A Study on the Actual Conditions of Public Design-related Work and Education in Gyeonggi-do

Abstract

(Background and Purpose) Since promotion of public design became effective, local governments have been planning and proceeding individually. By the resources of the localities, the functions and manpower of public design departments varies, and the professional manpower training and educations provided by central ministries are not applied sufficiently, and quality curriculums are insufficient. The purpose of this study is preparing resources for public design specialist education programs by identifying current conditions of 31 localities in Gyeonggi-do and proposing suitable supports of manpower and curriculums. (Method) First, study the definition of professional personnel, projects and divisions presented in the Public Design Promotion and Comprehensive Plan. Second, analyze status of 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi-do, the experts, divisions and ordinances, and identify influences by the differences of each locality’s conditions. Third, the current status of education programs related to public design of national institutions and Gyeonggi-do educational institutions shall be investigated and analyzed on the current status of education courses applied to local governments under Gyeonggi-do. Gyeonggi-do is a wide-area organization that includes cities and counties with various types of urban characteristics such as island areas, rural areas, and urban areas, and is expected to show various aspects of current public design conditions between cities and counties. Through these research methods and processes, problems in the public design education process that can be provided by local governments and directions for the improvement of the education system on ways to strengthen the capabilities of public design experts suitable for the region are derived. (Results) In terms of the type of public design work, one course for public design professionals is cyber education, one mobile education, and one collective education, which is relatively insufficient in number and content, and the job training for public design experts is not yet open through public design analysis. If you look at the current status of public design education, you can see that there is a lack of understanding and working-level courses on the contents of education focused on Septed, Universal Design, consultation, deliberation and consultation. (Conclusions) This study analyzed the status of public design-related professionals and design serial officials in 31 localities to identify the work capabilities of public design projects based on the Public Design Promotion Act. As the result, each locality has different types of departments and it is necessary to refine education programs that can be completed selectively according to the importance of the work in Gyeonggi-do Province, improve existing public design education contents to achieve five goals of the 1st Public Design Promotion Plan, and develop practical and administrative support programs.