Suncheon National University Lifelong Education Center Offers Free Online Education Programs

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon National University (President Ko Young-jin) Lifelong Education Center affiliated with the College of Future Convergence announced on the 16th that it will provide free online lifelong education programs for general adults in the second semester in response to the COVID-19 situation.

The Suncheon National University Lifelong Education Center opened an ‘online lifelong education course’ conducted through video lectures and real-time video classes from the first semester of this year for learners who experienced difficulties attending education due to COVID-19, and made it available free of charge to general adult learners nationwide.

Through this, 230 people who wished to take the course from all over the country took the online lifelong education course in the first semester, and 61 of the students obtained certificates related to the subjects after completing the course.

Encouraged by the response, the Suncheon National University Lifelong Education Center conducted a demand survey for local residents and will open certificate preparation courses in the second semester of this year that help with employment and career setting, including ▲Level 1 School Violence Counselor ▲Level 1 Silver Brain Training Instructor ▲Korean Studies, Traditional Culture Interpreter (I, II) ▲Children’s English Instructor (I, II), operating for 19 weeks from next month 5th to February 11th of next year.

The online program is open for application by anyone until the 30th, and the education will be conducted through real-time video classes and online video lectures.

A certificate of completion signed by the president of Suncheon National University will be issued upon attendance of 70% or more of the total class hours, and upon completion of the qualification course, students can take the private qualification exams registered with the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training and other (private) associations, as well as the private qualification exams registered with the Korea Council for Lifelong Education Centers of National and Public Universities.

Kim Do-gyun, director of the Lifelong Education Center at Suncheon National University, said, “Our Suncheon National University Lifelong Education Center will continue to actively respond to social changes and provide online education services along with face-to-face education to support self-directed learning of local residents.”

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