"Self-Development During Work" Lotte Chilsung Certifies 18 Employees as Sommeliers

Introduction of 'Self-Competency Enhancement Course' to Strengthen Employee Capabilities... Planned Company-wide Expansion After Testing

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Lotte Chilsung Beverage announced on the 8th that 18 of its employees have been certified as wine sommeliers (Intermediate level) by the Korea International Sommelier Association.

This wine sommelier certification was conducted through the "Sommelier Certification Course," one of the "Self-Competency Enhancement Programs" operated by Lotte Chilsung Beverage to strengthen employee capabilities. From February, over three months, the program included theoretical education on wines by country and the history of wine, practical training such as wine tasting and food pairing, and preparation and taking of the certification exam.

This training program, designed to enhance employees' expertise in alcoholic beverages and secure synergy between beverages and alcohol, has been conducted since 2019 using self-development time (one hour before and after lunch). Among 40 applicants, 20 were selected based on job relevance and other factors.

A Lotte Chilsung Beverage official said, "Through the self-competency enhancement program introduced to make effective use of the self-development time operated since 2019, we have achieved results in employees' self-development and expertise enhancement. We will expand the self-competency enhancement program, currently conducted primarily for headquarters staff, company-wide and do our best to strengthen employee capabilities and improve the company's competitiveness."

Lotte Chilsung Beverage is also conducting emotional care programs for employees' psychological care and DT and foreign language conversation courses to cultivate job competencies. In the future, they plan to recruit new voluntary learning organizations to support self-directed growth.

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