Suncheon-si and Korean Career Education Association Seek Career Education Strategies for the 4th Industrial Revolution Era

Over 5,000 Members, Teachers, Parents, and Students Participate Online
Mutual Efforts Expected Through Business Agreement for Suncheonman Job World Operation and Development

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City (Mayor Heo Seok) successfully concluded the 51st Autumn Academic Conference co-hosted with the Korea Career Education Association (President Moon Seung-tae, Professor at Suncheon National University).

Suncheon City held the academic conference, mainly composed of members of the Korea Career Education Association and career teachers, to promote Suncheonman Job World before its opening and to establish the role and direction of Suncheonman Job World for revitalizing career experience.

The conference was held on the 27th from around 1 p.m. at the Suncheonman Ecological Culture Education Center Multipurpose Hall. Due to the COVID-19 situation, only a minimal number of people such as the host, chairperson, presenters, discussants, and operating committee members attended offline, while about 5,000 teachers, researchers, career teachers, career counselors, parents, and students participated online using the ZOOM platform, a video conferencing service.

The academic conference was conducted in three parts under the main theme of "The Direction and Tasks of Community-Linked Career Education in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution," featuring keynote presentations and panel discussions.

In Part 1, Professor Lee Won-je from KAIST Graduate School of Culture Technology delivered the keynote speech titled "How Will Our Lives Change in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution?" exploring the changing aspects of life in a rapidly evolving environment and presenting related content.

Part 2 featured a Career Talk Concert.

Panelists included Professor Yoo Sung-ho from Seoul National University College of Medicine, CEO Lee Woon-sung of Sweet Balance, Researcher Park Ga-yeol from the Korea Employment Information Service, Section Chief Kim Seong-geun from the Ministry of Education’s Career Education Policy Division, and student Kim Kyung-mi from Seoul National University. They discussed trends in promising future occupations, government policy directions, and also heard voices from the corporate field.

Part 3’s presentations were divided into two sections, with a total of four topic presentations.

In the first section, Section Chief Lee Gyo-bae of Jungbuk Career Education Center presented on the role and tasks of regional career education centers to revitalize career education in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, followed by Group Leader Kim Gyu-sang of the Korea Youth Entrepreneurship Foundation presenting on ways to activate non-face-to-face career mentoring in the 4th Industrial Revolution era, concluding the first section.

The second section featured Team Leader Lee Seung-gu of Korea Job World presenting on the role and tasks of Job World for revitalizing career experience in preparation for the 4th Industrial Revolution era, followed by Center Director Jang Hye-jung of the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training presenting on ways to activate career experience linked with local governments, concluding the session.

Discussants for the four topic presentations included Senior Researcher Park Cheon-su of the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Professor Moon Dong-gyu of Woosuk University, Professor Kim Hyun-duk of Suncheon National University, and CEO Mo Se-hwan of Suncheon Ecotourism Experience Learning Center. Professor Yang Jong-guk of Korea Welfare University and Vice President Park Jeong-geun of the Korea Career Education Association attended as chairpersons.

A Suncheon City official stated, "The discussions and presentations at this academic conference greatly helped establish the role and future direction of Suncheonman Job World in the post-COVID-19 era and the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, and we plan to actively utilize them in practical operations after the opening."

Meanwhile, before the start of the academic conference, Suncheon City signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Career Education Association and the National Career and Academic Counseling Teachers Association for joint research on career development of elementary, middle, and high school students and the operation of Suncheonman Job World. Going forward, they will build a cooperative system to mutually promote and operate Suncheonman Job World.

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