The Birth of 'Geochang Elevator High School,' the Nation's Only Elevator Specialized High School

Geochang Technical High School Exterior (Photo by Geochang-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 8th that the Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education School Name Deliberation Committee approved the proposal to change ‘Geochang Technical High School’ to ‘Geochang Elevator High School.’

A survey conducted among 198 students and parents regarding the change from ‘Geochang Technical High School’ to ‘Geochang Elevator High School’ showed over 95% approval.

This initiative to establish an elevator-specialized high school started to respond to students’ interest in elevators and changes in the industrial structure, based on the Geochang-gun industry-academia-research-government elevator cluster infrastructure. Among current students of Geochang Technical High School who obtained qualifications, the rate of acquiring elevator technician certification exceeds 90%.

With the establishment of Geochang Elevator High School, the region will have everything related to elevators, including Korea Elevator University with an employment rate over 85%, two specialized elevator complexes, 37 elevator companies, and the Elevator Safety Technology Institute, the only domestic elevator safety certification organization.

Since the inauguration of Gu In-mo, Geochang County Governor, achievements include designation of Geochang Elevator Valley as an industrial special zone, launch of the representative model G Elevator of Geochang Elevator Valley, attraction and opening of the Elevator Safety Technology Institute employing about 70 people, attraction of five elevator companies investing 15.8 billion KRW and employing 80 people, and selection for the 24.1 billion KRW World Elevator Hub City Development Project.

Meanwhile, the county has attracted a permanent elevator training center visited annually by 6,200 trainees, and with the birth of Geochang Elevator High School, the nation’s only elevator-specialized high school, Geochang is being evaluated as having begun its second vigorous leap as a world elevator hub city.

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