South Korea launches semiconductor industry talent training project

South Korea’s “Central Daily News” released a message saying that the Korea Ministry of Industry, Trade and Resources recently held the launching ceremony of “Semiconductor Raw Materials, Parts, Technical Equipment Talent Cultivation Project”. The Ministry of Industry said that it will carry out an education program to train personnel training in semiconductor raw materials, parts, technical equipment, etc., and plans to train 300 senior researchers (60 people per year) through the project in five years.

It is understood that the talent training project is headed by the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association, and six universities, 41 SMEs, backbone enterprises, and associations will participate. The courses are divided into master's degree programs and short-term courses (non-degree programs). The master's degree program aims to train senior research and development personnel. The curriculum design is closely integrated with the needs of the industry, and joint ventures are established to establish industry-university cooperation projects. The short-term courses are conducted by the association or the incumbent and the university students, and the equipment internship education is carried out to enhance the practical ability of the participants. Universities participating in the talent training program include Mingzhi University, Sungkyunkwan University, Inha University, Chungnam University, Korea Technical Education University, and Korea Industrial Technology University. Participating enterprises are mainly small and medium-sized enterprises and backbone enterprises lacking human resources, and plan to allocate relevant professionals to employment.

The Ministry of Industry said that it is expected that the people trained in the project will enhance Korea's competitiveness in the semiconductor materials, parts and equipment industries, and support the growth of the entire semiconductor industry value chain for a long time, and said that it will continue to practice the transportation of semiconductors and other industries in the future. The ability of professionals.