Starting This Year, Nationwide Job Training for 5,000 Workers in Crisis Industries Including Display Sector

Minister Lee Jae-gap of the Ministry of Employment and Labor Announces 2021 'Visiting Vocational Training' Project
10 Regional Human Resources Development Committees Nationwide to Support 5,000 Workers in Crisis Industries

Minister Lee Jae-gap of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The government will support vocational training for 5,000 people nationwide in crisis industries such as display starting this year. The "Visiting Vocational Training" project, which discovers vocational training demands centered on regional councils and provides timely support, will be piloted in Olbaesuteo.

On the 31st at 2 p.m., Lee Jae-gap, Minister of Employment and Labor, visited the Severance Building in Jung-gu, Seoul, to hold a presentation on the promotion of the Visiting Vocational Training project. Due to employment crises worsening from industrial structural changes such as digital and low carbon and COVID-19, this project was implemented. The core idea is to identify crisis sectors requiring vocational training centered on 10 Regional Human Resources Development Committees (RSCs) nationwide, conduct demand surveys, and provide customized vocational training.

The goal of this year's project is to support training courses such as job change and career transition for 5,000 workers in crisis industries like display and coal-fired power generation. Unlike the existing system, which had difficulty timely supplying vocational training due to the "pre-certification evaluation-integrated review" process, the Visiting Vocational Training project features the ability to quickly identify and respond to sectors requiring urgent training. This is because it operates centered on a regional-level public-private cooperation system rather than the central government. The training cost support rate is increased compared to the national competency standards (NCS) training unit price by occupation.

Ten RSCs in Incheon-Chungbuk, Chungnam-Daegu, Busan, Gyeongbuk-Gwangju, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam-Jeju, etc., are expected to carry out the project. The local Employment and Labor Offices, Human Resources Development Service of Korea, Regional and Industrial HRD Research Centers (Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training), and Korea Vocational Competency Evaluation Institute will support detailed employment trend analysis and training course development.

At this presentation, RSCs from Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Daegu, and Busan announced job change and career transition training plans for industries such as display, coal-fired power generation, and bioindustry (Chungnam); automobile parts manufacturing and shipbuilding (Jeonbuk); automobile and textiles (Daegu); and tourism and MICE (Busan).

Minister Lee said, "I hope that the RSC, composed of local industries, local governments, and experts, will provide timely training needed in the region and become a strong support to overcome job crises for vulnerable groups." He added, "We will expand the 'Visiting Vocational Training' project, led by the region and supported by the government."

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