Ministry of Education to Operate Special Inspection Team for On-Site Training at Vocational High Schools

All-Out Efforts for Safety Management

On August 21, the Ministry of Education announced that it would hold a meeting with the deputy superintendents of the 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education across the country and urgently inspect the safety accident prevention system in preparation for the full-scale implementation of on-site training at vocational high schools in September.

The Ministry of Education has decided to operate a special inspection team for on-site training during the period from September to January of the following year. The inspection team will analyze the frequency and severity of safety accidents over the past three years to select schools and companies that require intensive management. The Ministry of Education, on-site training consultants, and safety experts will jointly inspect the preparation and operation status of on-site training.

Each metropolitan and provincial office of education will also have the deputy superintendent and relevant department heads conduct on-site inspections of training companies to assess their operations and difficulties, and share this information with other regions.

This meeting was held so that the Ministry of Education and the offices of education could jointly create a safe environment for on-site training, in line with the recent social perception of industrial accident fatalities as a form of social homicide and the growing societal demand to eradicate such incidents.

So far, the Ministry of Education and the offices of education have prepared a joint on-site training manual and assigned dedicated labor attorneys to all vocational high schools to ensure the safe operation of on-site training.

Choi Eunok, Vice Minister of Education, requested, "Please pool the wisdom and capabilities of all participants to ensure that safety accidents and violations of rights do not occur through thorough safety management and frequent inspections by the Ministry of Education, the offices of education, and schools."

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