KRIVET

Korean apprenticeship system was established in 2013 as a means to vitalize youth employment and provide a linkage between skills development and utilization. As a national think tank on vocational education and training policies, Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training(KRIVET) is publishing this book, aiming to provide an understanding of Korean apprenticeship system with support from the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor(MOEL) and Human Resource Development Service of Korea(HRD Korea). The first and second chapter provides an overview and current states of Korean apprenticeship system. The third chapter describes explains the process of development and operation of apprenticeship program in detail. The fourth and fifth chapter explores outcomes, challenges and policy implications of the Korean apprenticeship system. 
It is expected that this book will provide international readers with the basic framework of apprenticeship in Korea and practical implications for the improvement of their apprenticeship. 

Table 1-1 ∙Overview of apprenticeship types 6
Table 1-2 ∙Types of apprenticeship for new workers by the main operating agent  10
Table 1-3 ∙Types of apprenticeship for new workers based on the different approaches of recognizing completion results 11
Table 1-4 ∙Roles of main stakeholders in apprenticeship 15
Table 1-5 ∙Legal basis of apprenticeship 18
Table 1-6 ∙Act on Support for Apprenticeship in Workplace 19
Table 1-7 ∙Amount of budget for operation of apprenticeship 21
Table 1-8 ∙Government support for training company 23
Table 2-1 ∙The number of companies and apprentices(2014~2023) 27
Table 2-2 ∙The number of companies and apprentices by operation type 28
Table 2-3 ∙The number of companies by company size 29
Table 2-4 ∙ The number of apprentices by age 30
Table 2-5 ∙The number of apprentices by educational attainment 31
Table 2-6 ∙The number of apprentices by duration of training 31
Table 3-1 ∙Requirements for participation in apprenticeship 38
Table 3-2 ∙Exceptional condition for participation in apprenticeship 39
Table 3-3 ∙Restriction on participation in apprenticeship 40
Table 3-4 ∙Criteria of selecting company(enforced as of the 1st quarter in 2020) 41
Table 3-5 ∙Selection criteria for training center 46
Table 3-6 ∙Selection criteria for apprenticeship high school project team 47
Table 3-7 ∙Qualification requirements of in-company trainer 49
Table 3-8 ∙Training hours for in-company trainer & HRD staff 50
Table 3-9 ∙Training for in-company trainers(Basic course, 46 hours) 51
Table 3-10 ∙Training for in-company trainers(Advanced course, 37 hours) 53
Table 3-11 ∙Training for HRD Staff(Mandatory course, 12 hours) 55
Table 3-12 ∙Development of industry-customized type training program 60
Table 3-13 ∙Development of company-customized type training program 60
Table 3-14 ∙Standards for apprenticeship program development 61
Table 3-15 ∙Standards for apprenticeship program verification 64
Table 3-16 ∙Types of monitoring 75
Table 3-17 ∙Link between apprenticeship monitoring and inspection of regional employment labor office 76
Table 4-1 ∙The result of cost-benefit analysis of apprenticeship(total) 82
Table 4-2 ∙The result of cost-benefit analysis of apprenticeship(per apprentice) 82
Table 4-3 ∙Data collection 84
Table 4-4 ∙Recognition on social outcomes of apprenticeship at company level  85
Table 4-5 ∙Recognition on social outcomes of apprenticeship at individual level  85
Figure 1-1 ∙Types of apprenticeship high school 8
Figure 1-2 ∙Governance of apprenticeship 14
Figure 1-3 ∙Change in the amount of budget for apprenticeship 21
Figure 3-1 ∙General procedure of apprenticeship program operation 37
Figure 3-2 ∙Roles of training center in process 44
Figure 3-3 ∙Selection and operation process of training center 48
Figure 3-4 ∙Procedure of apprenticeship program development 59
Figure 3-5 ∙Procedure of apprenticeship program verification 63
Figure 3-6 ∙Composition for Off-JT and OJT 65
Figure 3-7 ∙Procedure of apprentice evaluation 68
Figure 3-8 ∙Monitoring phases 71
Figure 3-9 ∙Monitoring authority 72
Figure 4-1 ∙Economic outcomes of apprenticeship(cost-benefit analysis) model 79
Figure 4-2 ∙Elements of cost and benefit of apprenticeship 80
Figure 4-3 ∙The result of cost-benefit analysis of apprenticeship 83