Busan Office of Education Drastically Changes 'Employment Education' at Vocational High Schools

Establishing a Customized Employment Competency Enhancement Education System for Vocational High Schools
Providing Tailored Education Support in Three Stages by Grade Level

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education is establishing and implementing a new educational system to enhance the employment capabilities of students in vocational high schools.

On the 4th, the Office of Education announced that it has built the "Busan Vocational High School Customized Employment Capability Enhancement Educational System," which systematically provides education divided into three stages by grade level for vocational high school students.

This educational system will be applied from the 4th and continue until October 15th. New programs, including the IRPG (Interview Role Playing Game) teaching and learning method, developed for the first time nationwide to boost employment mindset, will be implemented.

The system consists of a three-stage support structure to strengthen employment capabilities: Stage 1 is pre-employment followed by post-learning, Stage 2 is cultivating an employment mindset, and Stage 3 is customized support for each student.

Stage 1 targets first-year students, providing accurate information about pre-employment and post-learning, and education to enhance understanding of setting growth paths.

Stage 2 targets second-year students, offering education on basic job skills (communication skills, problem-solving skills) using the IRPG teaching and learning method and interview games.

Stage 3 targets third-year students, applying capability enhancement education divided into basic education and customized education for personalized support.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education is supporting eight schools this year, including Haeundae Technical High School, and plans to regularly conduct "Visiting Student Customized Employment Capability Enhancement Education" every Tuesday and Thursday in the second half of the year at the Employment Support Center.

To this end, standard teaching materials for each stage have been developed, and an education support group composed of vocational high school teachers and professional instructors from related organizations will operate to support employment capability enhancement education.

Kim Seok-jun, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "We have decided to establish and support a customized employment capability enhancement educational system to increase the employment rate of vocational high school students, which has been declining."

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