'Nurturing talent through AX-based work practices'

Participants pose at the graduation ceremony for SK Ecoplant's Hi-Tech Junior Talent onboarding program. [SK Ecoplant]
Participants pose at the graduation ceremony for SK Ecoplant's Hi-Tech Junior Talent onboarding program. [SK Ecoplant]

SK Ecoplant has launched an intensive training initiative for new employees in its semiconductor and AI divisions as part of a broader push to develop talent in those business areas.

The company said Tuesday it ran a 12-day Hi-Tech Junior Talent onboarding program from Sept. 7 through Tuesday, with 68 new hires from its hi-tech business division taking part.

SK Ecoplant recruited the junior talent cohort in June to strengthen its competitiveness in the AI infrastructure sector. All 68 selected participants are set to be assigned to the hi-tech business division.

The curriculum was designed to deepen new employees' understanding of the semiconductor industry and AI while building practical skills for rapid on-the-job adaptation — an early push to secure field readiness and job expertise in line with the company's expanding semiconductor infrastructure and AI-related business. The program was organized around three pillars: improving understanding of semiconductor business roles and field operations, strengthening AI-based work capabilities, and instilling the company's vision and corporate culture. Alongside semiconductor job-knowledge training, participants completed hands-on exercises applicable to real work settings and practiced applying AI to actual tasks to boost productivity.

On Tuesday, the group visited a semiconductor facility in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, to see firsthand the concepts covered during the program.

SK Ecoplant President Kim Young-sik also held a session with the new hires, sharing the company's business direction and growth strategy and urging them to grow into skilled, practice-oriented professionals who can contribute to future business initiatives.

"This onboarding program was designed to help new members play important roles across our core business portfolio, including semiconductor and AI infrastructure," a company official said. "We plan to continue nurturing talent through field-centered education and by embedding AX (AI transformation)-based work practices."

Meanwhile, SK Ecoplant recently reorganized its structure by establishing a dedicated AI data center business unit. The move consolidates previously scattered business, technology, design, procurement and construction (EPC) organizations related to AI data centers, with the aim of responding to rising demand and boosting order competitiveness.


quq@heraldcorp.com