Gyeongnam Province Produces 24 Young Port Technicians ... "Establishing Workforce Training System"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 14th that it has newly produced 24 outstanding skilled workers to work in the port sector, including Busan New Port.

On the 12th, the province held the ‘2020 Port Skilled Workforce Training Course Completion Ceremony’ at the Korea Port Training Institute Busan Training Center, attended by trainees, Gyeongnam Province officials, and representatives from educational institutions.

The candidates for the ‘Port Skilled Workforce Training Course’ conducted in the first half of this year were selected through a public recruitment held at the end of January targeting unemployed youth under the age of 39 residing in the province. The 24 selected through interviews received intensive training for 8 weeks at the Korea Port Training Institute Busan Training Center.

This training course was fully funded by national and provincial government support. The education was designed with theory and practice aiming to obtain three types of port sector certifications: ‘Container Crane, Forklift, Trailer.’

During the training period, the trainees showed pass rates of 92% in forklift theory, 75% in forklift practical, 88% in container crane theory, and 63% in trailer practical certification exams.

A Gyeongnam Province official explained, “Despite the difficulties of having the training suspended for 7 weeks after completing the theory education due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all trainees were able to complete the course safely without a single dropout thanks to their active cooperation in quarantine measures.”

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