The Korea Federation of Vocational Schools said April 21 it will hold the forum April 23 in the main auditorium of the National Assembly Members’ Office Building under the theme, “Ways to Develop Vocational Training in the AI and Digital Era.”
Organizers said the event is intended to share the need to shift the vocational training system amid rapid industrial change and to discuss policy solutions to support employment for young and middle-aged workers and improve training quality. About 400 people are expected to attend, including federation Chairman Song Gwan-ho, heads of vocational schools and officials from related organizations.
The forum is hosted by People Power Party lawmaker Kim Wi-sang. It will open at 10 a.m., followed by opening remarks and congratulatory addresses from lawmakers.
Two presentations are scheduled. Lee Dae-woo, head of the Future Management Education Institute, will speak on the need for quality innovation in vocational training in the AI and digital era and response measures. Ko Hyeon-jeong, director of the Korea Information Education Institute, will present on operating systems for AI convergence training courses and directions for improving quality.
A panel discussion will follow, moderated by Lee Moon-su, director of the Competency Development Education Institute at Korea University of Technology and Education. Panelists are Pyeon Do-in, director general for vocational competency policy at the Ministry of Employment and Labor; Kim Jong-yoon, head of the Vocational Competency Assessment and Evaluation Institute; Kim Bom-i, head of the Youth and Middle-Aged Vocational Competency Research Center at the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training; and Lee Ji-eun, a professor in the AI Business Department at Hanyang Cyber University. They are expected to discuss revamping training systems to match industrial change, strengthening field-based education and building sustainable support systems.
The forum is scheduled to close at 11:50 a.m., concluding a roughly two-hour program.
Organizers said they expect the forum to help set new benchmarks for vocational training suited to the AI and digital transition and to serve as a practical venue linking policy and the field.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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