Seoul City Opens Educational Courses for Local Regeneration Activists and Resident Communities

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] On the 14th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will open an educational course for local regeneration activists and resident communities working at managed residential environment improvement project sites and recruit participants.

The managed residential environment improvement project is a project that improves the residential environment by expanding maintenance infrastructure and revitalizing resident communities in low-rise residential areas, rather than the full demolition method of existing redevelopment and reconstruction projects. Residents directly participate to establish plans and form communities to manage them, solving practical problems of the village and preserving the identity of the area.

Starting with the "Making a Good Village to Live" project in 2009, progressing through Human Town, the managed residential environment improvement project officially began in 2011. Over 10 years, it has expanded to 86 villages, and as of March, 70 resident communities are operating.

The city is recruiting trainees for a new course for local regeneration activists and an advanced course focused on professional capacity building until the 25th.

The new course is open to any adult Seoul citizen interested in village activities. After the first document screening and the second interview screening, the final selection will be made on April 2. Graduates of the course will receive a certificate of completion and be registered in the local regeneration activist talent pool, giving them priority selection when requested by autonomous districts. The advanced course is for currently active local regeneration activists. Those who have not completed related education within three years must complete this course to continue their activities.

Applications can be checked on the Seoul city website under notices and announcements, and the related forms should be submitted to the education operation office.

The city will also newly establish resident community capacity-building education this year. The recruitment targets are 39 resident community operation committees and 30 resident councils’ executives and members. A total of 120 people will be recruited. Related matters will be guided to the villages through the respective autonomous districts, and applications must be submitted to the autonomous district’s responsible department by the 25th.

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