K-Eco Holds Completion Ceremony for International Environmental Experts Training Program..."A Catalyst for Green Jobs"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] On the morning of the 26th, the Korea Environment Corporation will hold the graduation ceremony for the "12th International Environmental Experts Training Course" at Yonsei University Millennium Hall in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.

The International Environmental Experts Training Course is a project in which the Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environment Corporation train outstanding domestic talents as environmental experts to be dispatched to international organizations and provide internship opportunities, in response to the increasing demand for international environmental cooperation.

The graduation ceremony for the 12th International Environmental Experts Training Course will proceed in the order of ▲congratulatory remarks ▲award of the Minister of Environment Prize to the top student (1 person) ▲and a meeting among graduates to share employment information.

The ceremony was originally scheduled to be held at the Millennium Hilton Hotel in Seoul with about 70 attendees including former graduates and international organization officials, but the venue was changed and the number of attendees minimized to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections.

The 12th International Environmental Experts Training Course selected a total of 15 people on the 7th through document screening and interviews, and conducted 50 hours of domestic education over two weeks starting from the 12th.

The domestic education course provided in-depth learning on domestic and international environmental policies such as climate change and environmental trade, basic knowledge required for working in international organizations, and policies and technologies by environmental media.

After March, the corporation will provide internship opportunities by dispatching 10 top-performing students from the domestic education to international organizations located both domestically and abroad, such as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).

Those dispatched to international organizations abroad will receive round-trip airfare, insurance fees, and on-site living expenses for six months (up to 1.3 million KRW per month), while those dispatched to international organizations located domestically will receive benefits such as living expenses for up to six months (800,000 KRW per month).

As of the end of last year, a total of 555 people have completed the domestic education course, and among them, 281 have completed internships at international organizations. Among the 34 graduates of the 11th course in 2019, 22 are currently working as interns at international organizations, and three more will be selected and dispatched in March this year.

Jang Jun-young, Director of the Korea Environment Corporation, said, "The International Environmental Experts Training Course has served as a catalyst for creating green jobs such as employment in international organizations for domestic talents," and added, "We will strive to provide more graduates with professional education and field work experience in the future."

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