copy confirming the organization’s registration and legal operating basis.
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Legal authorization
Incorporation permit
A privacy-protected copy of the incorporation permit issued by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
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Membership overview
Anonymized membership summary
Only aggregate member counts and regional distribution are disclosed; no individual member data is published.
View Korean document ↗Public trust, protected privacy
Birth dates, detailed addresses, personal signatures, QR codes and security areas are removed. Only information approved for public disclosure is shown.
Translation notice: translated summaries are for visitor convenience and are not certified translations. The Korean originals control.
Education · Service Quality Partnership
Building a stronger care workforce with Maeumit (마음을잇다㈜).
The two organizations cooperate in caregiver-manager education, service quality improvement and the development of time-based care service standards.
- Agreement date
- July 30, 2026
- Partner
- 마음을잇다㈜
- Purpose
- Professional education and care-service quality improvement
LEADERSHIP ARCHIVE
Preserving the record of KCA’s founding leadership.
This profile is based on public reporting and official public-service records.
LEADERSHIP ARCHIVE
Kim Hyunjoong (김현중)
Kim Hyunjoong served as KCA’s founding director for approximately two years during the institute’s formative period. Then a standing vice president of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions, he joined KCA’s early work to improve caregivers’ working conditions and establish a foundation for vocational education.
- KCA record
- Founding director · about two years
- Role at the time
- Standing Vice President, FKTU
- Public service
- Worker member, Minimum Wage Commission
- Current role
- Chairman, KOSHA
Public sources
This archive will be expanded when KCA’s original appointment records, speeches or activity photographs are confirmed.
Chuhwang Yoon
Message from the Director
Professional respect for caregivers, confidence for families.
We will help caregivers be respected as professionals and enable patients and families to place greater trust in care.
KCA will continue to develop practical education and management systems, while expanding cooperation with government, local authorities, medical institutions and education partners.
START WITH KCA
Better education creates more trusted care.
Review KCA’s education direction or contact the institute about training and institutional cooperation.