▲ The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy is investing a total of KRW 244.2 billion this year to nurture human resources for industrial innovation in four fields, such as ▶ Fostering new industries such as BIG 3 ▶ Innovation in key industries ▶ Carbon neutrality and energy conversion ▶ Industry-academia cooperation and infrastructure establishment.[기계신문] The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy is investing a total of KRW 244.2 billion this year to nurture human resources for industrial innovation in four fields: ▶ fostering new industries such as BIG 3 ▶ innovation in key industries ▶ carbon neutrality and energy conversion ▶ industry-academia cooperation and infrastructure establishment.
This is an increase of 46% compared to last year, reflecting the policy stance that nurturing key talents is essential to advance to a leading industrial structure such as fostering new industries and digital transformation of manufacturing industries.
First of all, new industries such as BIG 3 will invest 49.59 billion won, an increase of 57% from last year, to focus on nurturing talents who will support future growth engines.
In the case of systems and artificial intelligence semiconductors where the demand for manpower is increasing, KRW 83.4 billion will be invested in nurturing professional manpower at the master’s and doctoral level, while a new recruitment-linked contract department will be established for undergraduate students to focus on nurturing talent based on corporate demand.
A new master’s and doctoral education course in the field of system semiconductor design (5.94 billion won) will be established, and 2.4 billion won will be invested in the power semiconductor field, which is dependent on over 90% of income, to supply master’s and doctoral level manpower. In addition, semiconductor companies such as Yonsei University, Korea University, and Sungkyunkwan University have newly established recruitment-linked contract departments that support ▶ full scholarships ▶ internships, practice ▶ employment, etc. to cultivate 150 bachelor’s personnel per year.
The bio field, which is showing high growth on the occasion of Corona 19, supports KRW 7.65 billion, which is more than doubled from the previous year.
In the case of bio-convergence industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, data-based diagnostics, and white bio, newly established master’s and doctoral education courses (KRW 1.49 billion), while manufacturing GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) for production/quality management and training of R&D personnel. Expand short-term education for job seekers using facilities (30.2 → 59.6 billion won). In the field of digital healthcare, it plans to promote education for current students and employees (200 million won) through the University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation.
It will invest 10.59 billion won, an increase of 75% from the previous year, in the future car sector, where the transition to eco-friendly and self-driving cars is accelerating.
In the case of the eco-friendly car parts industry, a new master’s and doctoral training course will be established (1.66 billion won) and continued support for the development of master’s and doctoral level personnel in the autonomous driving software field (650 million won). In addition, for the current and retirees related to internal combustion locomotives that are experiencing the employment crisis, the company plans to produce 720 technical manpower annually through four base universities in each region for a smooth job transition to the future vehicle sector.
In the field of innovation in key industries, it provides KRW 71.38 billion to nurture talents who will lead the digital new deal, such as ▶ digital transformation of manufacturing industry ▶ DNA fusion of key industries ▶ expansion of smart industrial complexes.
In order to promote the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, a new AI training program for incumbent employees, such as executives and technical personnel, will be established. In order to recognize the need for digital transformation first, and to cultivate talented people who will lead innovation in the company, an executive-level AI training program was established (1.5 billion won, 500 people), and in the case of technical manpower who will implement digital transformation, five industries were selected. Establish a new industry-AI convergence education course (5 billion won, 1,250 people).
To promote the use of data·5G·AI in the product development and process stages, “AI·robot·human·machine collaboration” and “data analysis-based electronic manufacturing” newly established master’s and doctoral courses, totaling KRW 29.88 billion in 12 fields. Put in.
Through universities in the industrial complex, the smart manufacturing process and specialized industry training for each industrial complex will be expanded (147→35 billion won, ↑138%) to promote industrial complex smartization, and will produce 2,070 core talents specialized in local industries annually. .
In the case of materials, parts, and equipment, which are the basis of the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry, KRW 28.9 billion is supported, a 60% increase from the previous year.
Newly established training for reinforcement of technical competency for incumbent and retirees (materials, parts, equipment, KRW 3.6 billion, roots: KRW 1.53 billion), fostering 1,100 working people per year, and expanding support for master’s and doctoral education programs (KRW 9.87 billion → 149.7 KRW 100 million), and it plans to invest intensively in training high-quality human resources.
In order to cultivate experts in the energy field to support the Green New Deal and carbon neutrality, it will invest 45.28 billion won (3,210 people per year) in areas with high demand for manpower, such as new energy industries (solar power, hydrogen).
In addition, we provide internships for majors (112 people per year) and career transition training (300 people per year) for retirees to prepare for the reduction of the nuclear field recruitment market and smoothly advance into future nuclear power fields such as dismantling, safety, and radiation.
For the on-site demand-based university education, industry-academia cooperation will be reinforced, and workforce training projects related to industrial foundation construction such as test certification and trade enhancement will be expanded.
The connection between engineering education and industrial sites will be strengthened through the support of hands-on engineering education programs that reflect the demands of the industry, and field-oriented education will be expanded by attracting university campuses and corporate research institutes to the industrial complex.
In order to promote the commercialization of innovative technologies, it will cultivate working manpower in the field of testing and certification (3.1 billion won), and 4 billion won will be invested in fostering specialized trade manpower and FTA-specialized manpower by region to revitalize exports.
Industry Policy Officer Hwang Soo-seong of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said, “For our manufacturing industry to take a leap forward to a leading industrial structure, it is most important to cultivate key talents who will lead innovation such as digital transformation and DNA fusion. I will continue to be interested in the training project and will not spare any support.”
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