Human Resources Development Service of Korea Accelerates AI and Digital Transformation... Boosts Youth Employment and Trust in National Qualifications

Continue Innovation Initiatives Based on Recommendations from the National Growth Promotion Committee
New Youth AI First-Job Career Support Project to Launch as a Pilot Next Year
Drive Management Innovation and Deliver Tangible Results for the Public Through a New Values System Developed Jointly by Labor and Management

The Human Resources Development Service of Korea is accelerating innovation across the organization, including speeding up its AI transformation (AX) and digital transformation (DX), restoring trust in national qualifications, and strengthening support for youth employment. It plans to link the innovation initiatives developed with input from external experts and internal staff to its management plans and deliver results that the public can see and feel.

Lee Byung-hoon, chairman of the Human Resources Development Service of Korea

The Human Resources Development Service of Korea (Chairman Lee Byunghoon) outlined the organization’s future direction for innovation and key implementation tasks at the seventh meeting of the “HRDK (the Corporation’s English wordmark) National Growth Promotion Committee,” held on October 30 at the Corporation’s headquarters in Jung-gu, Ulsan. Based on discussions at the committee, which was launched in August, the Corporation plans to develop a strategy for addressing future challenges and focus on key issues, including AX and DX transformation and restoring trust in national qualifications. The committee is an advisory body that reviews the Corporation’s management issues and innovation initiatives by combining objective external perspectives with internal, hands-on experience. It includes 10 internal and external experts from academia, government ministries, labor unions, and other fields.

The Corporation plans to incorporate the committee’s recommendations, including improving public benefits, supporting youth employment, and expanding internal communication, into its future programs and management plans. In particular, it has made support for youth employment a key priority and will use existing programs, including work-study programs, overseas employment support, and the Job Competency Bank, to help young people strengthen their job skills and secure their first jobs. Next year, it will also launch a new pilot program, the “Youth AI First-Job Career Support Project.” The Corporation aims to expand its support so young people can build relevant job skills and experience and enter the labor market securely amid changes in the industrial landscape, including the rise of artificial intelligence.

The Corporation is also pursuing internal organizational change. It plans to jointly announce a “New Values System” with labor and management, setting out new core values and management principles, and use it to guide organizational operations and program delivery. To ensure the innovation initiatives do not end as one-off discussions, the Corporation will develop detailed implementation plans through its internal “HRDK Innovation Task Force” and regularly monitor progress.

Chairman Lee Byunghoon said, “The National Growth Promotion Committee has given us an opportunity to look at the Corporation from an external perspective and review a range of management issues. We will faithfully pursue the initiatives discussed and grow into a public institution trusted by the public.”

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