Korea Nuclear Partners, Vietnam's PV College discuss training nuclear power personnel for Ninh Thuận nuclear plant

【Hanoi, Vietnam—Correspondent Kim Jun-seok】Korea Nuclear Partners visited PV College, a petroleum and gas college under Vietnam's state-owned industrial and energy group, the Vietnam National Industry–Energy Group, or Petrovietnam (PVN), to discuss training technical personnel for the nuclear power sector, strengthening faculty capabilities and developing educational programs.
According to local media reports on the 18th, a delegation led by Korea Nuclear Partners CEO Jang Pil-ho visited PV College in Ho Chi Minh City on the 10th and held talks with the school's management.
The visit was part of a preliminary feasibility study (Pre-FS) for an Official Development Assistance (ODA) project to establish a Korean-style nuclear power personnel training center in Vietnam. Korea Nuclear Partners is leading the study, with Bizneeds, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering, and the Korea Nuclear Industry Association (KNA) also participating.
During the meeting, Korea Nuclear Partners and PV College focused on demand for nuclear power personnel, particularly ways to secure skilled technical personnel for nuclear power plant operation and maintenance.
The two sides agreed to establish an education program optimized for conditions in Vietnam, drawing on South Korea's nuclear power plant operation and maintenance training model. Key areas of cooperation include developing curricula and textbooks, establishing nuclear power plant simulator systems and practical training equipment, training instructors, and gradually developing technical personnel ready for immediate deployment to nuclear power plants.
Korea Nuclear Partners proposed a Training of Trainers (ToT) program. Under the proposal, South Korean experts and professors would visit Vietnam to provide training, while key Vietnamese faculty members would be invited to South Korea for customized training.
PV College also introduced its organizational model, operational and educational mechanisms, and in-house training capabilities specializing in developing energy technology personnel.
In addition to the meeting, the Korea Nuclear Partners delegation visited PV College's educational facilities to inspect its classrooms, practical training facilities and educational infrastructure firsthand and assess their current status.
Under the preliminary feasibility study plan, the delegation will closely assess personnel demand by occupation, the status of educational facilities and equipment, and the potential to use PV College's existing infrastructure. Based on the findings, it plans to develop specific investment plans, educational programs and a roadmap for training nuclear power personnel.
The ODA project to establish a Korean-style nuclear power personnel training center is scheduled to be carried out in earnest from 2027 to 2030. It aims to build a local technical workforce supply system that can meet demand for nuclear power plant operation and maintenance as Vietnam advances its nuclear power development plans.
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