Shipbuilding workforce shortage in Ulsan addressed by training in Uzbekistan… Education center opens

[‘\nUlsan City’s overseas delegation announced that they will visit Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on the 14th for the successful commencement of the shipbuilding workforce development project.’,
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, ‘Led by Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom, the delegation will meet with Beykhzod Musaev, the head of the Uzbekistan Migration Agency, for discussions on the shipbuilding workforce development project and the operation of a training center.’,
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, ‘In addition, they will exchange agreements for mutual cooperation development, enhancing exchanges, and joint cooperation in human resource development.’,
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, ‘Under this agreement, Ulsan City and the Uzbekistan Migration Agency agreed to actively collaborate on public and private sector exchanges to enhance vocational ability development and workforce training programs as well as provide administrative support necessary for friendly exchanges and cooperation activities.’,
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, ‘Mayor Kim stated, “We expect this agreement to greatly help local shipbuilding companies secure much-needed on-site workforce,” and added, “We will strive to enhance friendly cooperation between the two countries by expanding exchange and cooperation projects in the future.”‘,
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, ‘According to the domestic shipbuilding industry, as of last year, there were about 8,000 foreign workers in the shipbuilding sector.’,
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, ‘This year, it is expected to exceed 9,000.’,
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, ‘Shipbuilding companies are embarking on workforce development through local job training to secure lacking manpower.’,
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, ‘Ulsan City became the first local government to sign an agreement regarding workforce development with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction in August last year, preparing to open a shipbuilding workforce training center in Uzbekistan.’,
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, ‘The city will provide educational equipment worth about 1 billion won to the center.’,
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, ‘In addition, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will be responsible for composing the curriculum and supporting instructors, while the Uzbek government will support educational facilities and recruit trainees.’,
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, ‘The center, which opens on the 18th, will conduct Korean language education approximately 10 times over about three months, targeting 370 trainees, along with technical training in five fields such as scaffolding, painting, grinding, insulation, and electricity.’,
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, ‘In addition, to alleviate the labor shortage in the shipbuilding industry, the city applied to the Ministry of Justice for a pilot project of a regional-level visa system that allows metropolitan local governments to design and manage the target, stay qualifications, and activity scope of required foreign manpower last month.’,
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, “Furthermore, the Ministry of Employment and Labor decided to conduct the ‘Ulsan-type Employment Permit System Pilot Project,’ where those who complete the training at the local workforce training center in Uzbekistan are employed by shipbuilding companies in the Ulsan region, which is expected to considerably alleviate the recruitment difficulties of small and medium-sized shipbuilding companies.”,
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, ‘Ulsan=Reporter Ha In-sik [email protected]’,
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