Comparison of apartment house manager system between Korea and England

한-영 공동 주택 관리사 제도의 비교

With the recent rise of apartment houses, the Korean government set up the Apartment House Manager System in 1989. In fact. a similar was originally introduced and fully settled down in England where the apartment house have been developed for a while. This study is primarily concerned with the comparison of apartment house manager system between Korea and England, with special respect to the background, the department in charge, the qualification of examinees, and the subjects for examination. The first part of this study deals with the difference of system between Korea and England. Among the most salient difference is that the system of Korea was established by the gorvernment itself in order to solve some problems derived from management, whereas that in England came into being for citizens to help the poor with housing problems as a Chrisitian social movement. The second part of this study suggests that it is necessary to open a department of apartment house at the two-year colleges. In addition, it would be advisable to give some advantages such as full a partial exception from examination to those who graduate from four-year universities or colleges.