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This study examines and analyzes the current status of private qualifications to propose how to improve the quality of private qualifications and promote private qualification system. This study presents progress in management of private qualification system and explores environment changes, issues related to the introduction and management of private qualifications, and amendment to the Qualification Basic Act designed to improve quality of private qualifications.
In the current status analysis of private qualifications, this study presents the overview of private qualifications, current status of private qualification managers, types of private qualifications, education and training courses for private qualifications, obstacles to management and operation of private qualifications, challenges facing private qualifications, and requirements to improve private qualification system.
In addition, this study proposes ways to improve private qualification operation and policy issues based on the analysis.
This study resorts to analysis of documents and data on private qualification, newspaper notices, survey sheets, interviews, participation and observation, review on the appropriateness of private qualification current status analysis survey sheets, and expert council and meetings to collect opinions on how to improve private qualifications. This study is divided into two phases: basic current status survey and in-depth analysis.
2. Current Status Survey and In-depth Analysis on Private Qualifications.
It was found that a total of 805 private qualifications were operated by 248 organizations. Also, 18 organizations answered in the survey that they planned to introduce 40 new private qualifications. The basic current status survey found that 50 government-certified private qualifications were managed by 30 institutions, 639 pure private qualifications by 191 organizations, and 116 in-house qualifications by 37 companies.
By types of private qualification managers, 53.2% were corporation aggregates, 12.5% joint-stock companies, 10.3% private organizations, 7.1% corporations having a special status, 6.3% juridical foundations, 4.6% individuals, 3.9% colleges and life-long learning facilities, and 1.5% others.
Classification of private qualifications by industry according to Korea Standard Industry Classification Table showed that the education service industry accounted for 29.0%, the healthcare and social welfare industries 21.1%, and the business service industry 15.9%.
3. Problems of private qualifications
Among problems in managing and operating private qualifications were lack of application of private qualifications, inadequate examination procedures, lack of proper question-setting and marking procedures, inefficient management and operation organization and workforce, and financial problems.
Issues related to private qualification system were lack of establishment of private qualification management and operation system, lack of standards for areas where introduction of new private qualifications should not be allowed for, inadequate qualifications of private qualification managers, lack of guide and supervision of private qualification managers, lack of detailed rules for government certification system for private qualifications and lack of database system on private qualifications.
4. How to improve private qualification operation
Proposals for government on private qualifications. First, make the database system for private qualifications.
Second, make the criterions of prohibition for private qualifications. Third, provide the study and training program for management of private qualifications. Fourth, make and provide the guideline of management of private qualifications. Fifth, reinforce the management for government-authorized private qualifications.
Proposals for agency of private qualifications. First, make or develop the market-oriented private qualification.
Second, intensify the public trust for private qualifications. Third, increase the utility for private qualifications.

한국어

이 연구는 민간자격에 대한 전반적인 현황을 조사하고 실태를 심층적으로 분석하여, 민간자격의 질 관리 및 활성화 방안 등을 제시하는데 목적이 있다.
연구목적을 달성하기 위해 민간자격에 대한 문제제기 및 민간자격의 역할 증대 필요성, 민간자격제도관련 환경변화, 민간자격제도의 도입과 변천을 살펴보았다. 여기에 민간자격의 현황 및 실태 분석에서는 민간자격의 현황조사 개요, 민간자격관리자 실태, 민간자격 종목 실태, 민간자격에 대한 교육훈련 과정, 민간자격에 대한 문제점을 분석하였다. 또한 이러한 실태조사를 바탕으로 민간자격 운영에 대한 개선 방안을 논의하고 결론을 제시하였다.
연구방법으로는 민간자격 관련 문헌 연구 및 자료 분석, 설문조사, 면담조사, 민간자격 실태조사지에 대한 타당성 검토 및 민간자격 개선방향에 대한 의견수렴을 위한 전문가 협의회 및 전문가 간담회를 실시하였다.
연구절차는 민간자격의 현황을 파악하기 위한 1단계 기초 현황조사와 민간자격에 대한 실태를 분석하기 위한 2단계 심층 실태조사를 실시하였다.
실태조사를 통해 민간자격 관리자 및 종목, 교육훈련과정 현황 및 실태 등을 살펴보았고, 이에 터해 민간자격제도 운영측면과 민간자격 관리운영 측면에서의 문제점을 살펴보았다.
민간자격 개선 방안에 대한 논의로는 민간자격제도 운영 측면에서 민간자격에 대한 DB 구축, 민간자격 관리자에 대한 연수교육 실시, 민간자격 신설 및 관리․운영에 대한 가이드라인 제시, 민간자격을 통한 개인의 능력개발 촉진, 교육과 산업현장과의 연계 강화 등을 제시하였고, 민간자격 관리자 측면에서 민간자격의 현장성 강화, 민간자격 관리․운영상의 공신력 확보, 민간자격에 대한 활용성 강화 방안을 제시하였다.
측면과 병행하여 학습자의 상황적 조건의 영향에 대한 연구도 이루어져야 할 것이다. 그리고 교육담당자들은 학습자 자기주도적 학습계획 및 수행과정상에 있어서 개인적 관심과 내용이 조직의 이해와 아울러서 공평하게 포함될 수 있도록 도와주는 적극적이고 의도적인 활동을 수행할 필요가 있다.