The training of skilled workers is actively being provided for successfully operating new regional-industry factories.

Under the unified guidance of the non-permanent central committee for promoting the Regional Development 20×10 Policy, ministries of Regional Industry and Labour and other ministries and national agencies and all provinces made detailed plans for the training of skilled workers in foodstuff, daily necessities and garment factories to be built in cities and counties this year and are steadily implementing them.

The Ministry of Regional Industry is pushing ahead with the training of skilled workers in city and county foodstuff factories by enlisting the sci-tech force of the Academy of Food and Consumer Goods Industries.

Technical courses were offered at the Samjiyon Soybean Paste and Sauce Factory and Kimhwa County Foodstuff Factory last April to train workers selected from foodstuff factories in 20 cities and counties into skilled workers in the production sector of condiments like soy and bean paste and oil. Later, such courses began to be provided in mid-May at modern foodstuff production bases like the Songdowon General Foodstuff Factory and different condiments factories in each province. They are aimed at training skilled workers in the production sector of various foodstuffs such as condiments, confectionery, bread and drinks and are being given at the final stage.

A technical course began at the Hungnam Daesong General Fishery Station for training skilled workers in the sector of seafood processing and pickled fish production needed for seabound counties. And preparations are under way for the training of analysers of city and county foodstuff factories.

Efforts are also being made to train skilled workers of city and county daily necessities factories.

At the Rangnang Disabled Soldiers’ Essential Plastic Goods Factory, there was the training of skilled workers in the sector of producing plastic goods for workers that came from every city and county. Useful techniques were taught by a sci-tech force from the daily necessities institute of the Academy of Light Industry under the Ministry of Light Industry.

At the Kimhwa County Daily Necessities Factory and other units in different parts of the country, scientists from the aromatic cosmetics analysis institute of the Academy of Light Industry conducted passing-on-technique for the training of skilled workers in the soap production sector.

The Ministry of Regional Industry pushes the preparations for training skilled workers of the wood processing sector in collaboration with relevant units of the scientific and education sectors.

Technical courses are actively being given for the training of skilled workers of city and county garment factories. In particular, they were given by scientists from the garment institute of the Academy of Food and Consumer Goods Industries for trainees and skilled workers of relevant factories at the schoolchildren’s uniform factory newly built in each province under the guidance of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

Officials, lecturers and researchers of Pyongyang Han Tok Su University of Light Industry made a lot of teaching materials in different kinds needed for training skilled workers of regional-industry factories in a short time and sent them to vocational schools in 20 cities and counties.