"Overcoming Bioindustry Workforce Shortage Through Specialized Technical Training"

Korea Bio Association and Imas Education Center
Joint Special Technical Training for Seoul Technical High School Students

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The Korea Bio Association (Bio Industry Human Resources Development Council) announced on the 2nd that it conducted a special education program for future bio technology talent development targeting students of the Bio Chemical Engineering Department at Seoul Technical High School, in collaboration with the IMAS Education Center.

The special education program, held over two weeks from the 21st of last month at the IMAS Education Center located in Guro Digital Complex, Seoul, was designed to strengthen the practical technical skills of Seoul Technical High School students. The school reorganized its traditional Chemical Engineering Department into the Bio Chemical Engineering Department starting in 2020 to supply talent to the industry.

The IMAS Education Center provided a variety of hands-on curricula, allowing students to directly experience various latest equipment used in actual industrial sites. These included quality analysis methods such as bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and physicochemical analysis, validation of analytical methods, and GMP documentation practices, which are difficult to conduct at school. This enabled students to develop problem-solving and response capabilities for various issues that may arise in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes after graduation.

Meanwhile, since 2012, the Korea Bio Association has been providing various support programs such as special technical education programs and teacher capacity-building programs to help specialized high schools and Meister high schools in the bio field meet industry demands and fulfill their role in nurturing talent.

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