Skills Training in Korea-Responding to Green Initiatives

ADB Forum: Dec 12-13, Manila,Philippine Dr. Namchul Lee KRIVET nclee @krivet.re.kr

Koreas National Strategy for Green Growth

Vision and strategies of Korea Green Growth
Vision : Achieving world 7th strong Green Nation by 2020, and world 5th by 2050

Three strategies and 10 policy directions Strategies Policy directions

. Measures for climate change and securing energy independence

. Creation of new growth engines

1. Reduce carbon emissions

2. Decrease energy on oil and enhance energy self-sufficiency 3. Support adaptation to climate change impacts 4. Develop green technologies as future growth engines 5. Greening of industry 6. Develop cutting-edge industries 7. Set up policy infrastructure for green growth

. Improving quality of life and strengthening the status of the country

8. Green city and green transport 9. Green revolution in lifestyle

10. Enhance national status as a a global leader in green growth

Source: The presidential Commission on Green Growth(2009a).

Green Korea 2011

Vocational Training
Expansion of labor market information system Re-training for green structural change Training SMEs incumbent workers through SME VT consortium Sector Human Resource Development Councils(Comprehensive system to identify green skills needs)

Vocational Education

2000: Vocational High School Promotion policies

2001: Vocational Education promotion Policies - strengthening competitiveness/-high schools-universities collaboration - integration of academic and 2001: Junior College Development Policies practical education - restructure of overall junior college system/ - specialized educational offering - development of specialized courses

2005: Policies for innovating Vocational Education System 2007: Vocational High Schools Development Strategies in 2007 2008: Introduction of High School Diversity 300 Project Present: Restructuring of higher education is occurring to meet the needs of greening occupations)--->middle level technicians)Korea

Polytechnic College
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Green Growth and Green Growth and Skills Development Policy

Creating positive effects on employment and labor market
- Establish green workforce training plan to support green industrial policy - Identification of Green skills & technical needs and analysis

Utilizing green jobs

- Linkage of training programmes and national job standard - Creating green certification

Legislative and institutional foundations for green employment

- Enactment of Green jobs ActandGreen job skills development Act - Linkage of green industry workforce training and related institution - Green industry development through selection and concentration

Workforce development in the renewable energy sector

- Establish policy measures of the renewable energy workforce training at national level

Re-organization vocational education & training curriculum & programs in green technology sector
- Promoting research on workforce demand in green industry sector and workforce training program - Suggesting the Guidelines in green technology

Green Jobs Demand and Supply Prospects

Between 2009 and 2013, a number of green jobs will continually increase by 9.0% (annual average increase rate, approximately 34,000 jobs), a total of green jobs in 2013 is estimated to be 480,000 jobs. On the other hand, green related jobs will increase by 5.0%, and a total number of green related jobs in 2013 is estimated to be 1,420,000. While green jobs in manufacturing and services will increase by 4.5% and 12.1% respectively, green jobs in agriculture, fishing and mining industries will decrease by 3.4%.
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Green Jobs Prospects by Skill Level

Green jobs that require middle level of skills will increase at the highest rate (11.0%), whereas green jobs that require basic level will increase only 6.1%. On the contrary, green related jobs with middle level of skills will increase at the lowest rate (3.4%), and increase rate for green related jobs with advanced level of skills will be the highest rate (6.5%). Further breakdown of prospects by industry and skill level reveals that the decrease of green jobs in agriculture, fishing and mining is mainly due to a decrease of jobs with basic level of skills. Therefore, education and training strategies for agriculture, fishing and mining should particularly address on upgrading skill levels of employees in this sector.

Polytechnical college
Restructuring curricula of Korea Polytechnic Colleges to meet the nee ds of middle level technicians is example of skills response of greening occupations. Since 2008, Korea polytechnic college went through maj or curricula restructuring to response to the recent green growth initia tives and new growth engine industries.

Since one of the main objectives of the polytechnical colle ges is to provide ready-to-work technicians and technologi sts upon the demands of local labor markets, the needs as sessment of the local labor market must be critical. After revising the curricula, the overall application rate for the polytechnical colleges increased by 30 per cent.

The Way Forward: Leading sustainable development by nurturing highlyskilled technology experts that can create high value-add

Vocational Education
Resolving mismatch of skills and labor supply Programs relevant to market demands Advancing public TVET offerings Fostering private TVET market Raising quality and relevance of education in a global environment Clear definition of distinct identity and role of TVET institutions Streamlining the structure of junior colleges Promoting meister schools and specialized high schools

Vocational Training

Lessons and experiences gained from Four decades of TVET administration and delivery(End)
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