Replacing 'Sibotteok' with 'Mentoring'... Dongdaemun-gu Breaks Unfair Practices in Public Service

Customized Education, Theater Viewing, and More... Second Half Group Training and New Employee Unity Workshop Also Held

New public officials and senior public officials are watching a play to establish a mentoring relationship.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) recently started mentoring activities for new public officials instead of unreasonable practices in the public service, such as the controversial ‘Sibotteok’.

Fifty-five new public officials in Dongdaemun-gu will form teams of two with senior public officials and engage in various public service adaptation activities such as learning tasks and field visits for three months from April to June.

New public officials and senior public officials will each participate as ‘mentor-mentee’ pairs in diverse activities reflecting their preferences and departmental characteristics, such as watching plays and book discussions.

Additionally, customized education through mentoring will be provided for work systems that new public officials may find challenging.

Besides mentoring, the district plans to conduct group education and workshops considering future social distancing levels.

Various training covering the basics of public service, including understanding district administration, public service values, and official document writing, as well as work expertise, will be conducted through group education. In the second half of the year, a new public officials’ unity workshop will be held to promote interaction among peers and foster a sense of belonging to the district.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, said, “We are preparing various support measures so that new public officials can start a happy public service life. Through mentoring activities communicating with senior public officials, we will support new public officials to have a happy public service life, eradicate unreasonable practices, and strive to create a healthy organizational culture.”

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