Pyeongtaek City Holds Launch Ceremony for Midlife Volunteer Group "Cycling Pyeongtaek"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City held a launch ceremony on the 6th for the lifelong learning volunteer group 'Cycling Pyeongtaek' (hereinafter referred to as Cycling Pyeongtaek).

Cycling Pyeongtaek is a volunteer group formed primarily by learners who participated in the 'Bicycle Mechanic Certification Course,' which is part of Pyeongtaek City's 50s & 60s Midlife Hope Center program.

The group will provide free bicycle maintenance and educational volunteer services to citizens who use bicycles throughout the city.

Meanwhile, the Lifelong Learning Center established the '50s & 60s Midlife Hope Campus' at Pyeongtaek City's Lifelong Learning Center in early this year to improve quality of life after retirement for people in their 50s and 60s and provide future-oriented education for designing their second life. The center operates practice-oriented educational programs that meet the learning needs of the 50s & 60s midlife generation in areas such as culture and leisure, social volunteer work, public interest activities, and job exploration, while enabling continuous growth.

Among these, the 'Bicycle Mechanic Certification Course' allows midlife men before and after retirement to acquire maintenance skills and mechanic certifications through hands-on practice classes such as bicycle disassembly and assembly.

Operating both in-person and non-face-to-face formats (some converted to non-face-to-face due to COVID-19) from July this year for approximately three months, 15 people completed the training and eight individuals took the certification exam, achieving a 100% pass rate.

Pyeongtaek Mayor Jeong Jang-seon said, "I hope citizens experiencing difficulties due to COVID-19 find new energy through lifelong learning. I also hope that with increased bicycle usage, this becomes a meaningful activity for Pyeongtaek City, which aims for a 'blue sky and clean Pyeongtaek,'" encouraging the participants.