KEPCO wins UNLEASH award for 2nd straight year

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) won the UNLEASH Learning and Development Award in Paris on Thursday (local time), marking its second consecutive win. It is the first Korean company to achieve the feat. KEPCO said evaluators recognized its alignment of human resource development with business strategy, personalized training and integration with human resource management.

The award was presented at UNLEASH World 2026 and was established in 2016 by the European Association for People Management and U.K.-based HR technology group UNLEASH.

The award recognizes human resource development based on strategic impact, organizational role and contribution to business performance.

KEPCO has also won consecutive ATD Awards over the past two years; the awards are organized by the U.S.-based Association for Talent Development.

KEPCO’s human resource development master plan runs through 2030 and is aligned with its long-term management strategy through 2035.

KEPCO established the KEPCO AX Academy with Seoul National University and offers an AI Leader course and an AI Agent initiative.

Published Oct 23, 2026 4:15 pm KST

Updated Oct 23, 2026 4:45 pm KST

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Business Management Officer Ahn Jung-eun, center, receives the UNLEASH Learning and Development Award at UNLEASH World 2026 in Paris, Thursday (local time). Courtesy of KEPCO

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) has won the UNLEASH Learning and Development Award for the second consecutive year, becoming the first Korean company to achieve the feat and reaffirming its global competitiveness in human resource development (HRD), the state-run utility said Friday.

The award was presented at UNLEASH World 2026, a major human resources development conference, in Paris on Thursday (local time), according to KEPCO.

Established in 2016 by the European Association for People Management and U.K.-based HR technology group UNLEASH, the award recognizes excellence in HRD, based on its strategic impact, organizational role and contribution to business performance.

The recognition follows KEPCO's consecutive wins at the ATD Awards, organized by the U.S.-based Association for Talent Development, over the past two years, further demonstrating the company's expertise in employee training and talent management.

KEPCO said evaluators recognized its alignment of HRD with business strategy, data-driven personalized training and integration of HRD with human resource management (HRM).

The company has developed an HRD master plan through 2030, aligned with its long-term management strategy through 2035. The plan focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) transformation (AX) and new growth engines, positioning employee training as a driver of business performance.

As part of the effort, KEPCO established the KEPCO AX Academy in collaboration with Seoul National University, which it described as the first AI-focused training program launched by a Korean public institution. It also offers an AI Leader course to promote AI adoption and an AI Agent initiative to apply the technology in practice.

To personalize learning, KEPCO uses employees’ training records and job-specific learning pathways to recommend courses tailored to individual needs. It also awards digital badges to certify expertise based on completed training, academic degrees and professional qualifications.

KEPCO has linked these measures to personnel decisions, incorporating its revised talent profile and job-specific competency framework into performance reviews and department chief promotion assessments. Digital badges are also considered when employees apply for positions through internal job postings.

KEPCO President Kim Dong-cheol said the award further reaffirmed the company's globally leading capabilities in talent development, following its consecutive wins at the ATD Awards.

“We will contribute to the development of Korea’s HRD industry by sharing our achievements and providing consulting to outside organizations based on our accumulated expertise and knowhow,” Kim said.

KEPCO said linking training, competency assessments and staffing decisions creates a cycle in which employee development reinforces HRM.

韩国电力公司（KEPCO）于当地时间周四在巴黎荣获UNLEASH学习与发展奖，这是该公司连续第二年获此殊荣。KEPCO也是首家获此殊荣的韩国企业。KEPCO表示，评审团认可了该公司在人力资源开发与业务战略的契合度、个性化培训以及与人力资源管理的整合方面所做的努力。

该奖项在 UNLEASH World 2026 上颁发，由欧洲人力资源管理协会和总部位于英国的人力资源技术集团 UNLEASH 于 2016 年设立。

该奖项旨在表彰在战略影响、组织作用和对业务绩效的贡献方面取得的人力资源发展成就。

韩国电力公司在过去两年中也连续获得了 ATD 奖；该奖项由总部位于美国的美国人才发展协会 (ATD) 颁发。

韩国电力公司的人力资源发展总体规划持续到 2030 年，并与其到 2035 年的长期管理战略保持一致。

韩国电力公司与首尔国立大学合作成立了KEPCO AX学院，提供人工智能领导者课程和人工智能代理计划。

发布于2026年10月23日下午4:15（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年10月23日下午4:45（韩国标准时间）

韩国电力公司（KEPCO）高级副总裁兼首席业务管理官安正恩（图中）于周四（当地时间）在巴黎举行的UNLEASH World 2026大会上荣获UNLEASH学习与发展奖。图片由KEPCO提供。

韩国电力公司（KEPCO）周五表示，该公司连续第二年荣获UNLEASH学习与发展奖，成为首家获此殊荣的韩国公司，并再次证明了其在人力资源开发（HRD）方面的全球竞争力。

据韩国电力公司称，该奖项于周四（当地时间）在巴黎举行的 UNLEASH World 2026 人力资源发展大会上颁发，这是一个重要的人力资源发展会议。

该奖项由欧洲人力资源管理协会和英国人力资源技术集团 UNLEASH 于 2016 年设立，旨在表彰人力资源开发领域的卓越成就，评判标准包括战略影响、组织作用以及对业务绩效的贡献。

继过去两年连续获得由美国人才发展协会 (ATD) 组织的 ATD 奖项后，KEPCO 再次获得认可，进一步证明了该公司在员工培训和人才管理方面的专业知识。

韩国电力公司表示，评估人员认可了其人力资源开发与业务战略的一致性、数据驱动的个性化培训以及人力资源开发与人力资源管理的整合。

该公司制定了到 2030 年的人力资源发展总体规划，与到 2035 年的长期管理战略相一致。该规划侧重于人工智能 (AI) 转型 (AX) 和新的增长引擎，并将员工培训定位为业务绩效的驱动力。

作为这项努力的一部分，韩国电力公司（KEPCO）与首尔国立大学合作成立了KEPCO AX学院，并称其为韩国公共机构推出的首个人工智能培训项目。该学院还提供人工智能领导者课程，以促进人工智能的应用，以及人工智能代理计划，旨在将这项技术应用于实践。

为了实现个性化学习，韩国电力公司（KEPCO）利用员工的培训记录和岗位相关的学习路径，推荐符合个人需求的课程。此外，公司还会根据员工完成的培训、学历和专业资格，颁发数字徽章以证明其专业能力。

韩国电力公司已将这些措施与人事决策挂钩，将修订后的人才画像和岗位特定能力框架纳入绩效考核和部门主管晋升评估。员工通过内部招聘申请职位时，也会考虑其数字徽章。

韩国电力公司总裁金东哲表示，继连续获得ATD奖项之后，此次获奖进一步肯定了该公司在全球人才培养方面的领先能力。

金表示：“我们将分享我们的成果，并基于我们积累的专业知识和经验，为外部组织提供咨询服务，从而为韩国人力资源开发产业的发展做出贡献。”

韩国电力公司表示，将培训、能力评估和人员配备决策联系起来，可以形成一个循环，在这个循环中，员工发展可以加强人力资源管理。