Busan University of Science and Technology Holds First Graduation Ceremony for University-Linked Work-Learning Dual System Program

A Meaningful Diploma Earned Through Work and Learning Together

The first graduation ceremony of students in the university-linked work-study parallel program held at Busan Institute of Science and Technology.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan Institute of Science and Technology (President Kang Ki-seong) held the first graduation ceremony for the university-linked program of the Work-Learning Dual System project on the 19th.

This project, led by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, is a system that provides education and training by alternating between workplace and university to cultivate practical talents required in the industrial field, and awards degrees.

To carry out the university-linked program, Busan Institute of Science and Technology signed agreements with Il-deung Korea Co., Ltd., Gyeongha Engineering Co., Ltd., and Gwangrim Engineering Co., Ltd., and established the Department of Food Service Industry based on the Hotel Tourism Management Department and the Department of Civil Engineering Design based on the Drone Spatial Information Department.

The trainees who graduated on this day completed a total of 1,402 hours (Food Service Industry Department) and 1,262 hours (Civil Engineering Design Department) of specialized training and education over the past two years, combining Off-JT education at the university and OJT education at the workplace, and obtained an associate degree.

A total of 26 trainees received diplomas: 9 in the Food and Beverage Service course of the Food Service Industry Department including Kim Nari, 6 in the Korean Cuisine Cooking course including Son Won-jun, and 9 in the Civil Engineering Design Department including Kim Jin-hwan.

Lee Sang-seok, Vice President (Head of the Work-Learning Dual System Project Group), said, “The Work-Learning Dual System project jointly develops curricula according to corporate education demands and plays a role in re-educating and improving skills of employees in response to rapid technological development and socio-economic changes. We express our gratitude to the graduates who have endured the difficulties of both the workplace and their studies.”

Busan Institute of Science and Technology was selected for the Dual Joint Training Center project of the Work-Learning Dual System in 2015 and operates two programs simultaneously: university-linked and qualification-linked.

The qualification-linked program is a course that obtains new occupational qualifications based on the National Competency Standards (NCS) after combining work and learning, while the university-linked program is a system that awards university degrees while combining work and learning.

This project, aimed at raising the pride of workers employed in local industries and contributing to national industrial development through re-education, is fully funded by the Ministry of Employment and Labor. It has received great responses from both participants and participating companies.

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