ACT ON WORK-STUDY COMBINATION AT INDUSTRIAL SITES

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to provide for the details and methods of a work-study combination provided by a business owner as a vocational education and training program, and matters concerning the protection of working conditions of employees who participate in the work-study combination and to facilitate their employment and improve their social and economic status by connecting the work-study combination with the relevant certifications, and thereby contribute to the development of national economy.

Article 2(Fundamental concept) #

(1) A work-study combination shall be systematically implemented by actively responding to industrial demand in accordance with the aptitudes and abilities of participating employees:

(2) A work-study combination shall be provided in a manner that participating employees can acquire workplace competencies including knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to perform their job duties;

(3) In conducting a work-study combination, priority shall be given to on-site apprenticeship training programs; and close coordination of the job duties currently performed or to be performed by participating employees, on-site apprenticeship training programs, and training programs outside the workplace shall be established;

(4) A work-study combination shall be connected with the corresponding certifications to ensure the workplace competencies acquired by participating employees to properly function in society and shall thereby contribute to laying the foundation for a competency-based society.

Article 3(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Aug. 17, 2021>

1. The term "work-study combination" means a program of vocational education and training that an employer provides all of the following education and training programs to an employee hired to perform his or her job duties, and the employee obtains certificates based on his or her performance evaluation of such education and training programs:

ACT ON WORK-STUDY COMBINATION AT INDUSTRIAL SITES

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Fundamental concept) #

Article 3(Definitions) #

Article 4(Responsibilities of the State) #

Article 5(Relationship to other statutes) #

Article 6(Formulation of promotion plans for work-study combination) #

Article 7(Deliberations regarding important matters on work-study combination) #

Article 8(Regional cooperation for work-study combination) #

Article 9(Establishment of data links between participating companies and job applicants) #

Article 10(Investigations and research on types of occupation for work-study combination and education and training standards) #

Article 11(Types of occupation for work-study combination and education and training standards) #

Article 12(Pilot projects) #

Article 13(Designation of participating companies) #

Article 14(Revocation of designation of participating companies) #

Article 15(Development and accreditation of work-study programs) #

Article 16(Designation of joint training centers for work-study combination) #

Article 17(Places for training programs outside workplace) #

Article 18(Revocation of designation of joint training centers for work-study combination) #

Article 19(Designation and operation of corporate on-site trainers) #

Article 20(Competency enhancement of corporate on-site trainers) #

Article 21(Conclusion of work-study agreement) #

Article 22(Termination of work-study agreement) #

Article 23(Restrictions on termination of work-study agreement) #

Article 24(Continuous employment of participating employees) #

Article 25(Compliance required by owners of participating companies) #

Article 26(Compliance required by participating employees) #

Article 27(Hours of work-study combination and breaks) #

Article 28(Prevention of discriminatory treatment) #

Article 29(Issuance of completion certificates) #

Article 30(Evaluation of participating employees) #

Article 31(Obtaining work-study combination certifications and issuance of certificates) #

Article 32(Prohibition against lending work-study combination certificate) #

Article 33(Cancellation of work-study combination certification) #

Article 34(Support) #

Article 35(Preservation of documents) #

Article 36(Guidance and inspections) #

Article 37(Fees) #

Article 38(Hearing) #

Article 39(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #

Article 40(Penalty provisions) #

Article 41(Joint penalty provisions) #

Article 42(Administrative fines) #