Jeonju National University of Education (President Park Byeong-chun) announced on the 23rd that it has started the advanced training course for the second year of the '2025 Jeolla⋅Jeju Region-Jeollabuk Special Self-Governing Province Nulbom School Instructor Training Program' sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity since the 21st.

According to the Nulbom Project Team at Jeonju National University of Education (Director Choi Gyeong-eun), this second-year training program was newly designed based on the guide for the Ministry of Education's Nulbom School instructor training program, which was completely revised and improved in terms of existing educational programs, content, and structure, taking into account the results of the first-year training operation.

It is divided into basic and advanced courses, and will be operated over a total of 16 sessions including the summer session in 2025, the second semester, the winter session, and the spring session until the first semester of 2026. During the semester, it will be held on weekends, during vacations on weekdays, and in the evening in the first semester of next year.

The basic course focuses on cultivating basic competencies that Nulbom School program instructors should possess, with courses on understanding elementary school curricula, designing Jeollabuk-style Nulbom School programs, safety accident management and guidance, and emergency response capabilities, structured as common/elective courses. It is divided into two elective courses for lower grades and higher grades according to students' developmental characteristics, with a total of 13 sessions including classes and evaluations strategies for each [including one non-face-to-face session].

The advanced course has been diversified by restructuring the 18 areas of the 5 fields from the first year into 16 courses in 7 fields [physical education, cultural arts, humanities and social sciences, creative science, climate environment, social emotions, curriculum education].

In the basic course (12 hours), sharing educational cases such as relevant curriculum education, textbooks, teaching theories, and programs applicable to lower-grade and higher-grade students in the field, and lesson plans, with an emphasis on fostering participants' background knowledge. The advanced course (12 hours) aims to enhance participants' teaching abilities through team-based project activities for lower-experience and higher-experience groups to design their own classes, conduct teaching demonstrations, and receive feedback.

The first basic course held on August 30 and September 5 was mainly attended by current instructors in the Jeollabuk region, showing high satisfaction levels such as "It was a useful training that could be applied directly to practice," and "The textbook and communication methods were good and greatly helped in enhancing basic competencies."

President Park Byeong-chun stated, "Nulbom School is not just a combination of simple care and after-school programs, but a comprehensive educational program that connects the essence of school education and local community educational resources," and expressed his commitment to do his best in the second-year project following the first year for the successful establishment of excellent instructor training and Nulbom School based on the capacity as an elementary school teacher training institution.

The Nulbom School instructor training program can be applied for through the Ministry of Education's Nulbom Hub and the Jeonju National University of Education Nulbom Project Team's website, and upon completion, a certificate signed by the President of Jeonju National University of Education will be issued for registration on the Nulbom Hub. Anyone currently working as a Nulbom School instructor or aspiring to be one can apply.

Meanwhile, Jeonju National University of Education received excellent evaluations in the first-year project, and in addition, the establishment of the Jeollabuk-style Nulbom School instructor training system project was selected for the 'Jeollabuk Glocal University 30' and is continuously being promoted.