Seoul City to Recruit 120 Participants for Training Local Regeneration Activists and Community Specialists

Local Regeneration Activists, Residents? Experts? Bridging Role with Administration... Dispatched to Project Sites After Training Completion

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government is opening an educational program and recruiting participants for local regeneration activists and resident communities, the two main pillars active in the managed residential environment improvement project aimed at revitalizing low-rise residential areas and communities.

On the 14th, Seoul announced that to smoothly and effectively promote the managed residential environment improvement project, it has been conducting training to nurture local regeneration activists?professionals who serve as a bridge between residents, experts, and administration?and to strengthen their capabilities. It is recruiting trainees for a new local regeneration activist course and an advanced course focused on professional capacity building until the 25th.

The new course participants will be selected through a first-round document screening and a second-round interview, with final results announced on April 2. Those who complete the training will receive a certificate of completion and be registered in the managed residential environment improvement project’s local regeneration activist pool, granting them priority selection as local regeneration activists upon requests from autonomous districts.

The advanced course is designed for local regeneration activists currently active in the managed residential environment improvement project target areas. Those who have not completed related training within the past three years must complete this course to continue their activities.

Additionally, Seoul has newly established and will operate a capacity-building education program this year for resident communities that practically lead the managed residential environment improvement project to promote sustainable urban regeneration. The resident community capacity-building education aims to create a foundation for revitalizing low-rise residential areas, expand the base of urban regeneration, encourage active participation from residents, and foster consensus.

The recruitment targets are executives and members of the managed residential environment improvement project resident community operation committees (39 groups) and resident councils (30 groups), totaling 120 people. Related information will be guided to each village through the respective autonomous districts, and applications must be submitted to the responsible department of the autonomous district by March 25 after filling out the provided form.

Ryu Hoon, Director of the Seoul Urban Regeneration Office, said, “This education program was prepared to enhance the capabilities of local regeneration activists and resident communities who play a pivotal role in the field, to promote sustainable urban regeneration projects. We hope many people will participate in the new local regeneration activist course and the resident community capacity-building education.”

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