Youth Dreams Meet Local Community... Successful Goyang Career Education Conference

‘Civil Servant Career Experience Program’ Gains Attention
Recognized as a Successful Case of Community and Public Cooperation

On the 11th, the ‘2024 Career Education Conference’ was held at the Baekseok Annex of Goyang City Hall, attended by about 100 career education stakeholders including university student mentors, professional mentors, parents, teachers, and local experience providers.

Lee Dong-hwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City (center front row), is taking a commemorative photo with attendees of the 2024 Career Education Conference. Provided by Goyang Special City

Hosted by the Goyang Youth Career Center, the conference featured ▲2024 career education project result reports ▲awards for career education contributors ▲presentations on career education cases and achievements. Through entrepreneurship-centered career education and exemplary cases of public sector participation, an expanded vision of the Goyang-style career education was shared.

The event was attended by Lee Dong-hwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, Ko Hyo-sun, Superintendent of Goyang Office of Education, and Choi Hoe-jae, CEO of Goyang Youth Foundation, who encouraged the career education contributors and students who participated in the experiences, expressing gratitude to all stakeholders who devoted passion and effort.

In particular, the newly introduced program this year, ‘Happy Career Experience of Goyang City Public Officials (Gogonghaengjin),’ attracted attention. This program, where public officials directly help local youth understand various occupations and provide opportunities for career exploration, was recognized as a successful example demonstrating the potential for cooperation between the local community and the public sector.

A middle school student who participated in the entrepreneurship experience shared the experiences and lessons learned through the entrepreneurship process during a presentation. He said, “By coming up with a business idea and executing a business plan, I discovered my potential,” adding, “Based on this experience, I will nurture even bigger dreams.”

Lee Dong-hwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, emphasized, “Career education is an important key for our children to find their dreams and move toward the future,” and added, “The efforts and passion of everyone dedicated to career education have become a milestone illuminating the future of our children.”

He continued, “Goyang Special City will do its utmost to provide world-class educational opportunities to youth through designations such as the Education Development Special Zone and Economic Free Zone, and foster advanced industries within the region so that talented individuals can settle and thrive, transforming the city into a self-sufficient urban center.”

The ‘2024 Goyang Career Education Conference’ is expected to be a meaningful occasion where the future generation of Goyang and the local community design dreams together, serving as a new turning point for youth career exploration and realization of potential.

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