Government-Backed Talent Development: Cheng Shiu University Actively Supports Workforce Upskilling

To enhance the professional skills and competitiveness of the current workforce, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor Workforce Development Agency has launched the “Industry Talent Investment Program”. This initiative provides financial subsidies to encourage workers to pursue self-directed learning and strengthen their career development.

As a certified training provider, Cheng Shiu University (CSU) integrates campus resources and expert instructors to offer a variety of vocational training programs. These efforts reflect CSU’s ongoing commitment to University Social Responsibility (USR) by supporting industrial transformation and cultivating talent for the future.

🔍 Featured Training Programs

1. Practical Applications of Digital Marketing and Generative AI for Content Creators
🔹 Course Highlights:
Master key trends in social media marketing, SEO strategies, and Google My Business management. Learn generative AI applications in copywriting, video, image, and music production. Hands-on live-streaming practices using OBS and social media promotion techniques.
🚀 Target Learners: Aspiring digital marketers, social media content creators, and entrepreneurs.

2. Meridian Health and Bodywork Techniques
🔹 Course Highlights:
Training in meridian massage, scraping (gua sha), cupping, and chakra-balancing techniques. Covers full-body meridian therapy with practical demonstrations.
💆 Target Learners: Health and wellness professionals, individuals interested in traditional bodywork therapy.

3. Traditional Chinese Rice and Noodle Dishes Workshop
🔹 Course Highlights:
Hands-on instruction in making golden salted egg pastries, spiral curry dumplings, handmade vegetable noodles, sweet bean flatbread, spring rolls, crispy chive pancakes, and more.
🍜 Target Learners: Culinary enthusiasts or anyone interested in Chinese pastry and noodle-making.

4. Practical Bread Baking Skills Course
🔹 Course Highlights:
Covers baking fundamentals and equipment usage. Instruction includes a variety of breads such as Japanese milk bread, pineapple buns, and French baguettes. Includes marketing strategies for baked goods online.
🥐 Target Learners: Hobby bakers, aspiring bakery owners, or individuals interested in entrepreneurship.

5. Local Taiwanese Street Food Masterclass
🔹 Course Highlights:
Learn to cook iconic Taiwanese dishes like oyster omelets, braised shrimp soup, and three-cup pork. Emphasis on kitchen hygiene, equipment usage, and local flavor innovations.
🍽️ Target Learners: Culinary professionals and those passionate about Taiwanese street food culture.

💡 Program Subsidies & Eligibility

• Subsidy Range: 50% to 80% of tuition for general applicants; up to 100% subsidy for specific categories of workers.

• Maximum Subsidy: Up to NT$70,000 per person every 3 years.

• Eligibility: Applicants must be 15 years or older and currently employed, covered by Employment Insurance, Labor Insurance, Occupational Injury Insurance, or Farmers' Health Insurance. Additional eligibility criteria as outlined in Article 4 of the Industry Talent Investment Program also apply.

⚠️ Not eligible: Individuals already participating in government-registered training programs, or those self-insuring under their original employer following layoff or occupational injury.

📚 Training Units and Faculty at Cheng Shiu University

Courses are offered through the following academic departments and centers:

• Extension Education Center

• Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering

• Department of Leisure and Sport Management

• Department of Culinary Arts and Food Service Management