Joint Manpower
Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Heavy Industries, and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering agreed on joint manpower training and development in the shipbuilding and marine industry. The Korea Offshore & Shipbuilding Association announced on Oct. 7 that they developed a training program with one another to that end.
The program is divided into four levels – introductory, basic, intermediate, and advanced – and has 84 courses for six occupational groups in the shipbuilding segment and 229 courses for five occupational groups in the offshore plant segment. The three shipbuilding companies are scheduled to train future employees in accordance with the system, while the association runs the common courses. The association is planning to test-run the offshore plant project management course next month.
“This program is highly meaningful in that it is a cooperation among the three major shipbuilders for tiding over the current crisis,” said Seo Yeong-joo, vice chairman of the association, adding, “We will strive so that the experts graduating from this program can make a substantial contribution to the competitiveness of the Korean shipbuilding industry, and the offshore plant construction sector can be positioned as a future growth driver of the Korean economy.”