Icheon Mayor Seong Sukseok Inspects Semiconductor Talent Development Site... "Expanding Links Between Education and Employment"

Icheon City Visits the Semiconductor Convergence Education Center
Encourages the Second Batch of "Gyeonggi Future Technology School" Trainees
Tours Educational Facilities Including Classrooms and Laboratories

Seong Sukseok, Mayor of Icheon, visited the site for semiconductor workforce development to inspect the educational infrastructure and review the operational status.

Seong Su-seok, mayor, visited the Semiconductor Convergence Education Center on the 3rd to encourage the first and second batch of students in the Gyeonggi Future Technology School Semiconductor Equipment Full-Stack Engineer Training Program, listened to their field opinions, and took a commemorative photo. Provided by the City of Icheon

On August 4, Icheon City in Gyeonggi Province announced that Mayor Seong visited the Semiconductor Convergence Education Center on the 3rd to encourage the first and second batch trainees of the "Gyeonggi Future Technology School Semiconductor Equipment Full-Stack Engineer Training Program" and listened to feedback from the field.

Mayor Seong received a briefing from Center Director Kim Byeongno on the main curriculum, the operational situation, and trends in the semiconductor industry, and then toured the educational facilities including classrooms and laboratories.

The Semiconductor Convergence Education Center, which opened in April, is operated by Korea Polytechnic University’s Semiconductor Convergence Campus under a consignment agreement. The Center operates specialized workforce development programs tailored to various life stages, including education for elementary, middle, and high school students, career support for both youth and middle-aged adults, and corporate employee training programs.

The second session of the Gyeonggi Future Technology School program, which began on the same day, is a seven-week practical training course focused on semiconductor equipment maintenance, repair, and front-end and back-end processes. Trainees participate in programs such as semiconductor process and equipment operation, mechanical design, system semiconductor design, field projects, and job mentoring.

Mayor Seong stated, "Semiconductors are a core industry that will lead the future of the Republic of Korea, and our trainees are the talents who will play a central role. I hope you will enhance your practical capabilities and grow into professionals who can lead the development of both local companies and the national semiconductor industry."

He added, "Icheon is a city equipped with a world-class semiconductor industrial base, including SK hynix. We will continue to expand the talent development system that links education with employment so that the region can directly foster the professionals needed by companies."

Meanwhile, an Icheon City official stated, "Centered around the Icheon City Semiconductor Convergence Education Center, we plan to further expand the educational linkages spanning elementary, middle, and high schools, Gyeonggi Future Technology School, and customized training for companies, actively strengthening the region's semiconductor industry competitiveness and specialized talent development."

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