SK Innovation Expands Untact Training to Enhance Employee Capabilities

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] SK Innovation has announced that despite social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, strengthening employee capabilities is essential, and as part of innovating work methods, it is expanding 'untact (contactless) education.' To this end, since January, SK Group members have been supported to autonomously learn online programs through the in-house education platform 'mySUNI,' where each member can self-design their learning.

Through these educational opportunities, SK Innovation affiliates’ members can study various lectures on topics such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Transformation, Innovation Design, Happiness, and Social Value, even when offline education is difficult. In particular, education programs on timely topics related to COVID-19, such as 'How to Work Efficiently from Home' and 'Preparing for the Post-COVID Era,' under the theme of 'Innovation in Work Methods,' have been prepared, receiving enthusiastic responses from employees.

SK Innovation has decided to conduct education for the most representative group training targets?occasional new hires and experienced employees, Ulsan CLX trainees, and newly hired global factory personnel?in an untact manner.

New hires recruited in May through occasional recruitment, whose entire hiring process including written exams and interviews was conducted untact, will also receive new employee training in an untact format. To this end, the company will operate a preventive quarantine period according to SHE (Safety, Health, Environment) standards, during which orientation and introductory training will be conducted online without entering the workplace.

Accordingly, these new employees will take lectures on SKMS (SK Management System), understanding SK Innovation affiliate businesses, and basic workplace essentials through 'mySUNI.' Regular group training for new hires scheduled for the second half of the year will be flexibly managed depending on the COVID-19 situation. Additionally, SK Innovation has independently planned and conducted experienced employee training centered on online education.

About 100 newly appointed team leaders in SK Innovation affiliates will also participate in online new team leader training hosted by SK Academy. Traditional group training has been replaced by online program courses, requiring 30 hours of online study across three modules essential for new leaders: 'Group Strategic Direction,' 'Business Impact of External Environment and Tech Changes,' and 'Leadership.'

At SK Ulsan Complex (hereafter SK Ulsan CLX), SK Innovation’s main production base, group training for trainees was replaced with online live training throughout March. This was the first time in over 30 years of SK Ulsan CLX’s on-site technical staff training history.

SK Innovation is also conducting education for global employees in an untact manner. From March, for a month, online education was provided to new global personnel at the Hungary battery factory covering SKMS, Korean culture, and basic engineering knowledge. The global personnel who took the training highly evaluated the thorough preparation and generous support from expatriates and headquarters.

To support this, SK Innovation provides standard content and video conferencing and video lectures, operating customized programs tailored to local conditions and learner characteristics at each factory. Feedback from previous training has been incorporated to enhance Q&A sessions, assignment feedback, and quizzes, which will be applied to future training for new global personnel at overseas factories.

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