Busan City Selects and Trains Economic Education Lead Instructors in 'I Am an Instructor!' Competition... Recruiting Contest Participants

Application Period June 30 - July 21

Final Selection of City’s Lead Economic Education Instructors

Busan City is recruiting participants for the competitive instructor selection program, "I am an Instructor!", to train 'economic education instructors' who will help citizens acquire and understand economic knowledge.

Busan City Hall.

According to the 'Economic Education Support Act,' the 'Busan Research Institute Busan Regional Economic Education Center' (hereinafter referred to as the Economic Education Center) has been striving to promote economic education in the Busan area since 2006. This economic education instructor selection is also conducted with the purpose of raising citizens' awareness and interest in economic education, discovering and supporting economic education personnel, and systematizing the process of nurturing competent instructors.

Applications are accepted from June 30 to July 21, and any Busan citizen aged 18 or older interested in working as an economic education instructor can apply via email.

Detailed information about the selection can be found on the Busan Research Institute website, and any inquiries can be directed to the Economic Education Center.

The city plans to select six individuals as representative economic education instructors through document screening, interviews, and lecture demonstrations. Notably, unlike the previous method that mainly focused on internal interviews, this time general citizens will be allowed to attend the lecture competition site, using the instructor selection process itself as an opportunity to promote the concept of 'economic education.'

The six final selected candidates will be awarded certificates such as the Busan Metropolitan City Mayor’s Award and will subsequently work as instructors at the Economic Education Center, providing economic education at various institutions.

The city plans to designate them as representative economic education instructors and guarantee a minimum annual lecture time of 10 to 30 hours (lecture fees based on the Economic Education Center’s standards range from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 KRW) by prioritizing the allocation of lecture demand institutions to them, thereby fostering them as professional economic education instructors.

Additionally, the Economic Education Center will provide support necessary for instructor activities, such as capacity-building programs, while not restricting the selected instructors from autonomously lecturing through other institutions. This is expected to serve as a good starting point for those who wish to pursue a long-term career as economic education instructors.

Shin Chang-ho, Director of the Digital Economy Innovation Office of Busan City, stated, “Whether consciously or not, many activities in daily life are closely related to the economy. As the economic environment changes rapidly and complexly, if each member of society improves their economic understanding, it will bring positive effects to both individuals and society.” He added, “We encourage many citizens interested in economic education instructor activities to apply.”

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