Gyeongnam Province Recruiting Trainees for Smart Farm Youth Startup Education

Nurturing Future Gyeongnam Smart Farm Leaders Through 20 Months of Free Education

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government Building Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 4th that it will recruit trainees nationwide for the Smart Farm Youth Startup Incubation Course to foster young entrepreneurial farmers.

Any youth aged between 18 and 39 who wish to find employment or start a business in the smart farm sector can apply.

Applications are open until May 31 through the Smart Farm Korea website.

Trainees will be finally selected through a three-stage process: 1st stage eligibility screening, 2nd stage document review, and 3rd stage interview, with a total of 52 selected.

The selected trainees will receive education at the Gyeongnam Smart Farm Innovation Valley Youth Startup Incubation Center in Miryang-si, Gyeongnam.

For youth without farming knowledge or experience, free training will be provided for 20 months starting this September, covering crop cultivation techniques, smart device operation, greenhouse environment control, management, and marketing.

The Smart Farm Youth Startup Incubation Program is a 20-month specialized education course consisting of an introductory course (2 months), an educational practical training course (6 months), and a management practical training course (12 months).

To facilitate the trainees, the province will provide state-of-the-art dormitory facilities and practice farms (smart farms), as well as a fixed amount of practical training expenses.

Trainees who complete the youth startup incubation course with excellent grades will be granted the right to reside in the cutting-edge rental-type smart farms established within the Innovation Valley for up to three years.

Graduates who settle in the province will receive benefits such as eligibility to apply for comprehensive loans for young farmers' smart farms, preferential credit guarantee rates from the Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Credit Guarantee Fund, brokerage of idle smart farms and farmland within the province, and priority support for long-term leases of reserve farmland from the Korea Rural Community Corporation.

For more details about the training, please contact the Gyeongnam Youth Startup Incubation Center.

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