Sept. 15. 2010, UNECE

Kyung Ae ParkDirector

Statistical Training Management DivisionStatistical Training Institute

kaypark@korea.kr

Training Programs for Statistical Competency Development in STI of

Korea

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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

• 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

TotalGov’t Agencies

Non-gov’tAgencies(KOSTAT)

Number of Agencies

375 298 (1) 77

Number of Statistics

850 702 (52) 148

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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

Number of Trainees Completed STI Programs

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'92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09

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on AllE- learning

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

Expandingtraining

infrastructure

Expandingtraining

infrastructure

Cultivate statistical professionalsPromote recognition of statistics

Cultivate statistical professionalsPromote recognition of statistics

Regular and Ad hoc Programs Regular and Ad hoc Programs

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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

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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

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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

3.1. All Courses in 2010

Classification Courses

General 2 New Comers; Managers

Special 6For Korean Students; For foreigners(4)

Languages (2)

Professional

(88)

Common 2 Leadership; Speech & Comm. Skills

Statistics 42 Basic, mid-Level, advanced

Packages 9 STATA; SAS; SPSS

IT 10 DB; EXCEL; Power Point; Oracle

E-learning 25 Survey 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

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

- 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

Classification Courses

Professional

Statistics

(Methodology)3

Sample Design I & II, Missing Data Analysis, Survey Planning (Questionnaire Design)

Society 1 Population projections

Economy 2 Economic Time Series Analysis

IT 1 Making Skills

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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)

- 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

Classification Course

Professional

Survey Guidelines

13Current Population Survey etc

(3+ to be open)

Basic

Statistics5 Sampling theory; Classifications

Advanced

Statistics6

Regression Analysis;

Financial Statement

Open to all 8 Survey Methodology, PowerPoint

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Classification Courses Units

Basic Statistics

Statistical Thinking 17

Basic Survey Methodology 10

Korean Standard Occupational Classification 14

Korean Standard Industrial Classification 14

Basic Sampling 14

Advanced Statistics

SAS Programming on Examples 20

Data Analysis using SPSS 30

Data Analysis using Excel 14

Regression Analysis 20

Time Series Data Analysis and Practice 16

The Understanding of Financial Statements 20

3.3. E-learning Courses for All

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Courses Units

Consumer Price Survey 9

Manufacturing Production Capacity and Operation Ratio Survey 6

Service Industry Trend Survey 6

Fishery Household Economy Survey 11

Economically Active Population Survey 6

Current Mining and Manufacturing Survey [Mining, Industry] 10

Household Trend Survey 9

Farm Household Economy Survey 21

Vital Statistics (Registration) Survey 6

Crop Production Survey 8

Agricultural Land Survey 7

Fishery Production Trend Survey 8

Livestock Survey 6

3.5. E-learning Survey Guidelines for KOSTAT Local Officials

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• registration, approval, studying, evaluation and completion

E-learning Management System

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• 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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Making Contents using Multimedia Tool

Video Lecture Room at STI

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• 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

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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

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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