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Status of Potential Demand for Literacy Education. Based on the 2015 Statistics Korea Survey.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Are you familiar with ‘literacy education’?

Busan City (Acting Mayor Byun Seong-wan) has designated the Busan Talent Lifelong Education Promotion Institute as the ‘Busan Literacy Education Center.’ This is to systematically promote the initiative of ‘Creating a Busan without Illiterates.’

‘Literacy education’ is education that develops not only the ability to read and understand text but also the fundamental reading comprehension skills that form the foundation of all education.

The Literacy Education Center is a dedicated institution established to support the improvement of citizens’ literacy skills and basic life competencies.

Busan City amended the ‘Busan Lifelong Education Promotion Ordinance’ to support the systematic activation of literacy education. It established the basis for designating and operating literacy education centers and, after consultation with the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, designated the Talent Lifelong Education Promotion Institute as the Literacy Education Center.

The Institute received additional national funding from the Ministry of Education’s ‘Adult Literacy Education Support Project’ and was granted the authority for the first and second rounds of regional program evaluations, laying the foundation for the activation of regionally tailored literacy education.

With the designation of the Literacy Education Center, the Institute will expand the existing ‘Metropolitan Literacy Education Activation Project’ and play a central role in regional literacy education institutions through ▲ operation and support of literacy education programs ▲ discovery and counseling support for literacy education candidates ▲ establishment of a linkage system among literacy-related institutions ▲ training and professional development of literacy education teachers.

Busan City plans to support illiterate learners in receiving various lifelong education opportunities by progressing through literacy acquisition and basic competency education in cooperation with the Office of Education and district and county offices, centered on the Institute.

Byun Seong-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, said, “The proportion of potential literacy education demanders in Busan is 12.7% of the total population aged 20 and over, ranking second among the seven special and metropolitan cities. We will actively support strengthening citizens’ basic learning capabilities centered on the Literacy Education Center to ensure that no one is left behind and that lifelong education is evenly provided.”

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