Cheon Chang-su, Ulsan Superintendent of Education, Visits Outstanding Companies for Vocational High School Employment

Cheon Chang-su, Superintendent of Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education, listened to the voices from the corporate field and sought collaborative measures to promote employment for high school graduates.

On the 27th, Superintendent Cheon visited the headquarters of Sammi Jeonggong, a local company recognized for excellence in hiring high school graduates.

On this day, Superintendent Cheon exchanged opinions with Kim Ho-hyun, CEO of Sammi Jeonggong, Yoo Byung-deuk, principal of Ulsan Technical High School, and officials from the city education office regarding the expansion of high school graduate employment in local companies and the development direction of vocational education. He also encouraged four students participating in the apprenticeship school and eight graduates.

The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education has been conducting superintendent visits to companies since 2021 to strengthen communication with the corporate field and discuss on-site training and employment for vocational high school students.

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Sammi Jeonggong, the company visited this time, is a specialized research and development-oriented company focused on automation systems for automobile body equipment. It holds various patented technologies related to automobile body manufacturing and measurement, as well as factory automation transport equipment, and was selected as an Intellectual Property (IP) Star Company in 2021 and a Global Small Giant Company last year.

The company was also recognized for nurturing technical talent and was designated as an excellent institution for human resource development by the Ministry of Employment and Labor last year.

Since 2017, Sammi Jeonggong has participated in the industry-academia integrated apprenticeship school project at Ulsan Technical High School. It has continuously created favorable working conditions through participation in the work-study dual system and designation as industrial technical personnel, and currently employs eight graduates from Ulsan Technical High School.

Ulsan Technical High School was recently selected for the Ministry of Education’s vocational high school restructuring support project and will reorganize its departments starting from the 2025 academic year, changing the Chemical Engineering Department to the Chemical Energy Department and the Electronics and Telecommunications Department to the Smart Electrical and Electronics Department.

Superintendent Cheon Chang-su said, “In a situation where the outflow of local youth to other regions is severe, I am grateful to the companies that have made efforts to hire local high school graduates and support their further learning. Going forward, the education office will actively reflect industry demands in student education and provide diverse support to help local companies.”

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