Ministry of Science and ICT and Institute of Information & Communications Technology Evaluation to Train 2,400 Software Talent by 2025
Hong Seung-pyo, Head of Talent Development at IITP, is presenting a plaque to Heo Min, Team Leader of the Korea Software Industry Association (Chairman of the Corporate Membership SW Camp Working Council), and they are taking a commemorative photo.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) announced on the 10th that they held a kickoff meeting for the Corporate Membership Software (SW) Camp Practical Council on the 8th, along with a project plaque ceremony and a practical council meeting.
The Corporate Membership SW Camp is supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT and IITP, aiming to cultivate mid- to high-level digital youth talents who can be immediately deployed on-site by actively involving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and venture companies in the processes of education design, operation, and recruitment. A total of 49.6 billion KRW will be invested over four years to train 600 people annually, totaling 2,400 people.
Earlier in May, a consortium led by four main organizations?the Korea Software Industry Association, Korea Cloud Computing Research Association, DMC Conet Corporation, and IT Women Entrepreneurs Association?was selected and is currently recruiting trainees. Preparations are underway to start training within this month. The eligibility criteria for trainees are unemployed youth aged 19 to 34 with software capabilities.
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Hong Seung-pyo, Head of IITP Talent Development Division, stated, "We recognize the importance of our role as a specialized institution for ICT talent development in response to the rapidly increasing demand for digital talents triggered by the digital transformation across all industries," adding, "As the paradigm shifts to a corporate-led public-private cooperative digital talent development policy, we will cooperate with the Ministry of Science and ICT to support each consortium so that excellent talents desired by companies can be cultivated."
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