'2025 Vocational Education Expo' in Gwangju to Attract 5,000 Middle and High School Students

To Be Held at Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium on September 11-12
Thirteen Vocational High Schools to Operate Booths
Specialized and Hands-on Programs Offered

The '2025 Gwangju Vocational Education Expo,' the largest vocational education event in the Gwangju region, will be held at the Gwangju Women's University Municipal Universiade Gymnasium on September 11 and 12.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education on September 9, this expo is hosted by the Office of Education and sponsored by the Gwangju Regional Headquarters of the Human Resources Development Service of Korea and the Gwangju Employers Federation. Over 5,000 middle and high school students will participate to receive information about vocational high schools and experience a variety of hands-on programs.

Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education

This year's theme is 'Dreams Met First, the Key to Achieving Dreams.' Thirteen vocational high schools will operate experience booths to provide middle school students interested in vocational high schools with opportunities to learn about school curricula and experience different majors.

The experience booths will offer programs ranging from specialized fields such as smart drones and video filming to accessible activities like making mini flowerpots, golf putting, train engineer simulators, excavator simulators, and making pot holders.

Sixteen public institutions, including the National Pension Service, ten related organizations from the Bitgoeul Vocational Education Innovation District, and fifteen local companies such as Covico Co., Ltd. will also participate. For vocational high school students, there will be institution promotions, career information sessions, career and academic counseling, on-site recruitment, and special lectures on the National Competency Standards.

Additional events include military recruitment promotion booths for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Special Warfare Command; a special lecture by author Kim Taewon, known as 'The Man Who Gifts Thoughts'; e-sports competitions; club presentations; and a Masked Singer program. Anyone can participate in the expo without prior registration. If there are 20 or more students wishing to attend, round-trip bus transportation will be provided.