Changwon Special City Recruiting Participants for Lifelong Learning Specialist Program

Operation of “Lifelong Learning Manager and Village Instructor Training Program”

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam will operate the “2026 Changwon Lifelong Learning Specialist Training Program” to create a lifelong learning environment led by its citizens. The city will publicly recruit lifelong learning managers called “Baeum Piumi” and local community instructors known as “Ondongne Village Instructors.”

Changwon Special City Hall, Gyeongnam.
Photo by Seri Lee

The application period runs from May 18 to 29, and a total of 35 participants will be selected: 15 for the lifelong learning manager training program and 20 for the Ondongne Village Instructor training program. The lifelong learning manager program gives preference to those with relevant qualifications such as lifelong educator, social worker, and cultural arts educator, as well as community leaders. The Ondongne Village Instructor program targets beginner instructors residing in Changwon with less than three years of teaching experience.

The training will be held every Tuesday from June 30 to August 25 in the second-floor lecture room at the Changwon Science Experience Center. The lifelong learning manager curriculum will cover topics such as understanding lifelong learning, program development, promotional strategies, and learner counseling. The Ondongne Village Instructor curriculum will focus on the roles of village instructors, speech skills, proposal writing, and teaching methodology, with an emphasis on strengthening practical competencies.

After completing the program, graduates will be assigned to lifelong learning centers and lifelong education institutions from September to December, where they will engage in activities such as learner counseling, discovering and connecting clubs, and operating community-based courses. The city plans to continuously expand a citizen-driven lifelong learning ecosystem.

Jung Soon-gil, Director of the Autonomous Administration Bureau, stated, “This lifelong learning specialist training program is a systematic initiative to cultivate key personnel who can independently plan and drive lifelong learning among citizens.” He added, “We hope that lifelong learning managers and Ondongne Village Instructors will become reliable partners in spreading a culture of learning throughout the community.”

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