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Sangji University and Korea Tourism Organization launch AI training for workers

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • Sangji University began the first course in its AID 30+ intensive camp, supported by South Korea’s Ministry of Education and the National Institute for Lifelong Education.
  • Thirty employees from the Korea Tourism Organization and Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation are taking part in the 16-hour program.
  • The course focuses on applying generative AI to document and data processing, customer service and workplace automation.

Sangji University has opened a new AI training course for working adults in partnership with the Korea Tourism Organization. The program aims to move beyond basic digital instruction and show employees how to use AI in their daily work.

Thirty employees from the Korea Tourism Organization and the Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation are participating. The four-week course runs from Aug. 25 to Sept. 17, on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, for eight sessions totaling 16 hours.

Called “Introduction to and Application of AI-Based Intelligent Work Automation,” the course covers generative AI tools for document processing, data handling and customer responses. Sangji University designed the curriculum, while the Korea Tourism Organization is responsible for recruiting participants and identifying topics for practical exercises.

This training is meaningful as a collaborative example that combines Sangji University’s AI education capabilities with the Korea Tourism Organization’s field experience.

— Kim Seong-hoThe AID project director described the partnership between the university and the tourism organization.

The sessions include an overview of intelligent work automation, AI tools and setup, document and data automation, AI chatbot-based customer service, project development, and final presentations and evaluations. Participants will present automation projects based on their own work at the final session.

The AID 30+ intensive camp is a 2026 program supported by the Ministry of Education and the National Institute for Lifelong Education. Sangji University was selected as an operating institution to develop and run AI courses for workers in general office roles. It said the partnership could lead to more customized training with public institutions and companies in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. Groups of 30 to fewer than 40 workers aged 30 or older who live or work in the province can apply for courses tailored to their organizations.

We will continue cooperating with related institutions to help workers actively use AI in the workplace.

— Kim Seong-hoKim outlined the university’s plans for expanding practical AI education.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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