Preparing for the era of centenarians does not simply mean physical wellbeing. Surviving for a century means that we should be able to adapt ourselves to rapidly changing society as decent human beings. The extended average life expectancy not only prolongs the period of participating in economy, but also changes the time and opportunity of participating in economy, expressed as double or triple cropping. Therefore, the education received when young is not good enough to survive the changed society, which means that lifelong education is not optional, but required. If such lifelong learning is no more than learning for self-contentment to simply enjoy learning or leisure, it will not be continued due to its lack of learning power and motivation. Human''s learning is more significant only when the opportunity of social participation is provided. Neglecting human resources with fully-invested education can be a huge waste of psychological and material resources. Especially, the generational conflicts of jobs caused by the era of physically healthy centenarians are rising as a serious problem in many countries including Korea. For this, the Park, Geun-hye administration is suggesting solutions for aiming for society in which national happiness and national development are in a virtuous circle, and every member of social community lives in harmony and also enjoys stable life. One of them is to establish the ''national lifelong learning system for the era of centenarians through providing various participation basis and customized educational programs of lifelong learning. The life design for rapidly changing times is only possible through connection between lifelong learning and employment. The connection between lifelong learning and employment of the future generations are the required conditions not only for economic aspect, but also establishment of healthy social atmosphere. Thus the connection between lifelong learning and employment is the task not only for the present, but also the older generation that prepares for the future. ...