Hyundai Motor Company to Train Future Automotive Maintenance Talent in Ghana: “50 Billion Won Investment with KOICA Over Five Years”

[Financial News] Hyundai Motor Company is launching a program to train automotive maintenance personnel in Ghana, Africa.
On the 4th, Hyundai Motor Company announced that it held the launch ceremony for “Hyundai-KOICA NextGen” with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana, on the 3rd (local time).
The event was attended by key officials, including Yoo Jae-sun, head of Hyundai Motor Company’s Africa-Middle East regional marketing and communications team; Woo Dong-wan, director of the KOICA Ghana office; and Eric Kofi Adzroe, head of Ghana’s Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
The project is being carried out by Hyundai Motor Company in connection with KOICA’s Inclusive Business Solution Program (IBS). It aims to improve Ghana’s automotive maintenance training environment and expand employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for local youth. Hyundai Motor Company and KOICA will jointly invest a total of 5 billion won over five years through 2030 under a 50:50 matching arrangement. Plan International Korea and Plan International Ghana will be responsible for local implementation.
Specifically, two automotive maintenance technology training centers equipped with practical workshops will be established and operated in Ghana. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second half of this year, with completion targeted for 2027. The project will establish an operational foundation so the centers can become sustainable and self-reliant hubs for automotive maintenance training in Ghana.
The curricula of technical and vocational education and training institutions will also be upgraded to reflect changes in the industry and keep pace with the growth of Ghana’s automotive sector. Existing courses focused on internal combustion engine vehicles will be updated, and maintenance technology for future vehicles, including hybrid and electric vehicles, will be added. The newly developed curricula will be officially certified by the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) and used to train maintenance specialists capable of responding to the future automotive industry.
The project will also support employment and entrepreneurship among local youth. It will provide scholarships and internship opportunities, hold an annual job fair, and offer entrepreneurship training and consulting. Through these measures, the project aims to establish a support system spanning education, employment, and entrepreneurship while contributing to the stable development of Ghana’s automotive maintenance workforce and strengthening the industry’s competitiveness.
Through “Hyundai-KOICA NextGen,” Hyundai Motor Company and KOICA will directly support a total of 405 people, including local youth and teachers. Teachers who complete the training are expected to share their expertise in local educational settings, providing more young people with access to high-quality automotive maintenance training.
A Hyundai Motor Company official said, “We hope the ‘Hyundai-KOICA NextGen’ project will expand employment and self-reliance opportunities for young people in Ghana.” The official added, “Hyundai Motor Company will continue to develop technical talent to strengthen the competitiveness of the automotive industry.”
Hyundai Motor Company plans to expand “Hyundai NextGen” to various countries, beginning with the Ghana project. In cooperation with local partners, the company will support automotive maintenance training and the development of skilled personnel tailored to each country’s automotive industry and educational environment, contributing to the development of the global automotive industry and the creation of jobs for young people.
Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor Company announced “Hyundai Continue,” a global creating shared value (CSV) initiative focused on three key areas—environmental sustainability, mobility, and future generations—in January 2022 and has since carried out various activities in Korea and abroad.
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