Seocho-gu, Fostering Talent for ICT-Integrated Smart Farms

Seocho-gu Fosters Future Talent through Smart Farm Education Incorporating ICT

The District Recruits the First Cohort of ‘Smart Farm Future Talent Training’ Trainees from the 10th to the 17th

25 Trainees Selected for the First Cohort, Training Conducted Over 3 Weeks from August 22 to September 8, Total 6 Sessions, 18 Hours, Twice a Week

Hobby and Beginner Class at Seoul Yeongdong Nonghyup Covers Various Theoretical and Practical Training Including ▲Principles of Smart Farm ▲Plug Tray Soil and Sowing ▲Indoor Environment Operation

Seocho-gu (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) is conducting the ‘2023 Seocho Smart Farm Future Talent Training’ for local residents who wish to take on challenges in the core field of urban agriculture, smart farming.

‘Smart Farm’ applies ICT (Information and Communication Technology) to farming, enabling farm management without constraints of time and space. In particular, it is gaining attention as a future-oriented agriculture due to its advantage of maintaining and managing crop growth environments remotely and automatically using ICT technology.

This year’s Seocho smart farm education is divided into hobby/beginner and startup/advanced classes, held at Seoul Yeongdong Nonghyup, which owns smart farms in the region, and Samyook University, equipped with specialized facilities.

First, the hobby and beginner smart farm education at Seoul Yeongdong Nonghyup will be conducted for the first cohort over three weeks from August 22 to September 8, with a total of 6 sessions and 18 hours, held twice a week. The second cohort will run from September 11 to October 6. Each cohort will recruit 25 trainees, totaling 50 trainees.

The hobby and beginner class focuses on smart farm theory and basic practical training. The curriculum includes ▲cultivation basics ▲principles of smart farms ▲plug tray soil and sowing ▲indoor environment operation, allowing trainees to directly sow seeds, cultivate, manage the environment, and harvest.

The training takes place at the Yeongdong Nonghyup Smart Agriculture Support Center located in Naegok-dong, supported by Seoul Yeongdong Nonghyup (Chairman Lee Jong-ho). Applications for the first cohort can be submitted from the 10th to the 17th via the reservation and application banner on the Seocho-gu Office website. Applications for the second cohort will be accepted from September 1 to September 7.

Any Seocho-gu resident aged 19 or older is eligible to apply. For more detailed inquiries, contact the Smart City Division of Seocho-gu Office.

Additionally, in October, startup and advanced smart farm education will be held at Samyook University. To support young and middle-aged individuals facing employment difficulties, a smart farm corporate internship program will be offered to provide opportunities for future planning.

Since 2021, the district has developed and operated the ‘Seocho Smart Farm Talent Training Program’ in collaboration with Yeonam University, which was the first in the nation to establish a smart farm major. The program was also conducted with Yeonam University in the first half of last year, and in the second half, training was held with Samyook University, which has specialized instructors and facilities for smart farms, receiving great response from residents.

Seocho-gu Mayor Jeon Seong-su said, “I am pleased to offer a great opportunity to those interested in urban agriculture through smart farm education, one of the promising industries of the Fourth Industrial Revolution era,” adding, “I hope this helps young people contemplating their future and local residents challenging a second life to take steps toward the future.”

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