Kwangwoon University's KW-IPP Joint Training Center has been finally selected as an excellent university (Grade A) in the "Performance Evaluation of IPP-type Work-Learning Combination Joint Training Center in 2022", organized by the Training Performance Evaluation Division of the Human Resources Development Service of Korea on August 31st.

This performance evaluation was conducted as an integrated assessment of work-learning combination and long-term on-site training (linked training). In 2022, 16 companies and 32 students participated in the university's IPP-type work-learning combination program had, and 36 companies and 80 students participated in long-term on-site training (linked training). Particularly, among the performance evaluation items, Kwangwoon University received perfect scores in "learning worker goal achievement rate, training retention rate, participation rate of new and excellent learning companies, and work-learning combination participation" and received high scores in "employment retention rate and employment rate of learning companies."

The head of the project, Park Se-kyu, stated, "The selection as an excellent university this time seems to be the result of our dedicated efforts in the qualitative management of companies and students who participated in training and practices, even in the difficult circumstances caused by the prolonged COVID-19 situation. As an excellent university, we will make even greater efforts to help students explore their career paths and employment prospects."

This year, 28 companies and 49 learning workers are participating in IPP-type work-learning combination program in a total of six fields, including semiconductor equipment development, software development, electronic device hardware development, display development, marketing strategy planning, and advertising and promotion.

The IPP-type work-learning combination program is a model project of industry-academia cooperation organized by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and implemented by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea. It is a program, in coordination with the National Competency Standards (NCS), to foster practical professionals equipped with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.