한국생산성학회

Since 2014, Ministry of Employment & Labor and Human Resources Development Service of Korea have enforced the work-learning dual system in Korea. The goal of the system is to cultivate a practical workforce in industrial fields providing corporate customized training based on National Competency Standards(NCS). This system is also designed to reduce unnecessary expenses and resolve job mismatch between job-seekers and companies. It is the result of taking some elements of the apprenticeship system implemented in such countries as Germany and Switzerland and introducing it in a manner suitable to Korean society and labor market. In this study, we attempt to draw strategic implications for improvement in the effectiveness of work-learning dual training programs. Specifically, we try to determine whether the program properties affect the training transfer performance of learning workers who participate in the programs, observe how each variable affects it, and verify the effect of supervisor support on the relationship between them. A survey was conducted on 302 learning workers in work-learning dual training programs in the regions of Ulsan, Gyeongnam, Gyeongbuk and Jeonnam. After analyzing 226 responses, the results are as follows. First, among the properties of work-learning dual training programs, contents and methods of training significantly affect transfer performance. Second, supervior support directly affects transfer performance significantly and positively. Third, the moderating effect of supervisor support on the relationship between program properties and transfer performance is found to be significant only on the relationship between instructors' ability and transfer performance. The results of this study may imply that, in order to improve the transfer performance of work-learning dual training, it is essential to design an appropriate training program and to provide a sufficient supervisor support. Especially, it is necessary to build an organization-level support system for the corporate field instructors who conduct their jobs and teach their students at the same time. Also, the system should be designed for supervisors to pay more attention to the training program and actively support learning workers.