Battery Association Conducts First Secondary Battery Job Training for Vocational High School Teachers

Battery Company Workforce Supply Issue Mid-to-Long Term Solution
13 Jeonnam Vocational High School Specialized Subject Teachers Participate
Understanding and Practice of Secondary Battery Reuse and Recycling

The Korea Battery Industry Association announced on the 29th that it successfully completed a special job training course on "Understanding and Practice of Lithium Secondary Battery Reuse and Recycling" for vocational high school specialized subject teachers at the 'EV·ESS Used Battery Industrialization Center' in Naju, Jeollanam-do, held from the 25th to the 26th.

The Korea Battery Industry Association conducted this training for the first time to enhance teachers' expertise in line with the rapidly changing battery industry trends and to address the mismatch in secondary battery workforce. Thirteen teachers from specialized high schools and Meister high schools in the Jeollanam-do region participated. They engaged in the latest battery technology trends and reuse and recycling theory and practice to increase applicability in the field.

Teachers are receiving practical training at the 'EV·ESS Used Battery Industrialization Center' in Naju, Jeollanam-do.
[Photo by Korea Battery Industry Association]

Cha Dong-min, team leader of the Naju branch of the Korea Battery Industry Association, said, "We prepared this training to strengthen teachers' practical capabilities," adding, "Going forward, the Battery Association will not only provide education on battery usage safety and analysis equipment for reuse and recycling but also develop and expand various educational programs to offer broad opportunities to teachers and students."

This training was conducted as part of the 'New Growth Industry Promotion Project' supported by Jeollanam-do and Naju City, and the special job training supported by the Jeollanam-do Office of Education. It aligns with Jeollanam-do's new industry promotion strategy in accordance with the government's energy policy direction.

Jeollanam-do completed the EV·ESS Used Battery Industrialization Center in June 2022 in the Innovation General Industrial Complex in Naju City as part of fostering the secondary battery industry in the region. Through the Korea Battery Industry Association's leadership, it is carrying out projects to establish a secondary battery commercialization foundation and cultivate specialized personnel.

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