Vocational Competency Development Institute
Vocational Competency Development Institute is Korea’s sole boarding institution dedicated to train for persons with disabilities. Job training programs are offered based on the trainees’ type of disability and learning capacity.
Through training, it helps persons with disabilities with necessary skills in line with industry demands and provides various training support programs in order to ensure employment stabilitiy.
- KEAD offers technical training which universally requires in certain industrial areas and new skill categories in preparation for the fourth industrial revolution.
- KEAD offers training programs that satisfy the needs of different disabilities and characteristics of various individuals of all ages.
- KEAD offers training support programs designed to enhance basic job competencies and skills needed for PWDs.
Major Vocational Training Areas
Admissions Guidance
(Target) Registered PWDs age 15 or older
(Period) 1 month to a maximum of 2 years (completion of rolling training depending on individual achievement and connection to hiring)
(Recruitment) Year round
kead - Vocational competency development institutes
- Government funding for all training expenses
- Provision of free training/practice materials
- Accident insurance coverage during training periods
- Assurance guaranteed for accidents during training periods
- Provision of training/transport allowances
- Payment after trainee selection
- Medical support and the operation of occupational doctors-on-commission system
- Support for internal/rehabilitation medicine, counseling psychology, etc.
- Provision of accommodation/meals
- Provision of free accommodation/meals
- Placement and guidance for post-employment adaptation
- Support for adaptation to hired businesses for one year after completion of training course
Admissions Procedure
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Admission Counseling
- (Content) Admission counseling for job-seekers and training applicants
- (Location) Branch offices, vocational competency development institutes
- (Timing) Year round
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Evaluation for Admission
- (Content) Basic learning competences, work assessments, interviews, etc.
- (Location) Vocational Competency Development Institutes
- (Timing) Monthly evaluations
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Successful Applicants Announcement
- (Content) Selection of successful applicants via steering commission deliberations
- (Location) Vocational competency development institutes
- (Timing) Individual notifications
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Admission
- (Content) Post-orientation assignments to jobs for training
- (Location) Vocational competency development institutes
- (Timing) Year-round training
Vocational competency development institutes
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- Ilsan Vocational Competency Development Institute
- Goyang, Gyeonggi-do
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- Busan Vocational Competency Development Institute
- Gijang-gun, Busan
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- Daegu Vocational Competency Development Institute
- Dalseo-gu, Daegu
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- Daejeon Vocational Competency Development Institute
- Daedeok-gu, Daejeon
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- Jeonnam Vocational Competency Development Institute
- Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do
| Training Institutes | Primary Jobs for Training | Training Designated per Disability Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ilsan Vocational Competency Development Institute | CAD/CAM, smart processing, smart power electronics, convergence software, smart mobile devices, computer/office administration, computer graphic design, digital contents design, electronic publishing, precious metal processing, jewelry CAD, etc. |
Persons with visual impairments: Jobs related to information
accessibility Persons with hearing impairments: CAD/CAM, electronic devices Persons with developmental disabilities: Office administration/manufacturing skills Female PWDs: Nail art |
| Busan Vocational Competency Development Institute | Intelligent systems, smart mechatronics, digital architectural design, software development, digital contents design, food-service applied baking, coffee barista, etc |
Persons with hearing impairments: Nail art Persons with developmental disabilities: Office administration skills, service industries, manufacturing skills |
| Daegu Vocational Competency Development Institute | 3D mechanical design, management/accounting, semiconductor display, intelligent robots, computer graphic design, electronic devices, etc. |
Persons with hearing impairments: Semiconductor display Persons with developmental disabilities: Office administration/manufacturing skills |
| Daejeon Vocational Competency Development Institute | 3D printing, CAD/CAM, 3D mechanical design, big data development, semiconductor display, software development, computer/office administration, electronic devices, computer graphic design, food-service applied baking, food-service applied confectionery, digital contents design |
Persons with hearing impairments: Food-service applied baking, smart
power electronics Persons with developmental disabilities: Office administration skills, service industries, manufacturing skills |
| Jeonnam Vocational Competency Development Institute | Smart power electronics, drone operation, 3D printing, die & mould design, digital contents design, software development, computer/office administration | Persons with developmental disabilities: Office administration skills, service industries, manufacturing skills |