Performance and competence alone…First Open Competition for ‘Early Promotion System’
AI and Semiconductor Talent Selection…Deploy key coverage departments to foster intensive improvement
The Ministry of Personnel Management will implement the “5th Grade Early Promotion System” that places efficiency and capabilities as an alternative of seniority for the first time. A brand new promotion channel has been opened for glorious sixth-grade civil servants to go straight to stage 5 with out assembly the minimal interval of service required for promotion.
The Human Resources Ministry introduced on the 1st that it has introduced the “2026 Plan for Implementing the Open Competition Promotion Test for the Early Promotion System for National Public Officials” and has began the first choice course of this yr. This yr’s choice is a complete of 100 individuals, together with 90 basic coverage abilities and 10 superior science and know-how abilities.
The early promotion system was first launched this yr to foster working-level officers with glorious work efficiency and job competency as managers early. Previously, they needed to work for a sure interval of time to be promoted, however the two-year tenure requirement isn’t utilized on this system. It has additionally determined to abolish the serial restriction and choose a variety of gifted individuals.
The basic coverage area is chosen from 9 divisions: financial system, finance, planning and coordination, science and know-how, business, land, surroundings, power, well being and welfare, and employment labor. The area of superior science and know-how is focused at civil servants who’ve achieved excellent ends in nationwide strategic industries similar to synthetic intelligence (AI), semiconductors, and data safety. Only candidates who’ve been really useful by every ministry can apply.
Applications will be accepted from the twenty seventh to the sixth of subsequent month. After that, the ultimate profitable candidates will be chosen by efficiency analysis, competency analysis, and interviews, and will be specifically promoted to stage 5 after finishing schooling early subsequent yr. The authorities plans to deploy chosen personnel to main coverage promotion departments to foster them as key abilities.
Choi Dong-seok, head of the HR Innovation Department, mentioned, “In order to realize a government that works well, competent working-level officials must be guaranteed the opportunity to grow quickly into management positions,” including, “We will continue to establish a performance-oriented personnel system.”