The Small and Medium Business Administration announced on August 12 that it will pilot an 'AI Academy' aimed at employees of small businesses.
The AI Academy is designed to enhance the AI capabilities of employees through hands-on training while also validating the educational model for industry-specific AI contract programs before their implementation.
This year, the agency selected 10 new industry-specific AI contract programs that integrate AI with key sectors such as manufacturing, biotechnology, materials and components, and aerospace and defense. Each university plans to launch degree programs starting in March next year.
The classes are structured to not only teach generative AI but also to equip employees with the skills to directly address challenges faced by their companies.
The Korean Management Association Consulting, serving as an advisory body, is supporting the planning and operation of the training program, which will be conducted in a hybrid format of online and in-person sessions. The participants include about 30 students enrolled in the small business contract programs.
The first session took place on August 1 at the Korea University of Engineering and Technology in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province. The Small and Medium Business Administration plans to conduct a total of four training sessions every Saturday until August 22.
Kang Seok-jin, the head of the Small and Medium Business Administration, stated, "We will verify the effectiveness of the pilot operation of the AI Academy and continuously cultivate practical talents who can lead the self-sustaining AI transformation (AX) of small businesses in connection with the industry-specific AI contract programs."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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