Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Forms Nutrition Teacher Talent Pool for Private Kindergartens with 5 Universities

Kookmin University, Seoul Women's University, Sungshin Women's University, Ewha Womans University, and Hanyang University Sign Business Agreement

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has partnered with five universities located in Seoul to establish a talent pool of nutrition teachers necessary for operating meals in private kindergartens.

On the 27th, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education signed a memorandum of understanding with Kookmin University, Seoul Women’s University, Sungshin Women’s University, Ewha Womans University, and Hanyang University to provide early employment opportunities to students qualified as nutrition teachers.

With the revision of the School Meal Act, starting in January, private kindergartens with more than 100 children are also subject to the law and must hire one nutrition teacher to provide meals. Accordingly, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education plans to collaborate with universities to resolve manpower shortages and establish and operate a talent pool so that private kindergartens can hire verified nutrition teachers.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and the five universities agreed to ▲ operate a system that makes it easy to hire nutrition teachers ▲ reduce administrative work and increase efficiency in kindergartens ▲ support employment for students qualified as nutrition teachers. The education office will secure a pool of job-seeking nutrition teachers and, after verifying and reviewing hiring documents, will guide private kindergartens accordingly.

Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "Through this MOU signing, we expect the quality of meals in private kindergartens to improve and the safe meal policy in kindergartens to be established early."

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