Gyeonggi Marine Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Recruiting 1st Batch of Students for Return-to-Fishing School... Until the 8th of Next Month

Gyeonggi-do Return-to-Fishing School 1st Batch Trainee Recruitment Poster

The Gyeonggi-do Marine Fisheries Resources Research Institute is recruiting the first batch of students for the 'Return-to-Fishing School' from the 13th of this month until the 8th of next month to promote the revitalization of returning to fishing and rural migration.

The Gyeonggi-do Return-to-Fishing School is an institution that provides practical and hands-on education necessary for village life to those who wish to return to fishing or residents living in fishing villages but not engaged in fishing.

Applicants must be between 18 and 65 years old, either aspiring return-to-fishing candidates or non-fisher residents of fishing villages. After document screening and interviews, approximately 16 people will be selected.

The Return-to-Fishing School in Gyeonggi-do is the first return-to-fishing education institution in the metropolitan area and will operate three sessions this year (about 16 people per session).

The Marine Fisheries Resources Research Institute will especially open dormitories this year to ensure that trainees preparing for marine leisure-related certification courses can receive stable certification training.

The selected trainees will receive education on return-to-fishing policies, fishing and aquaculture technology, and other necessary theoretical and field training for village life at the Return-to-Fishing School and leading fishing households for five weeks from March 25 to April 26. Graduates will receive partial support for tuition fees for marine leisure-related certification courses.

Kim Seong-gon, director of the Gyeonggi-do Marine Fisheries Resources Research Institute, said, "We hope many people interested in returning to fishing will participate in the recruitment of trainees for the Return-to-Fishing School, which is being promoted to respond to the crisis of fishing village extinction. We will support prospective fishers preparing to return to fishing to settle stably in fishing villages and strive to revitalize return-to-fishing and rural migration."

Meanwhile, since 2022, Gyeonggi-do has produced a total of 66 graduates, of whom 13 (20%) have returned to fishing in Gyeonggi-do.

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