Dream Exploration for 2,500 Youths: 'Mapo Career Fair' Held

On the 12th at World Cup Park Peace Plaza, career exploration and job experience for middle school students from 13 local schools... Over 90 jobs and environmental experience booths in the 4th industry, sports, media, etc., fostering self-directed future talents

Last year, Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo District, was experiencing coding at the Mapo Career Fair experience booth.

Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Gang-su) will hold the 'Mapo Career Expo' on the 12th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. around the Peace Plaza in World Cup Park.

Hosted by Mapo-gu and organized by the Mapo Career and Job Experience Support Center, the Mapo Career Expo is an event that provides local youth with opportunities to explore careers and experience jobs, marking its 11th year this year.

This event targets about 2,500 first-year middle school students from 13 schools in Mapo-gu and operates around 90 diverse experience and event booths related to ▲Future & 4th Industry ▲Environment & Energy ▲Media & Journalism ▲Sports ▲Culture & Arts ▲Entrepreneurship.

The district has divided the event area according to purpose into ▲Job Experience Zone, where participants explore careers and experience jobs with professional mentors ▲Department Exploration Zone, where students explore academic departments matching their interests and dreams ▲Event Zone, featuring participatory events ▲Environment Experience Zone.

In particular, at the Environment Experience Booth located on Metasequoia Road, youth will engage in various environmental programs such as upcycling and photo spot missions, helping them realize the value of the environment and encouraging them to practice environmental protection.

Furthermore, the district expects that through diverse job experiences at this Mapo Career Expo, local youth will discover dreams that perfectly match their interests and talents, contributing to their self-directed studies and personal development.

Since the event involves students, the district places the highest priority on safety by allocating time slots for each participating school and operating the event accordingly. About 50% of the experience booths require advance reservations to prevent inconvenience and safety accidents caused by crowds.

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “The world is rapidly changing beyond the 4th industry to the 6th industry, such as smart farms. We will do our best to support youth with infinite potential to actively explore their careers and realize their dreams, so they can become outstanding talents leading the world in the future.”

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