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Busan Women’s Center Recruits Participants for 2026 Fourth-Term Training Programs

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Busan Metropolitan City Women’s Center will begin recruiting participants today, September 9, for its 2026 Fourth-Term Training Programs.

The programs will run for approximately three months, from October 1 through December 30, to support citizens’ participation in economic activities such as employment and entrepreneurship and to help workers and others develop their skills.

Approximately 1,600 participants will be recruited for 88 courses across nine fields: crafts, beauty, cooking, coffee, baking and pastry, sewing, foreign languages, computers, and educational aids for older adults.

In particular, the center will offer certification courses designed to support employment and entrepreneurship, practical skills and general education courses, advanced courses, as well as evening and weekend courses for workers and others.

Certification courses include Cook Craftsman qualifications in Korean and Japanese cuisine, Beautician qualifications in makeup, nail care, and general beauty services, Information Technology Qualification tests in ITQ Excel and ITQ Hangul, Introductory TOEIC, and Level 2 Coffee Barista certification.

Evening courses include Level 1 and 2 Coffee Barista certification and Lunchbox Cooking for Workers, while weekend courses include Family Home Baking, Clothes Making, and English Conversation.

Any citizen aged 18 or older who is interested in the courses may enroll. Registration will be conducted in priority, general, and additional rounds, with applications accepted on a first-come, first-served basis through the Busan Metropolitan City Women’s Center website at https://woman.busan.go.kr.

Priority registration is intended for socially disadvantaged groups, including recipients of basic livelihood security benefits and families with two or more children. It will run from 9:00 a.m. today, September 9, through 6:00 p.m. on September 11.

The first round of general registration will run from 9:00 a.m. on September 16 through 6:00 p.m. on September 23. Applicants who have taken the same course for four consecutive terms immediately preceding this term will not be permitted to register for that course during this round. The second round will run from 9:00 a.m. on September 24 through 6:00 p.m. on September 30. Any course with enrollment below 60 percent of its capacity as of 6:00 p.m. on September 30, the final day of the second round, will be canceled.

Additional registration will be available after classes begin, from 9:00 a.m. on October 1 through 6:00 p.m. on October 11.

For more information, visit the Women’s Center website at https://woman.busan.go.kr or contact the Women’s Center Education and Welfare Team at 051-610-2010 or 051-610-2011.

Choi Jeong-ok, Director of the Busan Metropolitan City Women’s Center, said, “We hope the Women’s Center’s diverse courses will meet citizens’ desire to learn and, beyond that, provide a solid foundation for new beginnings.”

She added, “We ask for your continued interest so that citizens can share in the joy of learning and growth.”