The National Chi Nan University (NCNU) holds the first award ceremony to honor the "Adolescent Career Explorer Program’s Outstanding Counselors" today. This year, three outstanding counselors, Da-Wei Wang (王大衛) of Pingtung County, Rou-Tsu Ju (朱柔慈) of Changhua County, and Min-Rung Li (李旻融) of Yilan County, received the honor of being 2022’s outstanding counselors. A total of 160 people attended the event, including Hsuch-Yu Chen (陳雪玉), Director General of the Youth Development Administration; Yu-Chun Wang (王育群), Deputy Director General; and Dong-Sing Wuu (武東星), NCNU President, as well as counselors of the "Adolescent Career Explorer Programs" from various counties and cities.

To care for unemployed adolescents or those who dropped out of high schools or vocational high schools, the Youth Development Administration of the Ministry of Education has connected with public and private sectors in 22 counties and cities in Taiwan and established a total of 31 counseling units. Professional counselors in each unit provide counseling sessions, course activities, and work-based experiential learning services to accompany, recognize, and guide young people to explore careers, discover self-worth, and transition to further studies or employment accordingly.

Hsuch-Yu Chen, the Director General of the Youth Development Administration, stated that in addition to the effort from 22 counties and cities, nine private organizations joined forces to promote the great undertaking this year. From 2017 to 2020, a total of 1,200 counselors devoted themselves to the program, and the counseling workforce has expanded to 2,500 this year to strengthen the effectiveness of counseling further. Dong-Sing Wuu, NCNU President, noted that NCNU has long been committed to reversing the adversity of culturally and economically disadvantaged students and has admitted many of them to the university. NCNU fully recognizes the importance and value of adolescent counseling and looks forward to supporting the Youth Development Administration’s service program for high school dropouts along with other organizations. Shu-Yun Wu (吳書昀), Professor of the NCNU Department of Social Policy and Social Work, pointed out that counseling and services for unemployed and dropout adolescents are vital to the "Social Safety Net Reinforcement Program."

Da-Wei Wang of the Pingtung Student Counseling Center has seven years of experience in counseling and guiding adolescents in career exploration. In addition to interacting with young people via various social media websites, he regularly visits schools, social welfare agencies, manufacturing companies, village chiefs' offices, communities, temples, and churches throughout the entire Pingtung County. He indicated that village chiefs in tribal counties often say, "kids are the hope of villages, so all villages should work together to help them." He also encourages unemployed youths or students who have not pursued higher education to obtain various certificates. Since 2019, 15 adolescents have obtained Class C certificates, and 10 more plan to apply this year. Rou-Tsz Ju, the counselor from Changhua County, has served in the Adolescent Career Explorer Program for three years. She collaborates with the Starfish Youth Association to guide adolescents by providing solid vocational training through experiential adventure education and workplace internships. These activities are integrated into career exploration lessons, defined as advanced courses aiming to stabilize young people's subsequent experience in career transition. Min-Rung Li of Yilan County developed the "Multi-Experience Exploration Curriculum," inviting professionals such as bartenders, tour guides, and carpenters to share their experiences to cultivate young people's diverse interests. Since 2019, the program has established businesses centered around the tourism and characteristics of Yilan County, providing young people with opportunities to explore various occupations and trades. It is expected that through a variety of workplace experience models, adolescents can visit businesses and experience working environments, workplace ecosystems, and job tasks. As of 2021, this program has collaborated with a total of six professionals and 18 manufacturers.

This event will last for two days at NCNU to allow youth career exploration counselors across Taiwan to interact with each other and attend keynote speech sessions. Professor Shu-Yun Wu of the NCNU Department of Social Policy and Social Work will be giving a keynote speech to analyze the question "Are children the problem, or are children troubled by problems?” and talk about the situation of unemployed and dropout adolescents. Through the discussion of topics, the presenter will analyze interventions using resources to counsel 15–18-year-old adolescents who are unemployed or do not pursue higher education, as well as methods to help them find their aspirations and make future career plans. The second-day agenda includes field visits to the affiliated Chen Chou-Er Children’s House of Liang Shian-Tung Welfare Foundation, 50 Lan Central District Headquarter, and Muhui Parent–Child Farm to strengthen the counselors' knowledge and collaborative learning.