Gyeonggi Office of Education Wins Awards in All Categories at National Commercial Competition... Five Minister of Education Awardees, a Record High

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education at the 16th National Commercial Competition
119 Students from 27 Schools Compete in 16 Categories
37 Awards Won: 5 Gold, 16 Silver, and 11 Bronze Medals

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Ahn Min-seok) achieved its best-ever results at the National Commercial Competition, a competition where students from commercial vocational high schools across the nation demonstrate their skills, securing awards in all 16 categories and producing five recipients of the Minister of Education Award.

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education announced that 119 students from 27 schools in the province participated in the 16th National Commercial Competition held in Gwangju Metropolitan City from the 31st of last month to the 2nd of this month, with a total of 37 students winning awards. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education announced on September 4 that 119 students from 27 schools in the province participated in the "16th National Commercial Competition" held throughout Gwangju Metropolitan City from August 31 to September 2, with a total of 37 students winning awards.

The awards included five Minister of Education Awards, five gold medals, sixteen silver medals, and eleven bronze medals. Students representing Gyeonggi Province received awards in all 16 categories offered at the competition, proving the competitiveness of vocational education in the province.

Jointly hosted by the Ministry of Education and the offices of education from 16 cities and provinces nationwide, the competition attracted around 1,600 students from commercial vocational high schools across the country. The students competed in twelve skills-based categories, such as accounting practice, entrepreneurship practice, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and finance practice, as well as four event-based categories including Economic Golden Bell and the Entrepreneurship Club Expo.

Notably, students from Bundang Aram High School, Bucheon Information Industry High School, Gyeonggi Mobile Science High School, Korea Digital Media High School, and Cheongdam High School each received the Minister of Education Award in five categories: tax accounting practice, entrepreneurship practice, competition promotion creator, business programming, and job planning presentation. Having five recipients of the Minister of Education Award in a single competition is a record high for Gyeonggi Province.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education selected its representatives through the 26th Gyeonggi Commercial Education Festival held in June and then provided school-centered advanced major courses and reinforced practical training by category.

A representative of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education stated, "This remarkable outcome is the result of students’ consistent dedication and teachers’ passion," adding, "We will continue 'breaking down barriers' between schools and businesses, centered on the Gyeonggi Future-Oriented Vocational High School Model, and cultivate creative talent for the AI era who possess both strong character and practical abilities."

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