과메기 제조․가공․판매 전문인력 양성 방안에 관한 연구

Abstract

In Guryongpo Port, a special Guamegi production zone is being established as modernized processing plants, cold storages, Guamegi research centers, or publicity centers are being built in a row with forming the tourism and culture streets as a start. Regarding the special Guamegi production zone, the local autonomous entities are promoting various projects as investing approximately 40 billion won as its budget; however, it is still very rare to elevate the level of Guamegi, the special product, and make investment plans to create a brand for it. To make a special product brand cannot be realized just by building the Guamegi industrialization processing complex, and mere publicity also does not guarantee sustainable development. It can be realized only when the product’s taste or hygiene satisfies the people’s needs. Therefore, this study examines the changes of Guamegi-related business and the strategies to develop Guamegi industry in order to find ways to manufacture Guamegi and cultivate specialized manpower for processing to make a special brand with Guamegi. Regarding the Guamegi business and the cultivation of specialized manpower for Guamegi, this study conducted a survey to 377 persons including the business owners, employees, or civil servants related with Guamegi. The study results can be summed up as below: First, according to the examination of their demand on business-related knowledge, regarding both sex and academic background, they were not equipped with accurate knowledge about Guamegi as the areas like knowledge about Guamegi processing, knowledge about computer use, knowledge about Guamegi sanitation, or knowledge about the types of Guamegi products indicated low points. Second, according to the examination of job performance demand from specialized Guamegi manpower, in both sex and academic background, they regard it is important to have ability needed for domestic and overseas distribution, knowledge about taxation and accounting, managerial capacity, and skills related with production. Third, most of the respondents feel it is needed to provide education to cultivate specialized manpower; however, proper education has not been performed yet. Since it is limited to study alone, it is necessary to develop various educational programs to overcome such limitations. Fourth, about the Guamegi license, it is needed to induce the Guamegi license accredited by Pohang City. They think very positively that if Guamegi produced by those with the license is accepted by Pohang as special products, it will realize differentiation from other regions and also increase Guamegi consumption even more. Therefore, it is needed to install educational institutions to cultivate specialized manpower for Guamegi and also operate various programs so as to conduct education to cultivate specialized manpower for Guamegi. And it is necessary to elevate the quality and sanitation of Guamegi and create a brand by inducing a specialized license system that can help those involved in Guamegi business have pride.