Industrial Manpower Corporation Begins Support for 13,000 High School and University Students in Work-Learning Dual System

1649 Companies and 6452 Employed in High School Type Industry-Academia Integrated Apprenticeship Schools
2907 Companies and 6983 Employed in University Type High-Skilled Work-Learning Parallel Programs

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Human Resources Development Service of Korea announced on the 23rd that it is supporting the employment of 13,435 high school and university students in 4,556 companies through the Work-Learning Dual System project.

The Service will hold the '2022 Skilled Work-Learning Dual System (P-TECH) New Joint Training Center Recruitment Briefing' on the 24th at the Daejeon Work-Learning Process Development Center.

The Work-Learning Dual System is a vocational competency development training program that supports companies in prioritizing the hiring of young people as learning workers and providing both on-site training and theoretical education.

Currently, the high school level type, 'Industry-Academy Integrated Apprenticeship School,' involves 1,649 companies and 6,452 participants, while the university level types?'P-TECH,' junior college level, and 4-year IPP-type Work-Learning Dual System?have 2,907 companies and 6,983 participants respectively.

The Industry-Academy Integrated Apprenticeship School supports early job experience for students of specialized high schools and general high schools (vocational track). From this year, a 'Pre-Apprenticeship Course (Job Market)' has been introduced. Dedicated labor attorneys and industrial safety experts are appointed to strengthen student protection.

P-TECH is a program that provides two years of high-skilled technology convergence training, allowing participants to obtain national qualifications and an associate degree. This year, 1,250 companies and 2,529 participants are involved. The eligible participants have been expanded to include graduates of specialized high schools and those who have completed L3 or lower courses at the employee level, in addition to graduates of apprenticeship schools.

The junior college level is a training model based on the National Competency Standards (NCS) academic system, targeting final-year junior college students. The goal is to cultivate practical technical talent. This year, 172 companies and 439 participants are involved. The participating university regions have expanded from Gyeongnam and Jeolla to Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Chungcheong areas.

The IPP-type Work-Learning Dual System is a project for 3rd and 4th-year students at 4-year universities, conducting work-learning dual system training and long-term field internships. It either hires students as company employees for training or supports internships in companies related to their major fields. This year, 1,485 companies and 4,015 participants are involved.

Oh Soo-bong, Director of the Service, said, "We will actively support the cultivation of practical talent needed by companies through the Work-Learning Dual System project."

The Service is continuously recruiting companies to participate in the Work-Learning Dual System. For inquiries, contact the customer center by phone or search the Work-Learning Dual System blog.

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