Weifang Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone has implemented a series of professional training programs aimed at unemployed people seeking to refresh their skillsets and get back to work.

Zhu Xueying, 48, gained employment in 2015 at foreign-invested Knowles Electronics (Weifang) Inc as a factory worker.

After the company adjusted its business strategy in 2016, Zhu was made redundant and faced a heavy financial burden in supporting her two school-age children.

Zhu registered to take a free job training course offered by the zone during Spring Festival in February, requiring her to take 48 lessons in five weeks to obtain a certificate.