Daegu Happiness Promotion Social Service Agency (Chairman Bae Ki-chul) has been accepting the first round of applications for the 2024 Lifelong Education Voucher since April 24. This application is open to 4,079 individuals, including basic livelihood security recipients aged 19 and older, those in the near-poor category, registered persons with disabilities, and single-parent family support recipients.
The Lifelong Education Voucher is a program that supports tuition and textbook fees for low-income individuals, people with disabilities, seniors, and those wishing to receive digital education, enabling them to participate in a variety of lifelong learning courses. The main target groups are low-income adults (priority given to basic livelihood security recipients and near-poor individuals aged 19 and older), persons with disabilities (registered individuals aged 19 and older), single-parent family support recipients, seniors (aged 65 and older), and those wishing to take lifelong education courses related to digital skills (aged 30 and older). Daegu Happiness Promotion Agency expects that approximately 4,800 citizens will benefit from the voucher this year.
This first round of applications will be accepted until May 14. Basic livelihood security recipients, those in the near-poor category, and single-parent family support recipients can apply through the Lifelong Education Voucher website, while registered persons with disabilities can apply via Government24. Once selected as beneficiaries, applicants will receive 350,000 KRW in NH Nonghyup Card (Chaeum) points, which can be used to pay for tuition and textbook fees in various fields such as certifications, entrepreneurship, language, humanities, and AI·digital courses at registered educational institutions.
The voucher can only be used at institutions registered on the Lifelong Education Voucher website. Only institutions that have completed the registration process on the website are eligible to accept the voucher. Educational institutions wishing to participate in the voucher program must apply for registration through the website.
Daegu Happiness Promotion Agency provides information about eligible educational institutions and available courses to citizens through the Daegu Lifelong Learning Platform. In addition, a second round of applications is scheduled for June for seniors aged 65 and older and citizens interested in digital education. Application schedules will be announced through the Daegu Lifelong Learning Platform and the Daegu City website.
Bae Ki-chul, Chairman of Daegu Happiness Promotion Agency, stated, "Our agency aims to create an environment where all Daegu citizens can continue learning in their daily lives," adding, "Through this Lifelong Education Voucher support, we will work to reduce educational opportunity gaps and contribute to improving the quality of life and happiness of Daegu citizens."
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