Korea Management Technology Guidance Association Implements 2023 'Management Consultant and Technical Consultant Training Course'

National Professional Qualification for Strengthening Competitiveness of SMEs and Small Business Owners

The 2023 'Management Consultant and Technical Consultant Training Course,' organized by the Korea Management Technology Guidance Association (President Kim Oh-yeon), will be open for registration for about two weeks until February 19.

Management consultants and technical consultants are professional occupations that allow experienced practitioners to continue utilizing their expertise and know-how even after retirement. In particular, since the enforcement of the 'Act on Management Consultants and Technical Consultants' in April 2021, they have received significant attention. Through the implementation of this act, they have become recognized as professional qualifications with an independent legal framework, similar to accountants or tax accountants, playing a responsible role in strengthening the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small business owners. Therefore, with the expansion of their work areas supporting SMEs and small business owners transitioning to a digital economy?such as AI, big data, IoT, and smart manufacturing innovation?their status is expected to rise further.

The 'Consultant Training Course' is a statutory education program that exempts the first stage of the two-stage exam for management and technical consultants. It is operated to promote the influx of highly skilled personnel with practical experience into the consulting market. (Approximately 1,600 trainees annually) Practitioners from various industrial fields acquire consultant qualifications through this training course, accounting for 60% of all consultants.

Applications for the training can be submitted on the Korea Management Technology Guidance Association website until the 19th. The training is conducted entirely online (65 hours). Upon passing the completion exam, the first stage exam administered by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea is waived, and candidates are granted the opportunity to take the second stage exam this year and next year. The course subjects consist of six subjects identical to the first stage exam, including SME-related laws, research methodology, and business diagnosis theory.

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