Jachiinjaewon Operates Online Non-Face-to-Face Civil Servant Training 'Grade 5 Competency Practical Training'

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The online participatory practical training in the ‘5th Grade Promotion Leader Course’ has received positive responses from both trainees and instructors, indicating that the non-face-to-face method of civil servant education is expected to expand.

On the 5th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s Local Government Officials Development Institute announced that it will officially introduce and operate a participatory non-face-to-face practical training method in the ‘5th Grade Promotion Leader Course Leadership Competency Training.’

Since last year, most classes have shifted to non-face-to-face online education, but the face-to-face ‘participatory practical classes’ had to be reduced in scale.

To prepare for the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the post-COVID-19 era, the Local Government Officials Development Institute collaborated with private experts to establish a ‘participatory practical training system using mock assignments’ and has introduced and operated it in the ‘5th Grade Promotion Leader Course.’

Accordingly, the Institute prepared a systematic design to enhance educational effectiveness through private expert consultation, platform operation for instructors, ?pre-training, ?continuous education support using SNS, and ?pilot operation.

The ‘5th Grade Promotion Leader Course’ is a mandatory civil servant training course conducted for those approved for promotion to the 5th grade. Approximately 4,500 people complete the course annually, which is conducted over five weeks per cohort with about 300 participants.

While the existing face-to-face practical training proceeded in the order of assignment briefing → assignment understanding → representative practice → feedback, the non-face-to-face practical training includes ‘sharing assignment content’ and ‘establishing practice strategies in small groups (3-4 people).’ The non-face-to-face practical training procedure proceeds in the order of assignment understanding → sharing assignment content → establishing practice strategies in small groups (3-4 people) → representative practice → feedback.

Currently, about 1,000 trainees have participated in the participatory practical classes, and even in the non-face-to-face format, the trainees showed active participation and high effectiveness, receiving positive responses. By the end of this year, the progress of the non-face-to-face participatory practical training will be closely monitored and plans are in place to apply it to other courses as well.

Lee In-jae, head of the Local Government Officials Development Institute, said, “The non-face-to-face participatory practical classes were developed to improve leaders’ adaptability to the changed environment,” and added, “We will continue to strive to enhance the practical capabilities of local government officials through continuous development of customized leadership courses.”

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