The Association of Junior Colleges Promotes Lifelong Vocational Education Between Regions and Junior Colleges

Nam Seong-hee (right), Chairman of the Korea Council for College Education, and Yoon Yeo-gak, President of the National Institute for Lifelong Education, are signing a business agreement. (Provided by Korea Council for College Education)

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Korea Council for College Education announced on the 28th that it has signed a mutual business agreement with the National Institute for Lifelong Education to promote and strengthen lifelong vocational education at the national and local government levels.

The agreement includes key provisions for the mutual development between local regions and colleges to activate lifelong vocational education across cities, provinces, counties, and districts nationwide. Specifically, it involves the mutual linkage of lifelong education projects and higher vocational education activation projects, the development and joint utilization of lifelong vocational education programs, among others.

Yoon Yeogak, Director of the National Institute for Lifelong Education, stated, "We will utilize the excellent programs and human and material infrastructure possessed by both institutions to achieve continuous exchange and cooperation for the activation of lifelong vocational education."

Nam Seonghee, Chairman of the Korea Council for College Education, said, "I hope that many excellent lifelong vocational education programs from colleges will be discovered and spread, increasing educational participation opportunities for local residents."

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