Gwangju City Recruiting Second Class of GCC Academy Trainees

140 Trainees in Immersive Content, Games, and Webtoons
Step-by-Step Training to Nurture Practical Talent
Applications Open for Unemployed Youth Until February 24

'GCC Military Academy' 2nd Class Cadet Recruitment Poster. Provided by Gwangju City

Gwangju City announced on the 14th that it will be recruiting 140 trainees for the second cohort of the 'GCC Academy', a training hub for talent in the cultural content sector, until February 24th.

The GCC Academy is a world-class education platform for nurturing content industry professionals, operated by Gwangju City, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Gwangju Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency. It aims to foster talent to lead the future content industry. The academy offers practical, job-oriented curricula specialized in four core areas: immersive content, games, animation, and webtoons. Through customized employment-linked programs, it develops practical talent that can be immediately deployed in various content companies.

Through its first cohort, the GCC Academy produced 132 outstanding cultural content professionals. Trainees participated in corporate internship projects to enhance their on-site skills and succeeded in employment or entrepreneurship through individual mentoring and job fairs. The city continues to support graduates with ongoing monitoring and tailored counseling to help them secure positions in the industry.

The city is accepting applications for the second cohort of GCC Academy trainees through its official website until February 24th. Any unemployed youth nationwide between the ages of 18 and 39 who is interested in immersive content, games, animation, or webtoons can apply.

Trainees will be selected through a step-by-step process including document screening and interviews, with the final selection to be announced on March 4th.

The second cohort will begin training on March 17th at the Gwangju Immersive Content Cube and Gwangju Visual Complex Culture Center, which are equipped with Asia's top-tier VX Studio facilities. The curriculum covers four areas: immersive content, games, animation, and webtoons, and is conducted in stages (a total of 948 hours), including online education, basic and advanced courses, and company-linked team projects.

All training is free of charge. During the basic and advanced education periods, trainees receive a daily training allowance of up to 20,000 KRW, and during the company-linked team project period, a monthly internship allowance of up to 600,000 KRW.

To help trainees build their job and entrepreneurship capabilities, the program offers various benefits, including: special lectures by industry professionals, one-on-one mentoring, the GCC Academy Festival (job fair), opportunities to acquire global education certification licenses, overseas training for outstanding trainees, and employment and entrepreneurship support programs.

Kim Seongbae, Director of Culture and Sports, said, "The GCC Academy has established itself as a key institution for nurturing core talent in the cultural content industry by graduating its first cohort. Through the second cohort, we will provide more young people with opportunities for challenge and achievement."

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