Volvo Completes 3rd Apprentice Training Program Graduation

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Volvo Cars Korea announced on the 15th that it held a graduation ceremony for the 'Apprentice Training Program' at its training center located in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.

Now in its third year, the Apprentice Program is an industry-academia cooperation initiative designed to nurture talent who will lead the automotive industry by providing systematic education and hands-on experience with Volvo Cars to top automotive department students nationwide.

The program, conducted in May for graduates and soon-to-be graduates from automotive departments of 14 universities nationwide including Korea Polytechnics Incheon, Seoil University, and Doowon Technical University, received 59 applications in the first document screening round. After in-depth interviews, a total of 15 candidates were finally selected. Over the past four weeks, they completed a specialized training program tailored for early-career professionals based on Volvo's official technician education program, covering ▲understanding the Volvo Cars brand, ▲basic principles of vehicles such as powertrain, chassis, electrical and electronic systems, ▲advanced diagnostic equipment, electrification and IntelliSafe systems, and ▲customer service.

In particular, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ensure safe training, the four-week program was conducted while adhering to continuous temperature checks, mandatory mask-wearing, accommodation, and preventive measures to minimize unnecessary external contact.

The 15 third-generation graduates will begin practical training and internships starting in September at 13 official service centers operated by four dealers (currently, seven dealers operate a total of 27 official service centers nationwide). Based on their performance, they will officially work as Volvo Cars Korea technicians starting March 2021.

Yoon Mo Lee, CEO of Volvo Cars Korea, stated, “Volvo Cars currently prioritizes achieving qualitative growth through ‘Customer Service No.1’ as the company’s most important vision,” adding, “We will wholeheartedly support and encourage the unlimited growth of these graduates as partners who create the differentiated value of Swedish luxury that Volvo Cars aims to offer its customers.”

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