LG Electronics Provides Free Vocational Training to Ethiopian Youth for 10 Years

Electric and Electronic IT Vocational Training Conducted
100% Employment and Entrepreneurship Rate

LG Electronics is bearing fruit by providing free vocational education to young people in Ethiopia.

On the 28th, LG Electronics announced that it held the 7th graduation ceremony of the 'LG-KOICA Hope Vocational Training School' located in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

Students at the Ethiopia LG-KOICA Hope Vocational Training School are receiving education on home appliances.
[Photo by LG Electronics]

The LG-KOICA Hope Vocational Training School was established in 2014 through cooperation between LG, KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency), and the Ethiopian government as a token of gratitude for participation in the Korean War. This year marks its 10th anniversary. LG Electronics provides free technical education in the fields of electrical and electronics, and IT to support the self-reliance of Ethiopian youth through the school.

As of last year, the cumulative number of graduates is about 400, with an employment and entrepreneurship rate of 100%. All graduates have successfully entered society by finding jobs at various IT companies as well as LG Electronics or starting their own businesses using the skills they acquired. This year, 63 students graduated.

Meanwhile, about 20 key figures attended the graduation ceremony, including Teshale Berecha, Deputy Minister of Labor and Skills Development of Ethiopia; Kang Seok-hee, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Ethiopia; Ha Young-jae, Vice Chairman of World Together; Yoon Dae-sik, Executive Vice President of External Cooperation at LG Electronics; and Lee Dong-won, Head of the Kenya Corporation.