Kookmin University’s (President Jeong Seung Ryul) University Job Plus Center has concluded the “2026 Academic Year Industry-Specific Job Mentoring Program for Local Youth,” which was designed to enhance young people’s understanding of various industries and strengthen their employability in the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions.
 
The program was conducted via live online video conferencing (Zoom Live) for a total of seven days, from October 14 to 22, and was attended by 82 young people from 18 universities. It was designed to deepen participants’ understanding of major industry trends, company-specific characteristics, and detailed job roles—with a focus on three key industries: automotive, bio/health/pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors—and to support practical job preparation.
 
The training consisted of practice-oriented mentoring sessions led by current and former industry experts. It covered, in a step-by-step manner, the latest trends and key issues in each industry, as well as the characteristics of companies and organizations, job-specific tasks and procedures, and the core competencies required in the workplace.
 
Specifically, in the automotive industry, training covered business planning, marketing and product planning, production management, quality control, and production and process engineering. In the bio, health, and pharmaceutical industries, the program covered business development and technology transfer, sales and marketing, research planning and R&D, quality control and quality assurance, and drug development and clinical trials. For the semiconductor industry, the program focused on key job roles such as strategic planning, production management, circuit design, device development, process development, and mass production technology.
 
Notably, this program was structured to conduct a separate assessment for interested participants upon completion of the curriculum, with successful candidates receiving industry-specific private certifications. The available certifications spanned three fields: ▲ Automotive Industry Job Analyst, ▲ Bio-Health Industry Job Analyst, and ▲ Semiconductor Industry Job Analyst, enabling participating youth to validate their professional expertise in their industries of interest and use this knowledge to prepare for employment.
 
Students who participated in the program gave positive feedback on the course content. One participant shared, “Compared to my experience paying for GMP-related training elsewhere, the instructors here explained the material with even greater passion, and I appreciated that they covered a wide range of information—from basic concepts to job placement.”
 
Another participant remarked, “Experts in the field provided detailed explanations firsthand, allowing me to learn even details that are hard to grasp through general training,” adding, “Thanks to the university providing these lectures—which I would normally have had difficulty accessing—for free, I was able to deepen my understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and its job roles.”
 
An official from Kookmin University’s University Job Plus Center stated, “This program was designed to help young people deepen their understanding of the industry and specific job roles through direct communication with industry experts, and to help them develop concrete plans for job preparation tailored to their areas of interest.” The official added, “We will continue to expand our support to enhance young people’s practical employability, including specialized job training that reflects industry-specific characteristics, hands-on mentoring, and opportunities to earn professional certifications.”