South Korea Establishes a Three-Tier Training System for AI Subject Teachers, Targeting About 3,000 Trainees This Year

On March 16, South Korea's Ministry of Education announced a training system for elementary and secondary AI subject teachers, organized into foundation, advanced, and professional stages, with plans to train about 3,000 people in 2026.

Training is extending beyond short-term tool operation to AI understanding, ethics, and subject teaching, beginning to form a sustainable professional-development pathway.

Key areas to watch include where participating teachers come from, course length, classroom-practice requirements, completion assessments, and the share who actually teach courses after training.