지방의회 전문성과 역량 강화 방안 연구: 정책지원관 양성 및 교육프로그램 개발을 중심으로

Abstract

This study exploratively examines the development of specific training programs to systematically train and educate policy support officers introduced and operated to strengthen the expertise and capacity of local councils. The policy support officer system has been evaluated as an important institutional change to strengthen the professionalism and competence of local councils, but the lack of a systematic training program directly related to the competence of policy support officers has been raised as an important limitation in the actual operation process. In order to effectively achieve the research objectives, this study systematically analyzed the current status of training programs for policy support officers and drew implications in terms of curriculum and design, educational administration and operation, and educational evaluation and performance. Based on this, the study systematically classified basic competencies, core competencies, and problem-solving competencies, and suggested directions for developing educational programs to strengthen these competencies, including the need and purpose of training policy support officers and developing educational programs, educational system and operation method, human resource development direction, and curriculum organization. In particular, the course emphasized a shift in the direction of education from the current lecture-style education method of explaining theories and concepts to practice-oriented education on specific cases in order to strengthen the ability to effectively solve specific problems faced by policy support officers in the actual workplace.