Jeong Seok-woong, Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, Proposes 5% Staff Reduction and Personnel Reshuffle

Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Education of Jeonnam

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education plans to reduce its workforce by more than 5% and establish a preferential personnel system for minority job categories.

Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Jeonnam Education, announced at the expanded executive meeting held on the 23rd, "We will submit a plan to reduce the workforce by more than 5% to the provincial council's extraordinary session in March next year, and implement a preferential personnel system for minority job categories starting from January."

He continued, "Over the past two years, the organization expanded from 2 bureaus to 3 bureaus, increasing professional staff by 13% and general staff by 5.5%. Whenever there was a demand for workforce expansion, it was justified by the need for dedicated project personnel," and pointed out, "We failed to eliminate unnecessary tasks, which ultimately led to quantitative expansion and workforce increase, burdening education support offices and schools."

Superintendent Jang stated, "Difficult situations such as government revenue decline and workforce reduction based on the Ministry of Education's total personnel cost standards will arise," and ordered, "We must integrate and adjust overlapping projects between national and departmental tasks, including sunset projects of national policies, and conduct new projects without increasing personnel."

He further instructed, "Submit the workforce reduction plan of more than 5% to the Administration Department, and submit the project reduction and abolition plans to the Budget Information Department, finalizing the workforce and budget reduction plans before the provincial council convenes in March next year."

In particular, he emphasized, "Starting from January, we will implement a personnel system that assigns minority job categories, including technical positions, to school sites to enhance their work experience and expertise," and added, "For multiple job categories in the headquarters, affiliated institutions, and support offices, we will select capable personnel regardless of professional or general positions through job analysis and competency verification."

Finally, Superintendent Jang said, "We will boldly abolish unnecessary tasks and significantly reduce exhibition-type projects to increase school autonomy and help teachers focus on educational activities," and stated, "Although we have promoted the reduction of official documents and projects so far, there are limits, so we will reduce projects through budget and personnel cuts."

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