"Field-Oriented Talent Development"... Launch of the 4th Industrial Human Resources Development Committee

Lee Seong-hee, Vice Minister of Employment and Labor, declared a vision for nurturing talent equipped with the job competencies needed on the ground in response to technological advancement and industrial structure transformation, together with 20 committees, at the launch ceremony of the 4th Industrial Sector Human Resources Development Committee (ISC) on the 21st.

Launched in 2015, the ISC is centered around employer organizations, companies, associations, and labor groups with the purpose of cultivating the workforce required in industrial sites. At the 4th launch ceremony, 20 ISCs, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and the Human Resources Development Service of Korea jointly declared a vision outlining the committee operation direction for the next three years until 2026.

The committees will investigate changes in job competencies needed on the ground and reflect them in training standards, courses, and qualification systems, and actively strive to introduce performance-based personnel management.

They also pledged to promote flexible working arrangements tailored to the characteristics of industries and individual companies, create work environments that support work and childcare concurrently, and encourage workers’ autonomous competency development.

Additionally, the Information Security ISC was launched on the same day. In a situation where cyber threats are expanding due to the acceleration of digital innovation, the Information Security ISC is expected to play a significant role in investigating job-centered workforce status, fostering specialized personnel, and strengthening cybersecurity.

At the launch ceremony, Vice Minister Lee said, “I hope the 4th ISC will serve as a key governance body in human resource development, mediating between industrial sites and national policies,” and promised, “The government will provide administrative and financial support so that the ISC can fulfill its role.”

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