Forest Service to Recruit Institutions for Training Wood Education Experts This Month

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Forest Service announced on the 5th that it will accept applications for designation as a wood education expert training institution from the 5th to the 23rd.

Institutions eligible to apply for designation as training institutions include ‘universities’ under the Higher Education Act, ‘corporations’ under the Civil Act, ‘companies’ under the Commercial Act, and ‘non-profit private organizations and institutions operated by national or local governments’ under the Act on Support for Non-Profit Private Organizations. Currently, six training institutions are operating nationwide.

Applications can be submitted by universities or other institutions that meet the requirements stipulated by the Act on the Sustainable Use of Wood, such as personnel, facilities, and curriculum, by sending the application form to the Korea Forest Service via mail.

After receiving applications, the Korea Forest Service will conduct a written review by experts, on-site inspections, and deliberations by the Korea Forest Service Wood Utilization Committee, and plans to announce the final designation results of training institutions by the end of next month.

Detailed information such as the requirements for designation, required documents, and application methods can be found in the announcement posted on the Korea Forest Service website.

Meanwhile, the wood education expert qualification is granted after completing 176 hours of education at a designated training institution and passing an exam. Qualified experts can provide wood-related information and knowledge at various wood experience sites and educational facilities such as wood culture experience centers.

Ha Kyung-su, Director of the Wood Industry Division at the Korea Forest Service, said, “We will designate additional wood education expert training institutions to effectively spread wood education nationwide,” and added, “We hope many institutions interested in wood education will participate.”

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