Sancheong-gun Promotes Free Elementary Academic Certification and Middle School Equivalency Exam

Recruitment of Learners Until March 5, Selected by Education Office Contest

Senior Graduation Photo at Jirisan School, Sancheong-gun Literacy Festival (Photo by Sancheong-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 9th that it is recruiting learners for the 2021 elementary school equivalency literacy education and middle school qualification exam programs.

This promotion of the elementary school equivalency and middle school qualification exam programs follows the county's selection in the Gyeongnam Office of Education's '2021 Literacy Education Program' public contest project.

It was prepared to provide free education and opportunities to obtain academic qualifications for residents who missed the chance to learn during school age.

In the elementary school equivalency program, upon completion of each stage, learners receive a certificate of academic recognition from the provincial superintendent of education.

The county was selected for the elementary school equivalency stage 1 program contest at the end of January this year and operates classes such as Korean reading and writing, everyday numbers, basic English, and basic life education.

The middle school qualification exam program provides learning guidance including basic study of exam subjects and solving past exam questions. In particular, it plans to support applications for the 1st and 2nd qualification exams in 2021.

The elementary school equivalency program will be conducted at San-encheong Welfare Center and Sinan-myeon Comprehensive Welfare Center, and the middle school qualification exam program will be held at Sinan-myeon Comprehensive Welfare Center.

Sancheong-gun, designated as a lifelong learning city by the Ministry of Education, has been promoting visiting literacy classes since 2017, with about 800 participants to date.

Since 2019, it has been promoting adult qualification exam programs, producing successful candidates including one middle school graduate and six elementary school graduates.

The county and the Office of Education plan to jointly share a budget of 200 million KRW each year for two years starting in 2021, totaling 800 million KRW, to discover and operate region-customized experiential and educational programs.

A county official said, “We hope that the elementary and middle school education programs for adults, including seniors, will help close the basic education gap for illiterate adults and provide an opportunity to restore self-esteem,” adding, “We ask for the interest and encouragement of families and those around so that seniors who do not know Korean can actively participate.”

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