Recruiting 'Citizen Auditors' to Build Integrity in Gyeongnam Education Together!

Open Recruitment for 50 Members of the 5th Term Until February 2

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Office of Education will publicly recruit 30 members for the 5th term of the Provincial Citizen Auditors from the 17th until February 2nd.

The Provincial Citizen Auditor system of the Office of Education has been implemented since 2015 to strengthen the citizens' function of monitoring educational administration and to enhance the reliability of administrative audits.

According to the Office of Education, the Provincial Citizen Auditors, composed of ordinary citizens, serve as unpaid honorary positions for a two-year term.

They participate in audit processes requested by the Superintendent of Education, make recommendations for correcting systems or practices that induce corruption, report misconduct by public officials, and submit opinions for improving educational administration systems.

Gyeongnam Office of Education.
Photo by Lee Se-ryeong

The recruitment targets are citizens registered as residents in Gyeongnam Province who are ▲ legal professionals, certified public accountants, tax accountants, or those with experience in audit, legal affairs, or investigation work ▲ school operation committee members of schools at all levels, excluding teacher representatives ▲ persons with high social trust and rich insight and experience in educational administration, recommended by public official organizations, civic groups, etc. ▲ experts with high integrity and relevance to education.

Citizens wishing to apply can visit the Office of Education to submit their application or send it by mail or email.

Once the application submission is complete, the Office of Education plans to select the Provincial Citizen Auditors through a review by the recommendation committee and a public integrity verification, and notify individuals by the end of February.

For more details, refer to the announcement board in the Notice section on the Gyeongnam Office of Education website or contact the Office of Education Audit Office for guidance.

Auditor Lee Minjae said, “The Provincial Citizen Auditor system is the foundation for clean Gyeongnam education and realizing Gyeongnam education trusted by citizens,” and added, “We hope for much interest and participation from the citizens.”