Jeonnam-type 'Education Development Zone' Development... 'Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, High School, University' Linked Talent Cultivation

Education - Linkage with Development Strategies by City and County
Strengthening Customized Support for Childcare and Migrants

The Ministry of Education and Jeonnam Province will work on nurturing regionally specialized talents through education development zones, linking kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools, and universities based on the major industries of each city and county.

On the 14th, the government announced this plan at the 20th 'Public Discussion on Livelihood Issues' held at the Jeonnam Provincial Office, presided over by President Yoon Seok-yeol.

First, through the Jeonnam-type education development zones, they plan to cultivate industrial manpower linked to regional development strategies by city and county and establish a local settlement ecosystem. These include energy-centered innovation city type (Naju), marine tourism convergence type (Mokpo, Muan, Sinan), and future agro-biological industry type such as smart farms (Yeongam, Gangjin).

Additionally, continuous student growth will be supported through joint curricula between schools and linked education across school levels. Mokpo, Muan, and Sinan operate joint curricula for elementary, middle, and high schools on the Muan Peninsula. In Gwangyang, a future-type integrated elementary and middle school is operated.

Childcare and care functions within the region will be strengthened. To create a 'Jeonnam where it is good to give birth and raise children,' the government will promote joint education for kindergartens and childcare centers in cooperation with the community from birth to elementary school students, 24-hour care daycare centers, and the expansion of Neulbom School operations.

They also plan to develop a joint curriculum model reflecting regional characteristics by utilizing autonomous public high schools. By operating regionally specialized vocational high schools, they will nurture customized industrial talents aligned with strategic industries by region. An 'International Vocational High School' responsible for vocational education for students with migration backgrounds will be newly established in Gangjin.

Furthermore, Jeonnam will promote integrated support tailored to migrants, reflecting the need for foreign workforce supply due to the decrease in the productive population within the province and the fact that the proportion of the migrant background population relative to the total population is the highest nationwide. The Ministry of Education explained that through language and cultural education for stable settlement of overseas students and migrants, attracting overseas talents for secondary and higher education curricula, and education, they plan to revitalize the regional economy and respond to the crisis of population extinction.

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