Gyeonggi Office of Education to Hold Training for 'Educational Welfare Specialists' on the 13th

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education held a training session for education welfare specialists on the 13th at the Uijeongbu Northern Office ahead of the new semester.

The Office of Education announced that the training was conducted for about 100 participants, including education welfare officers, education welfare coordinators, social welfare officers, and related agency personnel, to strengthen expertise in the field of social welfare.

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education conducted a training session for education welfare specialists on the 13th at the Northern Office building. Photo by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

The training focused on sharing current issues centered on the Student Customized Integrated Support Act and seeking solutions to problems. A special lecture on parent education by the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation, titled "Sufficiently Good Us," was also held. The lecture mainly covered parenting coaching and counseling techniques that can be used during parent consultations.

The Office of Education plans to continue steady communication with external professional organizations to develop the education welfare field, starting with this collaborative training.

Um Shin-ok, Director of the Education Welfare Division at the Office of Education, stated, "We hope that the education welfare officers will be able to play a greater umbrella role for students facing difficulties in the field with the expertise gained through this collaborative training."

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