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  Number of Employees Total Training and
Education/Year		 Avg. Training and
Education/Year
Director 253 17,997 71
Office 10,586 2,194,125 207
R&D 5,382 1,076,349 200
Sales 6,453 223,760 35
Production, A/S 31,466 2,008,689 70
Other 300 29,206 97
Total 54,440 5,550,126 102

HMC operates a core talent program Harassment in cooperation with prominent domestic and global universities to nurture next generation CEOs, automobile industry leaders and core technical personnel. In addition, HMC provides job related overseas study and training in order to foster regional and R&D specialists.


To foster future leaders
Prominent domestic universities' director program and overseas business schools' CEO program


To foster automobile industry leader
Prominent domestic and international business graduate schools (MBA programs) and renowned international university management programs


To foster core technical personnel
International Dual Engineering program and prominent engineering graduate courses


To foster regional and R&D specialists
Overseas training and education, and training with a specialist from a foreign institution

HMC continues to place heavy emphasis on the recruitment and fostering of outstanding R&D engineers. HMC has sponsored the R&D scholarship program to identify and nurture future leaders graduating from engineering fields since 2003.


HMC provides 4 billion Korean won in scholarships, and practical training sessions on vehicle design, parts development and vehicle. In 2005, 138 outstanding students successfully completed the training program and joined the company as new employees. In 2006, 161 R&D scholarship students were selected and are presently in the midst of completing the final stages of training and education. Additionally, HMC officially opened the Next Generation Vehicle Research Institute at the Seoul National University in 2004 in order to conduct research on futuristic vehicles and to nurture R&D professionals. HMC supports the NGVRI's faculties and R&D staff in its research of next generation vehicle technologies and share in its findings.

To encourage employee research activities and the sharing of knowledge, HMC annually hosts a research paper contest and a new technology exhibition at the Hyundai-Kia R&D Center.

2005, being the 13th year of this event, saw the gathering of R&D and production line specialists from domestic and global operations, including overseas R&D employees. Every year, topics ranging from automobile kinetics, engine-transmission, environmentally friendly Technology, Production Technology, electronics·ITS etc. are discussed with an average of 200 research papers presented annually. The best 50 research papers are reviewed and selected by an HMC appointed panel, which are then allotted with prize money totaling 35 million Korean won. In addition, a cutting edge technology exhibition is also hosted to provide R&D engineers with a future outlook on core technologies.


Hyundai-Kia Learning Center, a system of information on education and training of the employees, is a product of standardizing and computerizing all training-related tasks, from selecting the training candidates to the end of training programs. Each employee can access the information on the process and system of employee training provided by HMC through this system. The system also provides information on individual employees' training record, including the applications each employee has submitted; training instructions that have been delivered; the number of training sessions each employee has taken; the outcomes and results of training evaluations; and the training surveys that have been conducted.

Since 2004, HMC has been operating training and education in sustainability management strategy for new employees in order to spread environmental and sustainability awareness. In February 2006, a pocket-sized edition of its sustainable management was published and distributed to all employees.