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A Study on the Performance of Vocational Training Course for the New Middle at Korea Polytechnics (2018-2020)

한국폴리텍대학 신중년 직업훈련과정(2018-2020) 성과 연구

  • Mi-hyun Paek (Department of Liberal Arts Education, Gangseo University) ;
  • Ji-young Lee (Center for Teaching and Learning, Kyung Hee University)
  • 백미현 (강서대학교 교양교육원) ;
  • 이지영 (경희대학교 교수학습개발원)
  • Received : 2023.11.29
  • Accepted : 2023.12.22
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

In the era of global aging and the retirement of baby boomers, the response is very intensive and dynamic. As baby boomers actually retire, the terms for middle-aged people have been diversified into middle-aged, midle-elderly, and the new middle, which are also evident in the training process. In line with the timing, the government and academia are also making efforts to advance the development of training courses for middle-aged, along with organizing terms for middle-aged. From this point of view, this study aims to analyze the performance of the three-year training courses (2018-2020) for the new middle at Korea Polytechnics and suggest the direction of development of the new middle training course. As a result of the study, the three-year performance of the Shin middle-aged training course gradually increased, but the completion rate and employment rate gradually decreased, indicating that countermeasures were needed. In addition, campus performance in the metropolitan area was higher than that in the non-capital area, so a plan for this deviation was needed. In addition, the need for the integrated operation of the existing 'middle-aged' and 'the new middle' courses operated by Korea Polytechnics was suggested, and measures to specialize in the new middle-aged were proposed.

세계적으로 고령화 및 베이비부머의 은퇴 시기가 맞물린 시대를 맞이하여 그 대처는 매우 집중적이고 역동적이다. 베이비부머가 실제로 은퇴를 시작하자, 중년 연령대를 칭하는 용어는 중년, 중장년, 신중년 등으로 다채로워졌으며, 이는 훈련과정에서도 고스란히 나타나고 있다. 시기를 같이하여 정부와 학계에서도 중년을 칭하는 용어의 정리와 더불어 신중년 훈련과정 개발의 고도화 노력이 진행 중이다. 본 연구는 이러한 관점에서 한국폴리텍대학의 신중년 대상 훈련과정 3년(2018-2020) 성과를 분석하고, 훈련과정의 개발방향을 제시하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 연구 결과, 신중년 훈련과정의 3년 성과는 훈련과정이 점차 증가하였지만 이수율과 취업율이 조금씩 줄어드는 것으로 나타나 이에 대한 대책이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 수도권 캠퍼스 성과가 비수도권보다 높아 이 편차에 대한 방안이 필요하였다. 또한 한국폴리텍대학이 운영하는 기존 중장년 과정과 신중년 과정의 통합운영에 대한 필요성이 제시되었고, 신중년 특화방안 등이 제기되었다.

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