25 Aerospace Courses Developed ... Jeju Vocational High School’s Employment Links Put to the Test

【Financial News | Jeju — Jeong Yong-bok】 Hallim Aerospace High School in Jeju has developed 25 specialized courses covering skills needed in industry, including satellite and aerospace-parts manufacturing. The Jejudo Office of Education is strengthening curriculum delivery and employment support in cooperation with companies and universities, and preparing for next year’s project evaluation.
According to the Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Office of Education on the 6th, Hallim Aerospace High School began in 2024 with one course, “Aerospace and Smart Technology,” then developed nine courses last year, including “Fundamentals of Satellites,” and 15 this year, including “Aerospace Parts CAM Machining.” The school has developed a total of 25 specialized courses over three years.
The curriculum incorporates skills needed in industry, from the basic structure and operating principles of satellites to the design and machining of aerospace parts. CAM machining is a technology that uses computers to design the manufacturing and machining processes for mechanical parts.
Hallim Aerospace High School was selected in May 2024 by the Ministry of Education as an agreement-based specialized high school in the aerospace sector. At the time, it was called Hallim Technical High School; it changed its name to Hallim Aerospace High School in March this year.
Agreement-based specialized high schools work with local governments, education offices, companies and universities to train skilled workers needed by local industries. The Ministry of Education began with 10 schools in 2024, selected 10 more last year and added 16 this year, bringing the nationwide total to 36.

Hallim Aerospace High School operates five departments in connection with the aerospace sector: Precision Machinery, Urban Space Construction, Smart Architecture, Electrical Energy and IT Electronics.
Jeju’s industrial landscape is also changing. The Jeju Space Center, a satellite manufacturing and testing facility operated by Hanwha Systems, was completed late last year at Hawon Techno Campus in Seogwipo. As Jeju Province develops the aerospace industry as a new growth sector, connecting specialized education at local high schools with corporate hiring has become an important challenge.
There has also been a hiring success. Last November, four Hallim Technical High School graduates were selected through an open recruitment process for satellite manufacturing positions at Hanwha Systems’ Jeju Space Center.
The school has drawn up a plan to receive a total of 13.5 billion won in support over five years under the agreement-based specialized high school program for the aerospace sector. The project budget comprises 4.5 billion won from the Ministry of Education, 3 billion won from Jeju Province and 6 billion won from the Jejudo Office of Education.
On the 3rd, the Jejudo Office of Education held the “First Steering Committee Meeting for Agreement-Based Specialized High Schools in 2026” in its Conference Room No. 5 and discussed curriculum and employment support plans.

The meeting was attended by representatives of Jeju Province, the provincial office of education, Hallim Aerospace High School, partner companies and universities. Key agenda items included tailoring courses to industry job requirements, expanding after-school programs to strengthen students’ employability, and securing additional partner companies.
They also discussed having industry experts take part in classes and sharing university training facilities and equipment. Establishing education regulations and ordinances to foster Jeju-style specialized high schools was also identified as a task to pursue.
The provincial office of education plans to review curriculum delivery, student skill development and industry-academia cooperation results ahead of the 2027 annual evaluation of agreement-based specialized high schools. For areas where targets may be difficult to meet, it will draw up support measures and implementation schedules for each school, company and university.
The key question is how much the newly developed specialized courses are incorporated into actual classes and workplace training, and whether they lead to hiring by local companies. Hiring needs at each partner company, students’ employment outcomes and whether graduates settle in the region remain key indicators for assessing the program’s results.


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