1. Sept. 15. 2010, UNECE Kyung Ae Park Director Statistical Training Management Division Statistical Training Institute kaypark@korea.kr Training Programs for Statistical Competency Development in STI of Korea

2. 2 Contents 1. Introduction 4. Conclusions 3. Statistical Training Programs - All Training Courses - Training Courses for KOSTAT Specialists - E-learning Courses 2. Identification of Training Needs - Recruitment and Development of KOSTAT Staff - Obligatory Courses and Performance Management - Surveys and Professional Networks 1. Introduction

3. Decentralized Statistical System 1.1. Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) KOSTAT plays a key role in integrating and coordinating statistical activities of all agencies Mission of Statistics Korea - Leading advancement of national statistics - Producing reliable statistics Statistical Training Institute (STI) is an affiliate of KOSTAT Total Gov’t Agencies Non-gov’t Agencies (KOSTAT) Number of Agencies375298(1)77 Number of Statistics850702(52)148

4. 4 1.2. History of STI 1991: Established Statistical Training Center (STC) for the purpose of training professionals under KNSO 1999: Reorganized into STC of the National Professional Administration Training Center under the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, moving to Daejeon 2005: Reorganized into STI (Statistical Training Institute) under KNSO (Korea National Statistical Office) 2009: Moved to new building, Statistics Center

6. Number of Trainees Completed STI Programs

7. 1.3. Mission and Strategies of STI Cultivate Statistical professionals Cultivate Statistical professionals Strengthen training for users Strengthen training for users International -ization of statistical training International -ization of statistical training Expanding training infrastructure Expanding training infrastructure Cultivate statistical professionals Promote recognition of statistics Cultivate statistical professionals Promote recognition of statistics Regular and Ad hoc Programs

8. 8 2.1.Recruitment and Development of KOSTAT Staff Recruitment: Two-tiered system –Regular: Government Exam. –Special : Special areas, Ph.D. Changes from rotation to CDP for all staff and nurturing specialists – Plans CDP –Special posts and areas are designated to improve professionalism of individuals and organizations

9. 9 2.2. Obligatory Courses and Performance Management Obligatory course system for all KOSTAT staff - Newly hired staff is required to finish the designed courses prior to their replacement within the organizations - Transfers from local offices to the headquarters - Existing members have to take obligatory courses as well as elective courses for promotion to higher level Performance measurement encourages staff to take STI training courses - 100 hours of training per year

10. 10 2.3. Surveys and Professional Networks All kinds of surveys from KOSTAT staff – For each course – Curriculum Design –Training Course Completion Survey –Websites Professional networks within KOSTAT –OJT, Self-help Courses, Seminars, Study groups, etc –Monthly evaluation meetings within STI Professional formal and informal networks with outsiders – Professors, researchers, officials etc –Various agencies, academic community, schools –Good way to find good instructors

11. 3.1. All Courses in 2010 ClassificationCourses General2New Comers; Managers Special6 For Korean Students; For foreigners(4) Languages (2) Professional (88) Common2Leadership; Speech & Comm. Skills Statistics42Basic, mid-Level, advanced Packages9STATA; SAS; SPSS IT10DB; EXCEL; Power Point; Oracle E-learning25Survey Guidelines; Sampling; EXCEL - 96 regular courses (10+ to be open); 88 (92%) courses are “professional” - 92 courses for KOSTAT staff; 44 for other officials including KOSTAT

12. 3.1. Results of Training by Course Classification and Background of Trainees in 2009

13. - Long-term course: 16 weeks, 3 hours per week - Small number of selected trainees: 8-10 - Strict diagnosis and evaluation: achievement(70%), application capability (30%) - Incentives for job assignment 3.2. Courses for KOSTAT Specialists ClassificationCourses Professional Statistics (Methodology) 3 Sample Design I & II, Missing Data Analysis, Survey Planning (Questionnaire Design) Society1Population projections Economy2Economic Time Series Analysis IT1Making Skills

14. 14 3.3. Growth of E-learning History –2005: 2 courses, 378 trainees –2006: 4 courses, 2806 trainees, LMS –2007: 15 courses, 4070 trainees, e-Learning Center –2008: 19 courses, 5969 trainees, –2009: 21 courses, 9719 trainees –2010: 32 courses, 10000+ (plan) Proportion of e-learning among all trainees: 50% (2008) → 66% (2009) Proportion of KOSTAT local officials among all e-learning trainees: 50% (2008) → 54% (2009)

15. - Among 32 E-learning courses, 8 is open to all; 25 is for KOSTAT staff to develop professional competency - Survey Guidelines are for staff of KOSTAT local offices - E-learning center: Open study room, video lecture, e-book etc 3.3. E-learning Courses ClassificationCourse Professional Survey Guidelines 13 Current Population Survey etc (3+ to be open) Basic Statistics 5Sampling theory; Classifications Advanced Statistics 6 Regression Analysis; Financial Statement Open to all8Survey Methodology, PowerPoint

16. 16 ClassificationCoursesUnits Basic Statistics Statistical Thinking17 Basic Survey Methodology10 Korean Standard Occupational Classification14 Korean Standard Industrial Classification14 Basic Sampling14 Advanced Statistics SAS Programming on Examples20 Data Analysis using SPSS30 Data Analysis using Excel14 Regression Analysis20 Time Series Data Analysis and Practice16 The Understanding of Financial Statements20 3.3. E-learning Courses for All

17. 17 CoursesUnits Consumer Price Survey9 Manufacturing Production Capacity and Operation Ratio Survey6 Service Industry Trend Survey6 Fishery Household Economy Survey11 Economically Active Population Survey6 Current Mining and Manufacturing Survey [Mining, Industry]10 Household Trend Survey9 Farm Household Economy Survey21 Vital Statistics (Registration) Survey6 Crop Production Survey8 Agricultural Land Survey7 Fishery Production Trend Survey8 Livestock Survey6 3.5. E-learning Survey Guidelines for KOSTAT Local Officials

18. 18 registration, approval, studying, evaluation and completion E-learning Management System

19. 19 Realization of Blended-Learning - Compulsory e-learning before on-site learning Individual learning history, introduction to levels and steps of courses Encouragement of learning and strengthening guidance for learning : Seven touch principle Fostering of e-Learning professionals Development and distribution of e-learning text Completion of a course is determined applying progress/ attendance(60%) and evaluation (40%). Strategies: Management

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21. Making Contents using Multimedia Tool

22. Video Lecture Room at STI

23. 23 Strengthening contents –Considering educational technology when developing e-learning contents ( IT development and outsourcing) –Organizing teams for writing manuscripts –Strengthening quality management of contents Servicing various contents through the cooperation with another training institutions –COTI (Central Officials Training Institute), KNOU (Korea National Open University), Cyber University Strategies: Contents

24. 24 4. Conclusion: Under Changes Identification of training needs - - Recruitment and development: CDP for all staff and cultivating specialists - Obligatory courses and performance management - Surveys and professional networks Long-term statistical programs for selected staff to develop statistical competency E-learning programs for survey-related staff of KOSATT local offices - IT development brings new challenges

25. 25 4. Conclusion: Plans Expand long-term statistical programs for specialists - More courses: Finding instructors - Quality control: Diagnosis and evaluation - Develop textbooks and learning materials Increasing demands on e-learning and providing a better infrastructure for online learning - Development of e-learning texts Plan to introduce credit bank system and to establish Official Statistics Institute to offer Master’s degree to support self-motivated study and participants and further development of the pool of specialists