Jaguar Land Rover, Graduation Ceremony for the 3rd Cohort of Maintenance Talent Development Program

[Asia Economy Reporter Suyeon Woo] Jaguar Land Rover Korea announced on the 11th that it held the graduation ceremony for the 3rd class of the specialized maintenance talent development program, the 'Global Technical Apprentice Program.'

The 11 trainees who participated in the 3rd program, which ran for one year starting from July last year, completed Jaguar Land Rover's systematic maintenance theory education and retailer on-site training courses, and obtained global certified technician qualifications.

All graduates of the 3rd class will be hired as full-time employees at Jaguar Land Rover Korea's official retailers. Since introducing the Global Technical Apprentice Program in Korea in 2017, Jaguar Land Rover Korea has produced and hired a total of 32 graduates.

Graduates of the 3rd cohort of Jaguar Land Rover's Global Technical Apprentice Program are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Jaguar Land Rover

This program is a global standard talent development system developed by Jaguar Land Rover's UK headquarters with the goal of nurturing excellent maintenance personnel. The curriculum consists of four categories?service and maintenance, chassis, electrical principles, and engine and transmission?comprising 18 courses. Trainees learn theory for high-quality service through an 18-week theoretical curriculum and 840 hours of online education. Following this, the 28-week practical training includes on-site maintenance practice as well as various work-centered assignments.

Baek Jeong-hyun, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover Korea, said, "The Global Technical Apprentice Program is an opportunity to enhance expertise in overall automobile maintenance," adding, "We will continue to actively support the cultivation of outstanding talent and improve the quality of customer service."

Meanwhile, Jaguar Land Rover Korea has expanded the recruitment for the 4th class of the Global Technical Apprentice Program to a total of 20 people, 1.5 times more than the previous year, to provide services with specialized skills tailored to Jaguar Land Rover vehicles. The 4th class training will be conducted at the 'Global Technical Apprentice Training Center' located within Doowon Technical University Anseong Campus, a dedicated in-house training center established by Jaguar Land Rover Korea?the first in the imported car industry to set up such a facility within a university.