The Commission was established as a presidential consultative body according
to the Presidential Decree of the Presidential Commission on Education and Human
Resource Policy (the Presidential Decree No. 16977, September 30, 2000)
The was founded to fulfill its mission of providing advice and suggestions as
the President requires on matters pertaining to education and human resource
development to bring up talented people who can cater to the knowledge and
information society in the 21st century. It will also provide visions on
education and human resource policies by developing, reviewing and evaluating
them in cooperation with experts from each sector of the society, thus
continuously carrying out educational reform upward.
In developing "Human Resource", a broad approach should be taken
in terms of "national and social development" and "life
quality of people", not in the short-term and economic terms such as
supplying & demanding labor force to corporations, achieving one's
certain educational background, or possessing certain skills.
In this regard, "Human Resource" includes knowledge, skills,
information ability, moral maturity and all other valuable human
capabilities and characteristics which a human being is supposed to do with
in order to develop the nation and the society and to improve an
individual's life quality.
"National Human Resource Development" refers to
all the national and social efforts including education, training and other
cultural activities taken in the level of the nation so that it can develop
and utilize human resource efficiently.
Since the expression of "Human Resource Development
(HRD)" can be narrowed down to one done by private sectors(e. g.
private enterprises), "National Human Resource Development
(NHRD)" was adopted to emphasize its development done by the
government.
"Education" focuses itself on maximizing an individual's
potential in terms of his or her growth and development.
"National Human Resource Development", on the other hand,
focuses itself on supplying & demanding, growing and maximizing the
efficiency of human resource in the level of the nation, based upon the
education achievement.
Relationship between educational reform and NHRD policy
So-called "educational reform" intends to
reorganize educational system, educational curriculum, operational
methods and the subject so that they can meet the ever-changing and
various needs of education consumers, totally escaping out of the old
uniform frame. Therefore, the successful undertaking of the national
human resource development policies is said to depend on the educational
reform.
"National Human Resource Development" policies
seek the utmost efficiency of development and use of national human
resource, covering training, private HRD, scientific technologies, and
culture on the basis of diversified educational systems and programs.
In terms of individuals, NHRD will raise the satisfaction(quality) of life
of them, giving lifetime education opportunities, helping them to plan
predictable careers, and thus meeting the conditions of a knowledge-based
society.
In terms of the society, NHRD will create & accumulate knowledge,
heighten labor productivity, increase the social integration and realize an
ability-oriented society.
In terms of the nation, NHRD will push the nation to the group of
world-leading countries with such a leap, by raising national competitive
power through human resource development.
Grasping of Current situations of NHRD home and abroad
Evaluating and reviewing how NHRD policies are carried
out
Visiting and investigating domestic institutions related
to education & human resource
Grasping the idea in what directions the advanced
countries drive their NHRD policies
Collecting and managing data related to education &
human resource development
Development of Human Resource Policy
Tasks of Policy Development
Areas
Tasks
Policy areas
Task 1
Establishing infrastructure for promoting quality of school
education
Task 2
Strengthening the quality of university education for
competitive workforce of advanced level
Task 3
Promoting life long learning system for human resource
development
Task 4
Establishing life long learning system for human resource
development
Task 5
Building infrastructure for development and management of
human resource
Special areas
Task 6
Declaration of education for 21st Century
Task 7
Evaluation on education reform since 1995
Organization and Operation of Task Subcommittee
TaskSubcommittee
Fields of policy
Task 1
· Improvement of high school equalization policy
· Promoting professionalism and motivation for teachers
· Establishing national qualification framework
Task 2
· Improving the linkage within vocational education
system
· building if vocational ability development system for
individuals
· Encouraging human resource development in
corporations
Task 3
· Suggestions of women's development and
empowerment
· Building infrastructure for human resource
development
· Reorganizing educational administration at the local
level
· Building human resource development system at the
local level
Special subcommittee on higher education
· Restructring university system
· Strengthening the university autonomy
Holding meetings with related institutions
Holding meetings with experts
Holding public hearings and policy discussions
Reporting on NHRD policies to the President
Promoting the Commission
Remodeling its homepage
Making out promotional materials
Promoting itself to the press and related organizations
The PCEHRP is composed of total 29 members of 8 incumbent members including
ministers of ministries related to education and human resource development and
21 appointed members including experts and representatives of each sector of the
society (trade unions, employers' representatives, education and research
institutions etc.)
Presidential Commission on Education and Human Resource Policy (PCEHRP) -
Republic of Korea