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The 「College Student Sports Career Mentor Training Course」 was held at Seoul National University's Gwanak Campus on the 10th to provide opportunities for career exploration in areas of interest by the Korea 3-to-3 Basketball Federation (KOREA3X3). About 20 university (graduate) students from Seoul National University and Yonsei University attended and improved their mentoring skills for about two hours. Participants were educated from understanding their role as career mentors to training communication empathy to training customized mentoring design.
For this education, the federation selected about 20 university students from major universities in the metropolitan area through its own document screening. Starting with Seoul National University's education, a total of four pre-training sessions will be operated. The final mentor group is determined based on the students' participation. The core of education is ▶ cultivation of practical skills for understanding and performing the role of career mentors ▶ training of personality, empathy, and communication skills that must be equipped as mentors ▶ strengthening the ability to plan and execute mentoring tailored to youth. A student who participated in this training said, `I'm looking back on the way I usually gave advice to my juniors. I have gained the professional skills that I need to have as a mentor." This pre-training is not just a one-off education, but will be linked to a two-night, three-day mentoring camp co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Samcheok City in July and September. The college student mentor group meets with teenagers in person at this camp to conduct career lectures and mentoring through sports activities. The program extends beyond simple career mentoring to a convergence camp that encompasses role-based personality education and cultural, artistic, and scientific experiences. Mentors who have completed the education will also participate in follow-up programs such as 'Culture Experience Career Camp' to support career counseling for youth of various ages from elementary school seniors to middle school students.
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This course is a new type of sports and cultural convergence project for youth in areas at risk of local extinction. The combination of 3 to 3 basketball competitions and career mentoring, which is popular among young people, leads to synergies such as increasing visitors, boosting local vitality, and providing educational opportunities. Three-on-three basketball is enjoyed by young people because it can play exciting basketball games even in small places. An official from the Korea Three to Three Basketball Federation said "Local youth lack experience activities and career exploration opportunities compared to the metropolitan area." We will make efforts to establish this career mentoring training as a long-term educational support model that can take root in the local community rather than being a one-time event. The federation is expanding sports mentoring projects nationwide that combine various sports and cultural events that can attract the attention of children and adolescents, focusing on basketball. It is spreading a convergent public program that combines sports competitions with 'Sports+Vacation' concept, local tourism, and career education.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
