New Horizons-Welcome to Hyundai Heavy Industries's English Webzine

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Hyundai Technical Education Institute (HTEI) was established in 1972 by HHI to foster highly skilled workers through intensive technical training and education in areas such as shipbuilding, machinery and electrical engineering. At the time, HHI had just begun construction on its shipyard and received orders for two 260,000-dwt VLCCs. Taking on these monumental tasks required a skilled and educated workforce, especially since HHI had no prior experience in building ships of such magnitude. HTEI took on the challenge and trained workers that contributed to HHI’s remarkable rise to become the world’s leading shipyard.

Today, HTEI operates various professional training programs for employees in a modern 9,346m2 facility staffed by technical experts and professional instructors in their respective fields. It also runs a technical college that offers yearlong courses in various engineering fields. Since 1999, the college has graduated a total of 485 employees, and 96 trainees are currently enrolled in its programs.

Aiming to maintain HHI’s competitive edge in heavy industry by establishing high technical standards, HTEI offers many in-company and national certification programs.

So far, a total of ten technical certification courses have been accredited by Korea’s Ministry of Labor. Over the years, 10,703 employees have been certified including 3,647 as welding specialists and 1,204 as technical specialists. In addition, HTEI teamed up with HHI’s 128 subcontractors to form a technical education consortium, which provides the same high-quality training programs of HTEI to subcontractors’ employees.

HTEI has received numerous presidential and ministerial honors. Furthermore, its graduates have competed in the World Skill Competition since 1978, winning a total of 63 medals including 36 gold medals.