Suncheon-si Opens Training Course for Urban Agriculture Experts

Opening of Flower Arrangement Technician Certification Course and Urban Agriculture Manager Capacity Building Training

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City (Mayor Heo Seok) recently announced that it will open and operate the ‘Urban Agriculture Expert Training Course’ from August to November in response to the increasing demand for urban agriculture professionals due to the enhancement of the social value of urban agriculture and its expanded base.

The newly established training program consists of two courses: the national technical certification course for obtaining the Floral Decoration Technician license and the urban agriculture expert capacity-building course. These courses aim to train urban agriculture managers, who are specialized personnel in urban agriculture.

An urban agriculture manager is an expert who disseminates knowledge related to urban agriculture to city residents and manages urban agriculture facilities. They must obtain the urban agriculture manager certification from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, making them the highest qualified experts in the urban agriculture field.

To acquire the urban agriculture manager qualification, one must obtain a national technical certificate at the technician level or higher in areas related to urban agriculture such as floral decoration, agricultural chemistry, facility horticulture, and seeds, and complete more than 80 hours of specialized urban agriculture education.

The Floral Decoration Technician certification course will be conducted over 15 sessions, aiming to help citizens obtain national technical certificates related to urban agriculture and meet the basic qualification requirements for urban agriculture managers.

The urban agriculture expert capacity-building education will be held over 8 sessions for experts who have obtained the urban agriculture manager qualification. It will provide the latest urban agriculture information and various learning opportunities to strengthen capabilities, cultivating practical skills of urban agriculture managers and creating jobs such as school garden instructors.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, this training will also be conducted online. Applications can be submitted by visiting the Urban Agriculture Team of the Agricultural Policy Division in Suncheon City directly or by email by the 12th, referring to the recruitment guidelines on the Suncheon City website and local town offices.

A Suncheon City official stated, “Suncheon City has produced 35 urban agriculture managers so far, accounting for 30% of urban agriculture managers in the Jeonnam region. We plan to systematically promote urban agriculture-related education with the goal of training 150 experts by 2025, contributing to the revitalization of urban agriculture through the production of specialized personnel.”

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