"Direct Understanding of Corporate Workplaces"... Changwon City Hosts Hyundai WIA Site Tour for Specialized High School Students

Recognizing the Importance of Industrial Safety

Specialized high school students visited a corporate site, where they gained firsthand experience and a direct understanding of the importance of industrial safety and corporate workplaces.

On July 6, Changwon Special Self-Governing City in Gyeongnam carried out the "Hyundai WIA Experiential Safety and Health Education and Corporate Site Visit" as part of the "Changwon-type Education Advancement Special Zone Project," aimed at supporting local specialized high school students in understanding industrial sites and exploring career paths.

Group photo of specialized high school students visiting Hyundai WIA.
Photo by Changwon City

This program took place at the Hyundai WIA Changwon Plant, with 25 students participating from Masan Technical High School, Changwon Technical High School, and Hanil Girls’ High School.

Although students had previously received safety education at school, there had been few opportunities to experience actual industrial safety management systems and corporate environments firsthand.

To address this, Changwon City has prepared on-site experience programs in partnership with leading local companies, enabling students to grasp the importance of industrial safety and deepen their direct understanding of corporate workplaces.

The main components of the program are as follows: ▲ Experiential safety and health education ▲ Introduction to Hyundai WIA and its major businesses ▲ Corporate site tour ▲ Q&A session with current employees. In particular, the program is designed so that students can directly experience potential workplace hazards and safety rules, observe the production environment and job functions, and concretely plan their future career paths.

Additionally, through the Q&A session with Hyundai WIA employees, students will have the opportunity to hear real-life stories about job responsibilities, the process of preparing for employment, and corporate culture, which is expected to be of practical help in their career exploration.

Jung Soon-gil, Director of Autonomous Administration, stated, "This program provides a valuable opportunity for students to experience industrial safety rules firsthand and understand local companies," adding, "We will continue to expand a variety of on-site experience programs in collaboration with local companies through the Education Advancement Special Zone project, enhancing students' career competencies and strengthening the foundation for nurturing local talent."

It is hoped that these hands-on experiences, where students visited companies prior to employment under the initiative by Changwon City, will greatly benefit their future career paths.

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