Kyungbok University and National Association of Integrated Childcare Centers for Children with Disabilities Sign 'Business Agreement'

[Asia Economy (Namyangju) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kyungbok University recently signed a business agreement for mutual educational cooperation with the National Association of Integrated Childcare Centers for Children with Disabilities.

According to this agreement, Kyungbok University will foster diversified professionals through the development of childcare for socially vulnerable groups such as young children with disabilities and integrated childcare education for children with and without disabilities. Graduates with excellent capabilities will be deployed on-site at institutions under the National Association of Integrated Childcare Centers for Children with Disabilities immediately after graduation.

The National Association of Integrated Childcare Centers for Children with Disabilities was established in June 2012 to facilitate information exchange among integrated childcare centers for children with disabilities and to enhance the rights and interests of childcare staff. As of July 2020, it has been conducting various educational projects such as policy proposals related to childcare for children with disabilities, information exchange in integrated childcare settings, staff training, and observation training at excellent childcare centers.

Kim Kyung-bok, Acting President of Kyungbok University, stated, "We expect that Kyungbok University and the National Association of Integrated Childcare Centers for Children with Disabilities will actively utilize the prepared human and material infrastructure, develop joint curricula for nurturing integrated childcare teachers for children with disabilities, and create a new model for the integrated childcare teacher training process through high-quality specialized training."

The Department of Child Counseling and Care at Kyungbok University is the only three-year program in Korea, focusing on 'workplace childcare center customized education' and obtaining specialized certifications such as childcare teacher, childcare teacher for young children with disabilities, and art therapy counselor. Through the operation of the 'KBU One-Stop Childcare Belt,' it is dedicated to training childcare teachers equipped with counseling and educational abilities for young children with disabilities in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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