Gwangju Office of Education to Conduct In-House 'Integrity Assessment' Including Main Office Departments

First Implementation This Year:
Assessment to Cover 29 Institutions Including Main Office and Support Offices

The Gwangju Office of Education will, for the first time this year, conduct its own integrity assessment that includes the main office departments. The aim is to expand the evaluation of integrity across the entire organization and encourage voluntary improvements.

On May 20, the Gwangju Office of Education announced that, in accordance with the '2025 Anti-Corruption and Integrity Effort Assessment Plan,' it will conduct an integrity assessment by the end of this year targeting a total of 29 institutions, including 15 departments at the main office, 2 education support offices, and 12 affiliated institutions.

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Until now, this assessment had only been applied to 14 institutions, such as education support offices and affiliated institutions. This is the first time that main office departments have been included.

The assessment system has also been completely overhauled. The previous structure, which consisted of 7 areas and 19 sub-tasks, has been simplified and unified into 3 areas and 10 indicators?promotion system, implementation results, and bonus/malus points?in alignment with the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission's integrity assessment framework.

Key indicators include the establishment of anti-corruption and integrity promotion plans, performance on integrity policies and voluntary improvement tasks, completion rate of integrity training, and integrity assessment of institution heads. In particular, 30 points have been allocated to the creation of an ethical organizational culture and the voluntary initiatives of senior management, thereby strengthening the roles and responsibilities of senior officials.

Bonus point categories include contributions to the comprehensive integrity assessment conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, active administrative participation, and involvement in the proposal system. On the other hand, occurrences of misconduct or delays in submitting required documents will result in point deductions.

The Office of Education plans to announce the assessment results in December. Institutions and departments recognized for outstanding integrity will receive a 'Certificate of Integrity' plaque, and preferential rewards for distinguished contributors in these institutions are also under consideration.

Superintendent Lee Jungseon stated, "This assessment will provide each department with an opportunity to review and improve itself," and added, "I ask for the attention and participation of all departments to ensure that these efforts lead to real change."