KT SAT, Government to Train 1,000 'Space Experts' Annually

KT SAT·KIRD, Sign Business Agreement

Park Gwichan, President of the National Science and Technology Human Resources Development Institute (left), and Song Kyungmin, President of KT SAT (right), signed a business agreement on the 9th to cooperate in the development of human resources in the space industry and are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by KT SAT

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] KT's satellite communication technology specialist company KT SAT is training space technology experts in collaboration with the Korea Institute for Research and Development (KIRD), a specialized R&D education institution under the Ministry of Science and ICT.

KT SAT announced on the 11th that it signed a business agreement with KIRD on the 9th at the KT SAT Yongin Satellite Center to cultivate experts in the field of space technology.

The main contents of the agreement include enhancing the quality of space technology workforce education through ▲ joint development and operation of educational programs for expert training ▲ joint development of e-learning content and sharing information related to non-face-to-face education ▲ formation of an educational advisory council and expert exchange ▲ utilization of spaces and facilities for training ▲ use of the science and technology personnel career development platform.

The two organizations will also develop educational content related to core space technologies. They plan to invite space experts from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), and others to conduct field-oriented education. In particular, they plan to provide education unrestricted by location or environment through e-learning and real-time online education.

KT SAT plans to expand its internal efforts for space workforce development to the entire domestic industry through this agreement. Through an integrated education program for space industry companies, it aims to provide top-level technical education to 1,000 people annually. The goal is to nurture more than 10,000 space experts over the next 10 years.

Previously, KT SAT has operated the ‘Satellite Technology Certification Program.’ Last year, the program was recognized for its excellence by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea and was officially certified as an ‘in-house qualification system.’

Song Kyung-min, CEO of KT SAT, stated, “With the full-scale opening of the space era, the demand for space experts is rapidly increasing. We will do our best to nurture personnel with advanced-level technology so that Korea can leap forward as a leader in the space era.”

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