GIFTS
Objective
Global Institute For Transferring Skills (GIFTS) is an affiliated organization of Human Resource Services of Korea (HRDKorea), focusing on skills promotion, skills competition and international cooperation.
GIFTS, the professional global HRD institution, was established to support Korea’s outstanding skilled technician, transfer the kills needed by employers and industry and promote the international cooperation in HRD.
Main Activities
Main Activities
| Main Activities |
Contents |
| Skills Promotion |
- Select, Support and reward Korea’s Master Hand, Outstanding Skilled Technicians, Skilled Craft Masters and outstanding enterprises for technical skills promotion
- Support start-ups of skilled technician
- Manage and support Korea Industrial Field Professor
- Manage and Development skills transferring programs
- Manage “Skills Experience Camp”
- Operate “Skills Mentoring” programs
- Transfer innovative skills for employees of SMEs
- Providing consulting on skills for SMEs regarding
- Create the social climate where skilled technicians are given fair treatment
- Nurture and promote “Korea Master Technicians of the Month”
- Hold exhibitions of the work of outstanding skilled technicians
- Provide grants for Korea’s Master Hands, skilled technicians, skills competitors, etc
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| Skills Competition |
- Manage WorldSkills Korea
- Participate in WorldSkills and related meetings
- Select and Train WorldSkills competitors representing Republic of Korea
- Domestic(Regional, National) skills competition
- Manage industrial workers’ skills competitions and side events
- Follow-up support for the competitors of domestic/international skills competitors
- Manage and operate Technical Committees of domestic/international skills competitions
- Skills exchange and cooperation with WorldSkills member countries
- Support private skills competition
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| International Cooperation |
- International forum, workshops, meetings etc, in HRD
- Mutual recognition of certificates with countries
- Cooperation with international organization(ILO, APEC, etc)
- Bilateral Cooperation
- International promotion
- Visits of international guests
- International development cooperation projects in HRD
- Manage and develop international skills transferring programs
- Invitation training programs
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History
- 1989.7.7. SIVAT(Seoul Institute for Vocational training in Advanced Technology) established to provide vocational training for international trainees
- 2007.11 Recognized as “UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training”
- 2013.3.25. Establishment of “Global Center for Transferring Skills” (Skills promotion + International Cooperation)
- 2014.2.1. Renamed as “Global Institute for Transferring Skills(GIFTS)”
- 2016.5. Recognized as “UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training”
Facilities
- Scale : B1-F4(Site Area : 16,451m2, Total Floor Area : 14,242m2)
- Training Facilities : Welding, IT, CAD, Machinery, Automotive, Electricity, Plumbing and Heating, Refrigeration, Carpentry, Cabinetmaking, etc.
- Major Facilities : 96 Domitory rooms(Accomodate 176), Practical training rooms, Meeting rooms, Gym, Cafeteria, etc
Location
- Adress : #77, Munemi-ro 448beon-gil, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- Tel : 032-509-1800
