The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education has devised special measures to reduce early retirement among young public officials and revitalize the stagnant public service community.
The Office of Education announced on the 13th that it will focus on improving the overall working conditions of young public officials and implement various policies including ▲expansion of official residence support ▲expansion of customized welfare ▲priority assignment to residential areas ▲enhanced capacity-building support ▲experience and healing training and cultural performances ▲granting of special leave.
First, the Office plans to secure 478 rooms next year by expanding regional official residences to support a stable working environment for young public officials and to resolve the waiting list for official residences for those assigned outside their residential areas. Earlier this year, a total of 259 official residences were provided through the purchase and construction of regional official residences and securing rental units of long-term rental housing through a business agreement with Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH).
In addition, the customized welfare support amount, which is the lowest among metropolitan and provincial offices of education nationwide, will be increased by 200,000 KRW, and an additional differentiated support from 1,000,000 KRW to 200,000 KRW will be provided annually for public officials with less than five years of service.
Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education is promoting various support projects to create a workplace where young public officials want to work. Photo by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education
Accordingly, first-year public officials will receive up to 2,000,000 KRW by adding the basic score of 1,000,000 KRW and additional support of 1,000,000 KRW. The health check-up fee of 200,000 KRW per person, which is provided to teaching staff aged 40 and over, will have its age restriction removed to help young public officials maintain a healthy life foundation.
The Office of Education will prioritize the living area and desired work location of newly appointed local public officials when assigning personnel to vacant areas, and if they cannot be assigned to their desired location, they will be given priority placement in their desired location after fulfilling the mandatory two-year assignment period.
Along with this, a new standard will be established to reduce disciplinary demands by considering work experience when low-experience public officials make simple mistakes on the job.
The Office will also expand education for public officials before and after appointment by implementing onboarding programs, establishing expert (mentor) support groups, activating regional networks, and supporting the strengthening of job competencies and adaptation of new teachers and local public officials through manuals and essential work supplies.
Furthermore, experience and healing programs and cultural and artistic performances for young public officials will be newly introduced and operated. The Office plans to actively reflect field opinions by selecting performances based on pilot operation survey results to increase satisfaction.
Kim Jin-su, the First Deputy Superintendent of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, stated, "We plan to actively expand and discover welfare policies to improve the insufficient treatment of young public officials," adding, "We will do our best to create a public service culture where everyone, including young public officials, wants to work together by establishing a foundation for adapting to public service."
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