Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Hosts the '2021 Jeonnam Commercial Competition'

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education held the '2021 Jeonnam Commercial Competition' at three commercial high schools in the western region of Jeonnam. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 31st that the ‘2021 Jeonnam Commercial Competition’ was held in a distributed manner at three commercial high schools in the western region of Jeonnam.

Sponsored by the Jeonnam Commercial Education Association, Korea Productivity Center, and Yeosu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the competition took place on the 27th with about 250 students from 17 specialized commercial high schools across the province competing in 12 categories to demonstrate their practical skills.

Due to the spread of COVID-19 in the eastern region, the western region commercial high schools ▲Mokpo Jungang High School ▲Mokpo Seongsin High School ▲Mokpo Girls’ Commercial High School held the event separately by school with 3 to 5 categories and 80 to 90 participants each.

Mokpo Jungang High School held competitions in accounting practice and 3 other categories, Mokpo Seongsin High School in business English and 2 other categories, and Mokpo Girls’ Commercial High School in office administration and 4 other categories.

The Office of Education set the schedule to one day to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and canceled the opening ceremony, awards ceremony, and side events. Additionally, to ensure the safety of participants, COVID-19 tests and personal safety guidelines education were conducted before the competition, and COVID-19 prevention measures were established for each competition venue.

Winners up to 6th place in each category qualify to participate in the National Commercial Competition, hosted by the Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education, which will be held for three days from September 28 to 30 at Jeonju Commercial Information High School and Gunsan Girls’ Commercial High School.

Ko Gwang-jin, Director of the Future Talent Division, said, “I thank the organizers who prepared the competition with interest and passion for vocational education despite the venue being distributed from the eastern to the western region of Jeonnam. We will actively support vocational high school students to grow into industry-tailored talents for the 4th Industrial Revolution era.”

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