Busan Office of Education Introduces 'Competency Assessment' for Educational Public Officials for the First Time

Recruitment of 119 Personnel in Six Occupations Including Postnatal Care Centers, Special Education, and Dormitory Supervisors in the Second Half of the Year

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education building. The Office of Education will hire 119 educational public service workers in the second half of this year.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will recruit 119 educational public service workers in six job categories in the second half of this year.

The educational public service workers to be hired this time include 71 school meal workers (cooks), 23 special education assistants, 18 care specialists, 4 dormitory supervisors, 2 facility operation assistants (swimming pool safety personnel), and 1 professional counselor.

The Office of Education is introducing a competency evaluation for the first time in this recruitment. The competency evaluation is a testing system that assesses the basic skills required for the job and objectively evaluates the fundamental character as an educational public service worker.

To prevent COVID-19, applications will not be accepted in person but can be submitted by registered mail or email from June 10 to 12. The exam will be held on July 4 with the competency evaluation, followed by interviews on the 18th, and the final successful candidates will be announced on the 24th. Detailed information can be found by ‘clicking’ on the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education website.

Kim Se-hoon, head of the management department at the Office of Education, said, “The competency evaluation introduced this time is to hire excellent personnel who possess both character and capability,” adding, “We will continue to seek various ways to recruit outstanding personnel in the future.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.